Legal Opinion
Brinkman v. Bueter
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 2008No. 29S02-0704-CV-141PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Patients waited until 2000 to file their medical malpractice complaint even though all underlying events occurred in 1995. Nothing prevented them from filing a complaint within the statutory period, and the defendant medical providers are thus entitled to summary judgment under Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act.
Facts and Procedural History
Sandra Brinkman learned she was pregnant in May 1994, and she was due to deliver in February 1995. Dr. Anne Bueter was her primary obstetrician, but all of the physicians at Women’s Health Partnership, P.C. (“WHP”) saw Mrs. Brinkman…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Johnson v. St. Vincent Hospital, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1980
- Martin v. RicheyIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
- Van Dusen v. StottsIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
- Rohrabaugh Ex Rel. Cross v. WagonerIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
- Bueter v. BrinkmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
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