Indiana Supreme Court Extends Vicarious Liability For Independent Contractor Physician To Non-Hospital Medical Providers
The Indiana Supreme Court held in its opinion filed on March 24, 2022: “In Sword v. NKC Hospitals, Inc., our Court adopted the Restatement (Second) of Torts section 429 and held that a hospital may be held vicariously liable for the tortious conduct of an independent contractor through apparen[...]