Javier Vergara v. John Doan

Javier Vergara was born on May 31, 1979, at the Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur, Indiana. His parents, Jose and Concepcion, claimed that negligence on the part of Dr. John Doan during Javiers delivery caused him severe and permanent injuries. A jury returned a verdict for Dr. Doan and the plaintiffs appealed. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Vergara v. Doan, 577 N.E.2d 627 (Ind.App. 1991). Plaintiffs seek transfer, asking us to abandon Indianas modified locality rule. We grant transfer to examine the standard of care appropriate for medical malpractice cases.