If a medical provider’s negligence caused you or a loved one serious injury or loss in Indiana, recovery is complex. You need lawyers aiming for your financial recovery, and caring for your physical and emotional loss.

Once hired, Sarkisian Sarkisian & Associates handles every part to ensure you receive compensation for your injuries. This includes medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and loss of love and compassion.

Do you suspect you or a loved one suffered from medical negligence in Indiana? Call our offices in Portage and Valparaiso at 219-248-2890 or email us for a free consultation with a lawyer.

What Can You Recover In A Medical Malpractice Case?

You can recover several types of damages for losses caused by a health care provider’s negligence:

• Medical expenses: Covers past and future costs such as hospital stays, surgeries, medications or ongoing physical therapy for mobility issues caused by malpractice.
• Lost wages: Compensates for income lost from missed work, including future earnings if injuries, like a permanent disability, limit your career.
• Pain and suffering: Addresses physical pain and emotional distress, such as anxiety or depression, that disrupts your daily life and relationships.
• Loss of companionship: This compensation for a loved one’s death eases emotional and financial burdens by compensating the family for lost love, guidance and companionship.
• Punitive damages: In rare cases of extreme negligence, like reckless surgical errors, courts award extra damages to prevent similar actions.

Patients injured by a health care provider’s negligence, or families in wrongful death cases, can file a claim. You must prove the provider failed to meet standard care, causing harm, such as a misdiagnosis leading to worsened health.

Our attorneys collect evidence, such as medical records and expert opinions, to build your case. We assess all damages, from medical bills to emotional pain, to calculate fair compensation. This process ensures your claim reflects your full losses.

Navigating Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Challenges And Caps

Pursuing a medical malpractice claim in Indiana involves challenges that can limit your compensation. Our attorneys help you overcome these hurdles to secure what you deserve.

Proving negligence is tough, requiring strong evidence and expert testimony to show a provider failed to meet standard care. The Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund adds complexity, handling payments above a provider’s liability, but navigating its rules demands expertise.

Indiana law also caps total compensation, limiting your recovery. The cap depends on when the malpractice occurred:

• June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019: $1,650,000 cap
• After June 30, 2019: $1,800,000 cap

These caps cover all damages, including medical costs, pain and suffering. Our attorneys ensure you pursue every available dollar within these limits. At Sarkisian Sarkisian & Associates, we fight to maximize your compensation under Indiana’s complex laws.

We Are Relentless In The Pursuit Of Your Goals

We handle many areas of medical malpractice such as:

• Failure to diagnose or misdiagnosis of conditions like a heart attack
• Surgical and anesthesia errors during a procedure
• Mistakes during emergency treatment or in the ER
• Nursing home negligence and abuse
• Birth injuries like shoulder dystocia and cerebral palsy
• Failure to correctly time or order a cesarean section
• Improper treatment for a condition
• Pharmaceutical errors such as prescribing too much or the wrong medication
• Failures in hiring, training or supervising employees
• General hospital or medical negligence

Our team tackles these complex cases with dedication.

A personal injury lawsuit takes time. We work hard for a quick, fair verdict. Many law offices settle cases to avoid extra costs or time. As litigators, we pursue litigation when it serves your best interest. Based on the facts alone, we decide to take your case to a jury trial.

Let Us Take Your Legal Burden At No Cost Until We Win

We know you have other concerns besides litigation. A case’s success depends on actions in the weeks and months after an incident. We urge you to contact our firm soon for a free, no-commitment consultation.

Our contingency basis means you pay no upfront costs to pursue your claim. Sarkisian Sarkisian & Associates receives no fees or expenses unless we win your case.

Schedule your free consultation with our Indiana attorneys. Call our Portage or Valparaiso offices at 219-248-2890 or email us. Learn more about medical malpractice claims on our medical malpractice FAQ page.