Savings Statute

Merit Decision: Medical Malpractice Statute of Repose is Constitutional and Applies to Both Vested and Nonvested Claims. Antoon v. Cleveland Clinic Found.

By Marianna Bettman on October 28, 2016

“Therefore, this court and the United States Supreme Court agree that statutes of repose are to be read as enacted and not with an intent to circumvent legislatively imposed time limits.”

Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor

“This case moves us one step closer to the time when the common law will be completely obliterated in Ohio.”…

What’s On Their Minds? The Application of the Medical Malpractice Statute of Repose to Vested Claims. David Antoon et al. v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation et al.

By Marianna Bettman on April 12, 2016

Update: On October 25, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

On April 5, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of David Antoon et al. v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation et al., 2015-0467. At issue in the case…