Update: On March 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the oral argument here.

On September 2, 2015 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Gene’a Griffith, Executrix for the Estate of Howard

Update: On July 5, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio again accepted an appeal of this case, and again remanded it back to the Ninth District.  Read more about that here.

Read what happened on remand in this case here.

On January 27, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in

On May 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Hayward v. Summa Health Sys./Akron City Hosp., 2014-Ohio-1913. I’m going to quote the headnote verbatim on what the Court held in this 6-1 decision authored by Justice Kennedy.  Understandably, there is no syllabus in this case.

“When a jury’s

Update: On May 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

On November 20, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in Theresa Hayward v. Summa Health System/Akron City Hospital, et. al., 2013-0021. The issue is whether the appellate court’s finding

Update: On January 27, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On November 20, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Cromer v. Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron, 2012-2134.  At issue in this case is a

Update: On May 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the oral argument here.

On November 20, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Theresa Hayward v. Summa Health System/Akron City Hospital, et. al.,

Update: On January 27, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the oral argument in this case here.

On November 20, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Cromer v. Children’s Hospital Medical

On April 23, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Estate of Johnson v. Randall Smith, Inc.2013-Ohio-1507. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Lanzinger, in which Justices O’Donnell and Pfeifer concurred in judgment only, the Court held that Ohio’s apology statute, R.C. 2317.43, applies to any

Update: The Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case on April 23, 2013.  Read the analysis here.

On February 5, 2013, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Estate of Johnson v. Smith, 2012-0014. At issue in this case is whether Ohio’s health care provider apology statute, R.C.

Update: On April 23, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the oral argument here.

On February 5, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Johnson v. Smith, 2012-0014.  At issue in this case