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Rep. Messer Issues Statement on Health Care Legislation 

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 Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) issued the following statement today on the health care legislation:

“This is a bad day for the American people. Today’s result means health care costs will continue to rise, coverage will get worse and millions of families will continue to be shackled to Obamacare’s suffocating mandates and taxes.  That said, our work continues. I will always fight for the Hoosiers who sent me here and strive to repeal this failed law.”

Messer spoke on the House Floor earlier this week to share stories from Hoosiers who have been hurt by Obamacare. A video of his remarks can be found here.

Political Dynamics of Syrian Crisis to be Topic of UE Scholars for Syria Lecture

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 Wes Milner, executive director of international programs at the University of Evansville, will be the speaker for the UE Scholars for Syria Lecture on Thursday, March 30. His topic will be “The Emerging Political Dynamics of the Syrian Crisis.”

The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6:00 p.m. in Room 162 (Harkness Hall), Schroeder School of Business Building. The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion with UE Syrian students and discussion with the audience.

Other lectures in this series, which is sponsored by Scholars for Syria, include:

Thursday, April 6 

UE Syrian Stories: Humanizing the Syrian conflict with local families

Aces tennis drops conference opener

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Aces look to get back on track against SIU 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In the Missouri Valley Conference opener for the University of Evansville women’s tennis team on Sunday morning, the Purple Aces fell to Wichita State by a final of 7-0 at Tri-State Athletic Club.

“This was obviously not the start we were hoping for in our MVC opener, however, our attitude and effort were right where they need to be, we just got beat by a better team today,” UE head coach Jayson Wiseman said.

Full results are below.  The Aces will look to get back on the winning track at home on Friday against Southern Illinois at 2 p.m.  The match will be played at Wesselman Park.

Tennis Match Results

Wichita State vs University of Evansville

Mar 26, 2017 at Evansville, Ind.

(Tri-State Athletic Club)

 

Wichita State 7, University of Evansville 0 

Singles competition

  1. Giulia Guidetti (WSU) def. Chieko Yamada (UE) 6-2, 6-3
  2. Tanaporn Thongsing (WSU) def. Diana Tkachenko (UE) 6-1, 6-1
  3. Gabriela Porubin (WSU) def. Nicoli Pereira (UE) 6-2, 6-1
  4. Fatima Bizhukova (WSU) def. Daria Pentsova (UE) 6-1, 6-0
  5. Marta Bellucco (WSU) def. Theodora Soldatou (UE) 6-0, 6-4
  6. Marija Mastilovic (WSU) def. Andrea Pascual-Larri (UE) 6-1, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

  1. Fatima Bizhukova/Gabriela Porubin (WSU) def. Chieko Yamada/Theodora Soldatou (UE) 6-4
  2. Diana Tkachenko/Nicoli Pereira (UE) def. Tanaporn Thongsing/Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) 5-3
  3. Giulia Guidetti/Marta Bellucco (WSU) def. Daria Pentsova/Andjela Brguljan (UE) 6-1

 

Stieler To Receive USI President’s Medal

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Stieler To Receive USI President’s Medal

During the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education Commencement ceremony at the University of Southern Indiana on Saturday, April 29, Evan K. Stieler will receive the President’s Medal, the highest honor presented to a graduate in the Class of 2017.

Stieler, who will graduate summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biology degree, has been a role model for all students, and has excelled in the classroom and in his volunteer efforts on campus and in the community.

While at USI, he was involved with AMIGOS, the Student Ambassador Organization, as a Resident Assistant for the Honors Living Learning Community (LLC), Student Government Association, student panels for search committees, the 2016-2020 Strategic Plan Committee, and the USI Foundation Board of Directors. In 2015, former Indiana Governor and current U.S. Vice President Mike Pence appointed Stieler to the USI Board of Trustees as the Student Trustee.

Stieler volunteers his time to the community with Impact Ministries Basketball Camp and Crossroads Youth Ministry. He is an emergency medical technician at St. Vincent Health – Evansville Emergency Department and a Patient Care Technician at Deaconess Health System. He is a member of the Pre-Professional Health Club, the National Collegiate Honors Council, the USI Honors Program and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He enjoys various USI intramural sports and serves as a counselor for USI Camp Eagle.

Described by one of his professors as “a rare kind of student that is brilliant, outgoing and inspiring to me as a teacher…the kind of student that makes me enjoy walking into the classroom every day,” Stieler puts the same effort into his education outside of the classroom. As a research assistant for a local orthopedic surgeon, he completed a clinical research project involving shoulder replacement surgery.  He presented the project findings at a statewide meeting of the Indiana Orthopedic Society where he was the only undergraduate student to present.

