Mathis, TX Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

Indiana law requires a store owner to keep the store in a reasonably safe condition for shoppers. If the wet floor was caused by mopping, the store owner should warn customers. If another customer spilled something, the store owner has to have some kind of notice of the spill or failed to reasonably inspect the store to check for spills. Under such circumstances, the store is responsible for your wife's injuries.

She should not have to pay twice for the same damages. She should let the insurance carrier's lawyer know that she's already been sued and that she's been paying their insured, and send him or her a copy of the judgment in the case where she was already sued.

Just reviewing the facts you have discussed in the Question Detail, I think you have good reason to suspect medical negligence or error. What is determinative in your case is whether the surgeon failed to live up to the standard of care in his profession. Many more details are needed before a lawyer is able to discuss the prospects of a lawsuit.