Ohio Nursing Home Verdict For Suffocation Death

September 15, 2013

On September 9, 2013, after approximately two weeks of trial, an Ohio jury awarded $375,000 to the family of  a 70-year-old nursing home resident who suffocated and died when the electricity to the nursing home went out during a storm, causing his breathing machine to stop functioning. The res[...]

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Dismissal Of Ohio Medical Malpractice Case Upheld

July 17, 2012

In an appeal of the dismissal of an Ohio medical malpractice case, the Court of Appeals of Ohio upheld the dismissal in its opinion filed on July 10, 2012.  The trial court had dismissed the medical malpractice case because the medical malpractice plaintiff allegedly had failed to comply with an Oh[...]

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Ohio Medical Malpractice Complaints And Disciplinary Actions

October 22, 2011

The State Medical Board of Ohio licenses and oversees the practice of medicine in Ohio. The Board is responsible to investigate complaints against applicants and licensees and to take disciplinary action against those who violate the public health and safety standards. Of the approximately 60,[...]

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