Laura K. Binford

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317-636-8000

Assistant: Lana K. Neligh 

 317-955-7171

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Biography

Laura K. Binford concentrates her practice in medical malpractice defense. She represents hospitals, long-term care facilities, physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, clinics, and other health care providers in the defense of medical negligence claims.

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Representative Matters

  • Represented hospital and residents in medical malpractice claim filed by a patient who alleged a lack of informed consent to the participation of residents in her surgery. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant providers. The Court of Appeals affirmed and held that it was not necessary to name residents or students individually on the consent form, as the form’s generic reference to “residents” and “students” sufficed. Tipton v. Isaacs, 17 N.E.3d 292 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014), trans denied, 24 N.E.3d 967 (Ind. 2015).
  • Represented landowner alleged to have breached duty to invitee to prevent criminal acts of third parties, in which Indiana Supreme Court affirmed grant of summary judgment in favor of landowner, on the grounds landowner did not breach duty to take reasonable steps to prevent foreseeable criminal acts against invitees: L.W. v. Western Golf Ass’n., 712 N.E.2d 983 (Ind. 1999)
  • Has successfully defended health-care providers in medical malpractice actions before the Indiana Department of Insurance and in courts throughout the State of Indiana.

 

Publications

PRESENTATIONS

  • Laura has presented to nurses and multiple medical groups on the topics of Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act and the importance of good charting.
  • Laura has also presented to hospital risk managers on the topic of Indiana premises liability law and reducing premises liability risk.

Awards & Recognition

  • Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
  • Indiana Super Lawyers
    • Medical Malpractice – Defense: 2022 – present
  • The Best Lawyers in America®
    • Health Care Law: 2026
    • Medical Malpractice Law — Defendants: 2022 – present
  • Indianapolis Bar Foundation
    • Distinguished Fellow, 2015

Industries Served

Health Care

Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Defense
Correctional Facility Health Care Defense
Health Care
Insurance

Associations

  • Indianapolis Bar Association
  • Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
    • Medical Liability & Healthcare Law Section
  • Defense Research Institute
    • Health Law Section
  • American Health Lawyers Association
    • Healthcare Liability and Litigation and Long-Term Care, Senior Housing, In-Home Care, and Rehabilitation Sections

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Indiana (1989)
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana (1989)
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana (1989)
  • U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

  • Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, JD (1989)
  • Butler University, BS (1986)