Beau Browning

Sparkman v. Community Health Network, 213 N.E.3d 1085 (Ind. Ct. App. 2023), trans. Denied.

• Obtained a unanimous Opinion from the Medical Review Panel in favor of the defendant hospital in a case involving burns sustained during surgery. Successfully obtained summary judgment from the trial court, which was unanimously upheld by the Indiana Court of Appeals. Both courts agreed that the res ipsa loquitur exception did not apply to excuse the requirement for expert testimony refuting the Panel Opinion.

Hayes v. Sturtevant, et al., 49D05-2010-CT-035840

• Obtained a unanimous Opinion from the Medical Review Panel in favor of the defendant physician. Moved for summary judgment, which plaintiff opposed with the affidavit of an independent expert. Deposed the expert, and successfully used the expert’s own deposition testimony against him to negate his affidavit testimony and obtain summary judgment in favor of the defendant physician.

In addition, Mr. Browning has successfully obtained dozens of unanimous Opinions from Medical Review Panels for his clients, including general surgeons, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, cardiologists, pulmonologists, OB-GYNs, oncologists, intensivists, hospitalists, and family medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, as well as nurses, emergency room staff, and radiology staff.

Volunteer Judge, Hon. Robert H. Staton Moot Court Competition, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law: 2022 – present

Beau lives in downtown Indianapolis with his girlfriend Maddy and their corgi-poodle Zoe.

In his free time, Beau enjoys reading at local coffee shops, cheering on his beloved Pacers, and (slowly) working his way through the AFI top 100 movies of all time. Beau also dabbles in stand-up comedy, and performs improv comedy with ComedySportz Indianapolis.