Edward Zaragoza v. Wexford of Indiana, LLC

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court reversed summary judgment for the defendants on Zaragoza's medical-malpractice and deliberate-indifference claims. It held that his physician expert's affidavit was admissible and substantively sufficient to create factual disputes concerning the standard of care, breach, and causation, and that conflicting evidence could permit a factfinder to find deliberate indifference based on continued use of Synthroid despite alleged serious adverse effects and known alternatives. The court emphasized that disputed material facts must be resolved at trial rather than on summary judgment.