Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund v. Brown

DICKSON, Justice.

The Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund challenges a final judgment in the sum of $278,377.55 against it on grounds that the judgment includes sums for expenses of administration, contingent attorney fees, and loss of services that are not recoverable under the Indiana Adult Wrongful Death Statute (“AWDS”), Ind. Code § 34-23-1-2. The Court of Appeals rejected the Fund’s arguments and affirmed the trial court. Ind. Patient’s Comp. Fund v. Brown, 934 N.E.2d 168 (Ind.Ct.App.2010). We grant transfer and, agreeing with the Court of Appeals and the trial court, now hold that such…