During his years at USI, Stieler has received many accolades, including the Top Student Leader Award, New Resident Assistant of the Year, Distinguished Sophomore Award, Student Ambassador of the Year, Outstanding Freshman Student Leader, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, and 2015-2016 Homecoming King.

He is the son of Mark ’84 and Amy Stieler of Newburgh, andhas two siblings, Allison, a USI sophomore studying nursing, and Jace, a junior at Castle High School. After graduation, Stieler plans to complete a Master of Business Administration degree while attending medical school to study orthopedic sports medicine.

Other finalists for USI’s President’s Medal from the Class of 2017 included Abigail E. Hughes, Alyssa B. Moore and Brittany M. Jones. The Student Affairs Committee of the Faculty Senate selects the President’s Medal recipient.

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Fossett explodes for 7 RBIs, but Eagles settle for split

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 University of Southern Indiana Softball junior first baseman Marleah Fossett (Brownsburg, Indiana) went a combined 5-of-8 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs, but the No. 14 Screaming Eagles had to settle on a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader split with host Missouri University of Science & Technology Sunday afternoon.

USI (24-6, 5-3 GLVC) won the opener, 7-1, before suffering a 5-4 setback in extra innings in game two.

The Eagles, who have lost six games by one run this year, return to action Wednesday at 6 p.m. when they take on former GLVC foe Kentucky Wesleyan College in a Midwest Region doubleheader at the USI Softball Field.

Southern Indiana (24-6, 5-3 GLVC): 7, Missouri S&T (12-17, 4-4 GLVC): 1

Fossett had a double and four RBIs in USI’s opening-game win, including a two-run single in a third inning that saw the Eagles turn a scoreless tie into a commanding 4-0 advantage.

USI had five hits in the top of the third inning, including three straight to begin the frame. Sophomore second baseman Claire Johnson(Pittsboro, Indiana) had an RBI-single, then scored on Fossett’s two-run hit two batters later. Fossett scored the fourth run when senior catcher Haley Hodges (Portage, Indiana) was thrown out trying to steal second.

The Eagles scored three more runs in the seventh inning as a two-run double off the bat of Fossett and a run-scoring single by Hodges put USI up 7-0, giving freshman pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) all she would need for her 13th win of the year.

Leonhardt (13-1) gave up just one run off four hits, while striking out seven batters for her 10th straight decision. The home run she gave up in the bottom of the seventh was the first run she has given up in the four GLVC games she has started in the circle.

Missouri S&T: 5, Southern Indiana: 4

After falling behind, 1-0, in the bottom of the second inning, USI roared back with three in the top of the third inning to take a 3-1 lead.

Fossett had a two-run double to put the Eagles on the board, while Hodges followed with an RBI-double to give USI the two-run lead.

Missouri S&T (12-17, 4-4 GLVC), however, countered the Eagles’ attack by loading the bases in the last half of the third inning and chasing away starting pitcher Courtney Atkisson (Bringhurst, Indiana). Sophomore utility player Caitlyn Bradley (Forest, Indiana) came into the game, but surrendered two runs before getting USI out of the jam with a 3-3 tie.

Fossett’s solo shot in the fifth inning gave USI a 4-3 advantage, but a solo home run by Missouri S&T’s Savannah Fedorchack nullified the Eagles’ advantage and eventually sent the game into extra innings.

USI had a runner in scoring position in the top of the eighth inning, but failed to come away with a run. Missouri S&T, however, took advantage of a one-out double and an error to push across the game-winning run.

Bradley (3-2) was charged with the loss after giving up two runs, one earned, off seven hits in 5.1 innings of work. Leonhardt came on in the bottom of the eighth inning, but could not prevent the game-winning run from crossing the plate.

Southern Indiana 7, Missouri S&T 1 (Mar 26, 2017 at Rolla, MO) (Game 1)

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Southern Indiana…. 004 000 3 -  7 11  0      (24-5, 5-2 GLVC)

Missouri S&T…….. 000 000 1 -  1  4  0      (11-17, 3-4 GLVC)

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Pitchers: Southern Indiana – Leonhardt, Jennifer and Hodges, Haley. Missouri S&T –

English, Avery; Hill, Ashley(7) and Heckemeyer, Kelly.

