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FedEx May Deliver ‘The World On Time,’ But Appeals Court Rules Not So When It Comes to Medical Malpractice Paperwork

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Doehrman Chamberlain

Bonnie Moryl used the Federal Express (FedEx) Priority Overnight service to deposit a medical malpractice claim she was pursuing against LaPorte Hospital and several of its employees for their alleged roles in the death of her husband. However, the Northwest Times reported that the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in a 3-0 decision that she will be unable to do so because her paperwork arrived one day after the two-year statute of limitations expired. While Moryl argued that she deposited her proposed complaint with the Indiana Department of Insurance one day before the deadline, the appeals court determined that Indiana law only considers mailed medical malpractice claims filed on the day they are mailed if sent via registered or certified mail through the US Postal Service. The Times reported that Moryl said that submissions to the Court of Appeals and Indiana Supreme Court are considered filed on the day they…
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Five Injured in I-70 Truck-Bus Crash

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Doehrman Chamberlain

WHIO-TV reported that five people were injured on May 6 when a blown tire on a pickup truck caused the vehicle to collide with a Union County Transit bus on Interstate 70 in Wayne County. None of the three occupants in the pickup sustained injuries, but the driver and four passengers on the bus were taken to Reid Memorial Hospital. Wayne County Sheriff’s Major Mike Frame told WHIO that the bus was used to ferry special needs or handicapped people. This bus accident should remind all motorists of the importance of tire maintenance as we head into the summer. Higher temperatures on the pavement are bad for tires, and the risk of a blowout is increased if tires are low on air pressure. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, almost 3,400 people died and an estimated 116,000 were injured in tire-related crashes between 2005 and 2009. Last August,…
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Truck Driver Loses Control of Vehicle After Sneezing in Greenwood

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Doehrman Chamberlain

According to WLWT-TV, a driver of semitrailer hauling Coca-Cola products had a sneezing attack that caused him to lose control of the truck before it flipped onto its side. The crash happened on May 3, in suburban Indianapolis, closing streets near I-65 for several hours. According to Greenwood police, the driver reported that he had just made a delivery and was trying to make a turn when he began sneezing multiple times. The truck went into some grass and the driver apparently overcorrected, causing it to flip onto its side and block much of the roadway, WLWT reported. The driver of the truck was not injured. We are thankful that nobody was seriously injured in this crash. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), truck driver action or inaction is responsible for 88 percent of truck crashes. In fact, statistics indicate that commercial truck driver error is ten…
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