Schultz & Pogue, LLP
Trial Counsellors

David G. Field

David G. Field

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ASSISTANT - Kathie Millikan
Direct Dial: 317-333-8429
Email: kmillikan@schultzpoguelaw.com

Principal Partner

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Medical Malpractice

  • Nursing Home/SNF/ALF/SAR Defense

  • General Litigation

EDUCATION

  • Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis (J.D., 1997)

  • Indiana University (B.A., 1993)

For 25 years Mr. Field has represented physicians, osteopaths, and podiatrists across the State of Indiana. Over the past 13 years, Mr. Field has expanded his practice to include the defense of hospitals, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, subacute rehabilitation facilities, and their administrative, physician, nursing, and ancillary staff. He has defended these providers before the Medical Review Panel and has taken numerous cases to jury verdict as lead counsel. In addition to defending medical malpractice claims, Mr. Field has represented health care providers before their respective licensing boards as well as the Indiana State Department of Health. He has also defended heath care facilities from general negligence/premises liability claims. Mr. Field is licensed to practice in Indiana and before the Federal District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Mr. Field is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, the Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations, and is a graduate of the DTCI Trial Academy and the Indiana Trial Advocacy College. 

Recent Trial Verdicts

Duncan v. M.D., (Marion Superior Court).  Defended an OB/GYN in a claim involving an alleged negligently performed third stage of labor resulting in a uterine inversion, emergent surgery for uterine replacement, and claims that this caused pelvic floor dysfunction and the subsequent need to undergo pelvic floor reconstruction surgery and, ultimately, a hysterectomy.  Despite a majority of the Medical Review Panel (2-1) finding against the OB/GYN and testimony from those Panel Members at trial, David obtained a defense verdict after a four (4) day jury trial.

Nicholas v. M.D., (Hamilton Superior Court).  Defended a Family Practice Physician in an alleged failure to diagnose and treat a compression fracture of the T-12 vertebrae.  Despite a 3-0 loss at the Medical Review Panel and adverse testimony from each of the Panel Members at trial, David was able to obtain a defense verdict after a three (3) day jury trial.

Vandenbergh v. M.D., (Lake Superior Court).  Defended an Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon accused of negligently performed an L5-S1 spine fusion surgery involving the placement of BAK implants and resulting in permanent nerve injury known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy. The case was tried over five (5) days to a Lake County jury before a defense verdict was entered in favor of the surgeon. 

Calvert v. M.D., (Howard Superior Court).  Defended an OB/GYN in a claim involving allegedly negligent prenatal care resulting in the still birth of the infant and causing the plaintiff to suffer extreme emotional distress.  Despite a 3-0 adverse finding against the OB/GYN at the Medical Review Panel, and testimony from the Panel Members at trial, David obtained a defense verdict after a five (5) day jury trial.

Keeling v. Surgery Center, (Montgomery Superior Court). Defended a Surgery Center’s OR nursing staff in a claim in which the plaintiffs alleged that due to negligent positioning during surgery, the patient suffered a neurological injury which resulted in foot drop and permanent lower extremity pain and weakness.  After a four (4) day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defense.

Johnson v. M.D., (Madison Superior Court).  Defended an Emergency Medicine Physician in a claim in which the plaintiff argued that due to the failure to perform an adequate neurological exam, the patient’s underlying spinal cord injury went undiagnosed and the patient suffered a subsequent permanent quadriparetic injury following a fall he experienced after his discharge.  After a six (6) day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defense.

O’Bryan v. M.D., (Marion Superior Court).  Defended an Oncologist in an alleged failure to work-up or otherwise refer the plaintiff to a urologist following an incidental finding of an enlarged bladder on a PET scan.  The plaintiff argued that this alleged failure caused her kidney failure.  After a five (5) day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defense.