Whether injured in a car accident, a truck wreck or an industrial accident, as an injured person you have the right to effective representation.

Theodoros & Rooth specializes in personal injury & medical malpractice and is located in Merrillville, Indiana across the street from Methodist Hospital. The lawyers of Theodoros & Rooth assist people injured and loved ones of someone who died due to the negligent behavior of others, whether it happens in a car accident, truck accident, a hospital, or at a construction site.

Over the years, we have learned that law firms and lawyers often view their clients as "cases" and fail to deliver their services with the professionalism and responsiveness their clients deserve. T&R focuses on clients and what they need, takes cases to trial when need be, and settles out of court only if it is in the best interest of our client, thereby assuring our clients of high quality legal representation.

If you have been injured or a loved one has died on account of negligence or medical malpractice, contact Theodoros & Rooth online or call 219-769-6393.

Medical Malpractice in Indiana

According to a law called the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act, each medical malpractice claim must be reviewed by a Panel of three Indiana doctors, who review a patient's medical records and make a determination as to whether the defendants violated the safety rules in medicine.  These rules are called the "standards of care."   Many times, the Panel will not find malpractice even when a jury decides later that the plaintiffs have a legitimate claim. However, even when the Panel does find malpractice, the defendants are still free to vigorously defend their actions in court. Infrequently, the Panel will exercise its option to report a physician to the Indiana Licensing Board, who will then undertake an investigation of the facts to determine if disciplinary action is warranted. It is the rare case, however, that a physician is reprimanded for negligence. The vast majority of discipline cases involve substance abuse, Medicare, Medicaid, or insurance fraud, or inappropriate contact with patients. Hospitals and clinics can't be counted on to take action against a physician practicing in a substandard manner and there are very few examples of where this has occurred.

The Indiana Medical Malpractice Act allow a physician to settle a case or have a jury verdict returned against them without any monetary or financial consequence. The vast majority of physicians take steps to qualify for this protection under this law which allows a physician to be protected to the extent of his or her insurance coverage. Each doctor protected by the Act is only required to carry $250,000 of insurance. Any settlement or verdict above that amount will be paid by the Indiana Department of Insurance Patient's Compensation Fund. So the doctors that have filed for protection under the Malpractice Act will not be personally responsible for any payments to a patient because their insurance covers those payments. Their insurance company also pays for an attorney to defend the doctor in any lawsuit filed against them so the doctor does not have to pay that expense.

The lawyers at Theodoros & Rooth believe that patient safety should be the utmost priority for all doctors and hospitals in Indiana.  When the safety rules are not followed by doctors or hospitals and result in harm to a patient, Theodoros & Rooth will advocate for the rights of that patient or the patient's family.