Jennings v. Emergency Medicine Physician I

Claim:

Whether emergency medicine physician met the standard of care in his care and treatment of a 12 year old male patient presenting to the emergency department after falling from a tree and landing on a tree branch that punctured into his right shin. A surgical exploration three days later revealed a retained piece of tree branch buried deep in the muscle tissues of the leg. The case was tried for four days in the Porter Superior Court with the Honorable Roger V. Bradford presiding.

Outcome:

Defense verdict.