Indiana Hospital Wins Chance at Repayment from Radiologists

A radiology group accused of negligence leading to a patient’s death will face a hospital’s suit for partial repayment of its settlement with the patient’s family because Indiana’s medical malpractice law doesn’t bar the claim, the state’s top court said.

Procedural protections in Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act, including a two-year time limit on bringing cases, don’t apply in a breach of contract suit to enforce an indemnification clause, the Indiana Supreme Court said.

Lake Imaging LLC contracted to provide radiology services at a Franciscan Alliance hospital where Joseph Shaughnessy was a patient in April 2011. Lake allegedly misinterpreted two of ...