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| Date | Facts | Decision (may be subject to appeal) |
| 11/7/2003 |
Wrongful death claim by Cliff and Debra Varlan whose daughter Carrie "Sunshine" Varlan, age 22, who was killed when the small car in which she was a passenger was hit from behind by a pickup driven by Eric Brown. Varlan was about to finish the dental hygienist program at Indiana University Northwest, becoming the first member of her working class family to earn a degree. She also was planning to get married. She had worked her way through college and was an outstanding student and child. The crash that killed Varlan occurred Jan. 3, 2000, in Gary. Varlan was riding in a small car driven by her fiancé, Danny Resendez, when they were struck from behind by a truck driven by Eric Brown. Resendez and Miller both survived the crash. |
Settled for $4.5 million |
| 8/9/2002 |
Medical malpractice - Wrongful Death - failure to diagnose and treat brain injury sustained by Plaintiffs' son. Plaintiff claimed that emergency room doctor Gregory Moore, M.D. failed to re-evaluate their son's headaches when his condition did not improve with medication. On Aug. 5, 1996, when their son, Bilal, was suffering headaches that wouldn't go away, they took him to the emergency room. Moore examined him and gave him a medication commonly prescribed for migraines. They took him back to the hospital when the medications did not provide appropriate relief. Moore refused to order a brain scan. When the boy's condition worsened, he was rushed back to the hospital where a neurologist diagnosed a collection of blood in Bilal's brain. |
$1,500,000 |
| 9/15/1999 |
Wrongful death claim by family of a technical consultant killed by an access gate at defendant's storage business when he inadvertently actuated an exit button inside the gate while attempting to access the code pad to open the gate. The decedent was a 49-year-old technical consultant who was earning $70,000 a year at the time of his death. |
Settled for $1.5 million |
| 3/21/1996 |
Wrongful Death – Nancy Hobbs Taylor brought wrongful death action against the City of Indianapolis and police officers after her 16 year old son died of a gunshot wound to his temple while he was being detained in a police car. One September 24, Michael Taylor was arrested for his attempt to steal a car. Between the time he entered the police car and his arrival at the juvenile center, Taylor sustained a mortal gunshot wound. He died on September 25, 1987. The case was brought to trial on February 12, 1996. On March 21, 1996 the trial court entered verdict in favor of plaintiff. |
$3,036,842 |
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