William JOHNSON and Connie Johnson, Appellants,
v.
ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL, INC., St. Vincent Emergency Physicians, Inc., Stephen Watson, Robert A. Blackburn, and H. Pete Hudson, Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Indiana, Appellees. Sharon S. Bova and Joseph A. Bova, Husband and Wife, Appellants,
v.
CHESTER KMAK, M.D., Robert Goldstone, M.D., and Broadway Methodist Hospital, Inc., a Corporation, Appellees. Abed Mansur, Appellant,
v.
DONALD J. CARPENTER, M.D., Indiana Department of Insurance, and H.P. Hudson, As Commissioner of Insurance, Appellees. Carl W. Hines and Andrew J. Fetsch, As Special Administrators of the Estate of Paula J. Hines, Carl W. Hines, Individually, and Karen Kay Hines, Sandra Carol Hines and William Walter Hines by Carl W. Hines, Their Mutual Guardian and Best Friend, Appellants,
v.
Elkhart General Hospital and E.L. Fosbrink, M.D., Appellees.
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May 16, 1980.
May 16, 1980.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Forrest Bowman, Jr., Indianapolis, for appellants Johnson.
Karl J. Stipher, James H. Ham, III, Indianapolis, for amicus curiae Indiana State Medical Association.
James J. Stewart, Edward Squier Neal, Indianapolis, for appellee Robert Blackburn.
Geoffrey Segar, Ralph A. Cohen, Indianapolis, for appellee St. Vincent Hospital, Inc.
Aribert L. Young, Donald L. Dawson, Peter G. Tamulonis, Indianapolis, for appellees St. Vincent Emergency Physicians Inc. and Stephen Watson.
Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Robert J. Black, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee H.P. Hudson, Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Indiana.
Timothy S. Schafer, Merrillville, for appellants Bova.
David C. Jensen, Hammond, for appellee Robert Goldstone.
Lester F. Murphy, East Chicago, for appellee Chester Kmak.
Jon F. Schmoll, James D. McQuillan, Gary, for appellee Broadway Methodist Hospital.
Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Dan S. LaRue, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for Attorney General.
John J. Dillon, William T. Rosenbaum, Indianapolis, for amicus curiae Rockwood Insurance Company and Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana.
Mark W. Gray, Indianapolis, for amicus curiae Indiana Hospital Association.
Saul I. Ruman, Hammond, for amicus curiae Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
J.B. Smith, Timothy F. Kelly, Randall J. Nye, Hammond, for appellants Hines and Fetsch.
Vernon J. Petri, John J. Fuhs, Spencer, Leon D. Cline, William H. Stone, Columbus, for appellant Mansur.
Geoffrey Segar, Indianapolis, for amicus curiae Indiana Medical Federation.
Karl J. Stipher, James H. Ham, III, Indianapolis, for amicus curiae Indiana State Medical Association.
Arthur A. May, Thomas J. Hall, South Bend, for appellees Elkhart General Hospital and E.L. Fosbrink.
James J. Stewart, Edward Squier Neal, Indianapolis, for appellee Donald Carpenter.
Supreme Court of Indiana.
DeBRULER, Justice.
In these cases we consider the constitutionality of aspects of the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act. Ind. Code §§ 16-9.5-1-1 through 16-9.5-10-5. Appellants Johnson brought their medical malpractice claim for death of a minor child occurring in the aftermath of a tonsillectomy in the trial court without first submitting it to a medical review panel for an opinion as required by the Act. Ind. Code § 16-9.5-9-2. The complaint included...
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