Win-Leonhardt, Jennifer(13-1)  Loss-English, Avery(6-8)  T-1:26  A-77

HR MST – Fedorchak, Savannah (4).

Weather: Partly Cloud, Wind RF to LF

Game: 29-MST

 

Missouri S&T 5, Southern Indiana 4 (Mar 26, 2017 at Rolla, MO) (Game 2)

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Southern Indiana…. 003 010 00 -  4 10  2      (24-6, 5-3 GLVC)

Missouri S&T…….. 012 010 01 -  5 13  2      (12-17, 4-4 GLVC)

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Pitchers: Southern Indiana – Atkisson,Courtney; Bradley, Caitlyn(3); Leonhardt, Jennifer(8) and

Hodges, Haley. Missouri S&T – Viets, Kati and Heckemeyer, Kelly.

Win-Viets, Kati(6-8)  Loss-Bradley, Caitlyn(3-2)  T-1:53  A-72

HR USI – Fossett, Marleah (3).

HR MST – Fedorchak, Savannah (5).

Weather: Cloudy, Wind from RF to LF

Atkisson, C. faced 3 batters in the 3rd.

Leonhardt, J faced 1 batter in the 8th.

Game: 30-MST

 

Parties Urge Justices To take Med-Mal Case To Provide Clarity

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Parties Urge Justices To take Med-Mal Case To Provide Clarity

Olivia Covington for www.theindaianalawyer.com

A medical malpractice case on petition to transfer before the Indiana Supreme Court had both the appellants and appellees urging the justices Thursday to take their case.

Since the case of case of K.D. v. Chambers, 951 N.E.2d 855 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011) was handed down — with the Court of Appeals holding that theories of a breach of a standard of care not presented to the medical review panel cannot be presented to the court in a medical malpractice case — there has been confusion as to what evidence and claims must be presented at the panel stage, the attorneys said. Both parties want the court to accept the case of Charles McKeen, M.D. v. Billy Turner, 53A05-1511-CT-02047, to provide clarity, though that is where their agreement ended.

In McKeen, Billy Turner brought a medical malpractice suit against Dr. Charles McKeen after McKeen performed surgery on Turner’s wife to remove part of her colon. Turner’s wife later died, but the medical review panel found that McKeen had not breached the standard of care.

When Turner brought the case to the trial court, McKeen moved to strike the testimony of a hematologist because the issues the hematologist would address were not raised to the panel. But the trial and appellate courts rejected the motion to strike, with Judge John Baker specifically finding in the October opinion that K.D. was wrongly decided or has been misread. Instead, Baker wrote that plaintiffs’ complaints must encompass the theories raised at trial and evidence related to those theories must have been presented to the panel.

Jim Young, counsel for Turner, praised Baker’s analysis to the Supreme Court justices and noted the review panel is meant to be an informal process. Young further said that while presenting a narrative of the case to the review panel is helpful, it is not statutorily required. Thus, litigants can’t waive their claims at trial on the basis of failing to enumerate them in the narrative submitted to the panel if the narrative is not even necessary, he said.

But Justice Steve David expressed concern about viewing the review panel process as merely a “checkoff” on the way to trial, rather than giving the panel’s decision its due consideration. Young said he did not view the panel process in that light, but also cautioned against using the panel as a means of limiting the issues that can be brought before a jury.

However, Michael O’Neill, counsel for McKeen, repeatedly noted that discovery rules apply under the Medical Malpractice Act, so the parties must use discovery tools to shape their case.

When a “bare bones” complaint against a health care provider is filed, O’Neill said attorneys must use discovery to obtain medical and other relevant records to determine the specific issues of the case. Thus, when Chief Justice Loretta Rush asked whether every single document must be submitted to the review panel, O’Neill said enough information must be provided to enable the panel to render a reliable opinion that can be considered in court.

But if Baker’s rationale in McKeen is rejected, then Young said there would be an imbalance of prejudice and harm against the patient, who would be required to present every possible claim against their doctor to the review panel. The panel process was never intended to cause such harm, Young said, but instead to be an informal process.

Jerry Garau, who argued before the justices as amicus counsel for Turner on behalf of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, said the decision in K.D. had thrown a banana peel into the process of litigating medical malpractice claims and urged the court to affirm or adopt the decision in McKeen. Garau said it is rare to do full discovery at the panel stage, and noted that existing trial rules already allow parties to amend their complaints as they learn new facts through discovery.

The Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana served as amicus to McKeen’s case, though its representative, Crystal Rowe, did not argue before the court. The full oral arguments can be viewed here.

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