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ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT Matthew W. Conner Bose McKinney & Evans, LLP Indianapolis, Indiana

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE James A. Mellowitz, PC Mellowitz & Hanefeld Indianapolis, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR AMICUS CURIAE Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Robert W. Johnson Nicholas F. Baker The Hastings Law Firm Indianapolis, Indiana

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Indiana Supreme Court
_________________________________ No. 49S02-1106-CT-388 INDIANA PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND, v.

In the

FILED
Jun 29 2011, 2:25 pm
of the supreme court, court of appeals and tax court

CLERK

Appellant (Defendant below),

BEVERLY S. BROWN, AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF BARBARA J. FRIEDEN, DECEASED, Appellee (Plaintiff below). _________________________________ Appeal from the Marion Superior Court, No. 49D07-0904-CT-20191 The Honorable Gerald S. Zore, Judge _________________________________ On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A02-1001-CT-80 _________________________________

June 29, 2011 Dickson, Justice.

The Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund challenges a final judgment in the sum of $278,377.55 against it on grounds that the judgment includes sums for expenses of administration, contingent attorney fees, and loss of services that are not recoverable under the Indiana Adult Wrongful Death Statute ("AWDS"), Ind. Code

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