E.J. EX REL. JEFFREY v. OKOLOCHA

No. 45A03-1201-CT-15.

972 N.E.2d 941 (2012)

E.J., a minor by his mother and father Victor and Lynell JEFFREY, and Victor and Lynell Jeffrey, individually, Appellants-Plaintiffs, v. Paul OKOLOCHA, M.D., Okolocha Medical Corp., and Okolocha Medical, Pain and Weight, Appellees-Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

August 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Montgomery , Munster, IN, Attorney for Appellants.

Robert F. Parker , Daniel A. Gioia , Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP, Merrillville, IN, Attorneys for Appellees.


OPINION

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

This case involves a very unfortunate set of circumstances. A New York couple adopted what they thought was a healthy baby boy from Indiana who, unbeknownst to them prior to the adoption, has profound neurological deficits which cause significant and permanent learning and physical abnormalities. A prenatal sonogram performed by the birth mother's doctor revealed significant brain abnormalities in the unborn baby...

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