Defense Expert's Affidavit on Histoplasmosis Allowed to Stand; Summary Judgment Upheld

INDIANAPOLIS - An appeals court affirmed summary judgment in favor of defendants in a personal injury lawsuit filed by a woman who later died, allegedly from histoplasmosis caused by exposure to bird droppings, mold and carbon dioxide at locations owned and managed by the defendants. Carol Coleman, personal representative of the estate of Junita Martin, appellant-plaintiff, v. Charles Court, L.L.C., et al., No. 18A02-0212-CV-994 (Ind. Ct. App., 2nd Dist).

Indiana's Second District Court of Appeals also ruled in its Oct. 16 opinion that the circuit court did not err in denying the plaintiffs' motion for a hearing on the admissibility …