In its decision dated December 23, 2020, the Ohio Supreme Court held: “This appeal asks whether a plaintiff may take advantage of Ohio’s saving statute to refile a medical claim after the applicable one-year statute of limitations has expired if… Read More
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Ohio Supreme Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Case Filed Too Late
The Supreme Court of Ohio (“Ohio Supreme Court”) affirmed in its opinion filed on August 20, 2020 that an Ohio medical malpractice case was filed too late and that the defendants were properly granted summary judgment by the lower court,… Read More
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Ohio Supreme Court Rules Statute Of Repose Applies To Both Vested And Nonvested Medical Malpractice Claims
In its slip opinion dated October 25, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio (“Ohio Supreme Court”) overturned the decision of the lower appellate court and ruled that Ohio’s medical malpractice statute of repose, R.C. 2305.113(C), is a true statute of repose… Read More
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Ohio Legislature Seeks To Expand Medical Malpractice “Apology” Law
Ohio’s Legislature is seeking to expand Ohio’s “apology” medical malpractice law that currently shields physicians and other health care providers when they apologize to patients for injuries they suffered as a result of medical negligence. The expanded protection, if signed into… Read More
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Supreme Court Of Ohio Rules In Favor Of Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
In its written decision issued on December 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that a trial court should exercise great caution in sustaining a motion for a directed verdict on the opening statement of counsel, and although a trial court is… Read More
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Ohio Appeals Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Verdict
On January 8, 2013, the Tenth District Court of Appeals of Ohio issued its written decision in which it held that a settlement a plaintiff received from a non-state defendant in a medical malpractice case was not a “benefit” that must… Read More
