Article-The Expansion of Vicarious Liability in the Health Care Arena
In 1999, the Indiana Supreme Court first held that a hospital may be held liable under agency law for the tortious conduct of an independent contractor, when the independent contractor was not an employee. Sword v. NKC Hospitals, Inc. 714 NE 2d 142 (Ind. 1999). In Sword, a patient sought medical services at a hospital for […]