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Merit Decision: Much Ado About Very Little in a Medical Malpractice Case. Hayward v. Summa Health Sys./Akron City Hosp.

By Marianna Bettman on May 9, 2014

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…

What’s On Their Minds: Effect of Remote Cause Jury Instruction in Medical Malpractice Case. Theresa Hayward v. Summa Health System/Akron City Hospital, et. al.

By Marianna Bettman on November 29, 2013

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…