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Ohio Nursing Home Sued For Resident’s Choking Death Recorded On Video

August 6, 2024

The family of an Ohio nursing home resident who died as a result of choking after eating lunch on January 16, 2022 has filed a lawsuit against the nursing home for negligence, wrongful death, and violations of nursing home resident rights. The family’s lawsuit alleges that the resident was kno[...]

$6.5M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict Vacated: Ohio Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Expert Witness’ Past Medical License Issues Should Have Been Admitted During Trial

July 3, 2024

Carole Horseman was treated in the emergency department of Mercy Regional Medical Center four times in September 2018: once on September 7th, once on September 9th, and twice on September 11th. On September 7th and 9th, Ms. Horseman presented with complaints of neck pain. On September 11th, Ms. Hors[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Finds Medical Malpractice Case Improperly Dismissed Based On Statute Of Limitations

May 8, 2024

On February 14, 2022, a patient in the emergency department of a medical facility operated by MedCentral Health System dba Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital was treated by Anand Patel, M.D., who was employed by MidOhio Emergency Physicians, LLP. The patient fell out of her hospital bed, fracturing her [...]

Ohio Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Attorney Should Not Have Been Sanctioned For Failure To File Affidavit Of Merit In Multiple Cases

April 3, 2024

Glenn D. Feagan, Esq., appealed the judgments of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas awarding sanctions against him under R.C. 2323.51 and Civ.R. 11 for failing to file a requisite affidavit of merit or a motion for extension with three respective medical-malpractice complaints. Civ.R. 10(D)(2[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Holds Physician Who Recommended Surgery Performed By Another Surgeon May Be Held Liable For Medical Malpractice

March 14, 2024

In 2013, Veronica Yeakle went to the emergency room after a fall related to a problem with her right knee. At the hospital, Dr. Abubakar Atiq Durrani was called to consult on whether the problem could be neurological. After reviewing the CT scan of Ms. Yeakle’s back, Dr. Durrani diagnosed several [...]

Ohio Class Action Lawsuit Faults Hospital And Vendor For Data Breach Involving 9 Million People

March 3, 2024

A proposed class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on December 20, 2023 against Salem Community Hospital and one of its medical vendors that alleges, in part, as follows: Defendant Salem Community Hospital (“Salem”) is an indep[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Liposuction Medical Malpractice Case

November 15, 2023

In March 2019, James Calloway met with Dr. Brarens, a podiatrist, to discuss pain that he was having in his foot and ankle. In April 2019, James decided to have foot surgery, which was scheduled for May 30, 2019. On May 29, 2019, James met with Dr. Peter McKenna, a plastic surgeon at CIPS, to [&hell[...]

Ohio Neurologist Sentenced To 30 Months And Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million In Prescription Drug Kickback Conspiracy

March 26, 2023

Neurologist Sentenced To 30 Months And Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million: Deepak Raheja, 66, of Hudson, Ohio, was sentenced on February 3, 2023 to 30 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi after he pleaded guilty to his role in a pharmaceutical kickback conspiracy. In addition to the prison se[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Remands Case To Determine If Use Of Heater-Cooler Device During Surgery Was Medical Malpractice Claim

March 2, 2023

Was Using A Heater-Cooler Device During Surgery Malpractice? On July 14, 2021, Patricia Napier filed a complaint asserting claims for negligence, wrongful death, and punitive damages. The complaint alleged that Michael Napier underwent heart surgery at Bethesda North Hospital in November 2016, and w[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations May Begin To Run At Time Physician-Patient Relationship Terminates

February 27, 2023

Statute Of Limitations Begins When Physician-Patient Relationship Terminates: R.C. 2305.113(A) provides that a claim for medical malpractice must be brought within one year “after the cause of action accrued.” R.C. 2305.113(B)(1) provides: “if prior to the expiration of the one-yea[...]

Ohio Supreme Court Discusses Negligent-Credentialing Claims In Medical Malpractice Cases

February 7, 2023

Negligent-Credentialing Claims In Malpractice Cases: The Supreme Court of Ohio stated in its opinion filed on November 30, 2022: “The issue in this case is whether a hospital’s granting staff privileges to a physician (i.e., credentialing a physician) confers a duty upon the hospital that is[...]

82-Year-Old Found Dead Two Days After Walking Out Of Assisted Living Facility

January 27, 2023

82-Year-Old Found Dead Two Days After Walking Out Of Assisted Living Facility: Joan L. Meredith, 82, was a resident at The Merriman, an assisted living and skilled nursing care facility at 209 Merriman Road in Akron, Ohio. She was found dead behind the facility two days after walking away from the a[...]

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