Katie R. Osborne
Partner
Biography
Katie Osborne concentrates her practice in civil litigation. She defends health care providers, including hospitals, physicians, nurses, and long-term care facilities against medical negligence claims and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims. Katie has extensive experience defending qualified health care providers, both before the Indiana Department of Insurance and in Indiana State Courts. In 2024, she and co-counsel secured a defense verdict in favor of their health care provider client following a 9-day jury trial. Katie also skillfully defends health care providers in federal court, securing dismissal and summary judgment where possible. She competently supports her clients through all phases of litigation, from pre-suit investigation through appeal.
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Additionally, Katie represents businesses in various matters including premises liability claims, contract disputes, and employment-related issues. She defends employers against claims involving restrictive covenants, discrimination, and wrongful termination. Katie engages in client-focused representation and uses a hands-on approach to managing actions with complex factual and legal issues.
Representative Matters
Medical Malpractice
- Obtained a defense verdict following a nine-day medical malpractice trial where the patient claimed that negligence in the recommendation for and performance of robotic radical hysterectomy for stage 1BI cervical cancer resulted in bilateral ureteral injury.
- Defended more than one hundred health care providers against medical malpractice claims before the Indiana Department of Insurance. Successfully obtained favorable medical review panel opinions which have led to the dismissal or abandonment of state court action.
- Secured dismissal for plaintiff’s failure to comply with the timeliness provisions of the Medical Malpractice Act.
- Respectfully advised and guided dozens of individually named health care providers through all phases of threatened or pending litigation, including depositions, mediation, and settlement, and provided guidance for completing credentialing applications.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of health care providers who have obtained favorable opinions from medical review panels.
Business
- Represented dozens of health care provider clients in defense of premises liability claims involving slip and falls by visitors in/around facility.
- Represented manufacturing company on breach of contract action for negligent construction of facility. Case settled favorably to client.
- Represented business client in dispute against software development company for failure to timely deliver product pursuant to agreed specifications/timeline. Caused settled favorably to client.
- Represented business client in defense of a claim brought by former employee/member.
Employment
- Represented employer before Indiana Civil Rights Commission and secured a favorable determination from the Commission.
- Defended employer in enforcing restrictive covenants and confidentiality provisions of employment agreement, resulting in favorable settlement.
- Defended employer against age discrimination claim where employee was terminated for failing to report an accident which resulted in damage to a customer’s property. Case settled favorably for client prior to trial.
- Defended employer against race discrimination claim where employee was terminated for violation of attendance policy. Case settled favorably for client.
- Filed motion for summary judgement on plaintiff’s discrimination and wrongful termination claims, after which plaintiff’s counsel withdrew and the action was dismissed for failure to prosecute.
Publications
RBE attorney Katie Osborne was selected to participate in the Indiana State Bar Association’s Leadership Development Academy for 2017
The Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) today announced the Class of 2017 of its Leadership Development Academy, now...
Awards & Recognition
- Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch®
- Insurance Law: 2022 – present
- Litigation — Labor and Employment: 2022 – present
- Medical Malpractice — Defendants: 2022 – present
- Indiana Super Lawyers
- Civil Litigation: Defense: 2026
- Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Star
- Civil Litigation: Defense: 2021 – 2024
- Leadership Development Academy, Class 6, 2017
Community Activity
- Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
- Vice Chair of the Health Law Section, 2021 – 2023
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Leadership Development Academy, Committee Member, 2017 – 2020
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
- Civil Practice Clinic, Supervising Attorney, 2014 – 2016
Industries Served
Construction
Health Care
Insurance
Practice Areas
Business Contract Disputes
Business / Intellectual Property / Employment Litigation
Employment Litigation
Insurance Defense / Insurance Coverage
Medical Malpractice Defense
Non-competition Covenants & Agreements
Associations
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Networking Executive Committee, 2014 – 2016
- Health Law Section, 2015 – present
- Women and the Law Division, 2016 – present
- Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
- Health Care Section, 2015 – present
- Defense Research Institute
Bar and Court Admissions
- Indiana, 2014
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2015
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2015
Education
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2014
- Indiana University, BS, with distinction, 2010