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Doctor’s sympathetic statement to patient cannot be used as evidence of liability
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- May 7 2013
On April 23, 2013, the Ohio Supreme Court issued its opinion in Estate of Johnson v. Randall Smith, Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-1507. In Johnson
Ohio court finds bifurcation of compensatory and punitive damages unconstitutional
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- December 2 2010
In Havel v. Villa St. Joseph, slip op., 2010-Ohio-5251, the Eighth District Court of Appeals declared unconstitutional R.C. 2315.21(B), which mandated bifurcation of the compensatory and punitive damage phases of a trial
The judicial testing of tort reform
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- USA
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- March 25 2010
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Georgia issued two decisions which each upheld portions of Georgia's 2005 Tort Reform Initiative
The Ohio Supreme Court assuages fears that “never events” could constitute negligence per se
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- USA
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- November 19 2009
On June 3, 2009, the Ohio Supreme Court published its opinion in Lang v. Holly Hill Motel, Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2009-Ohio-2495
You need physician negligence, but you may not need the physician
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- USA
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- August 28 2009
An ongoing Ohio issue has existed of whether a negligent credentialing claim can be pursued against a hospital without a prior finding that the plaintiff’s injury was caused by the negligence of a physician who had privileges at the hospital
Ohio Supreme Court: the proper response for failure to file an affadavit of merit in a medical malpractice case is a motion to dismiss
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- October 31 2008
On October 23, 2008, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the proper response to the failure to file the affidavit of merit required by Civ.R. 10(D)(2) is a motion to dismiss pursuant to Civ.R. 12(B)(6
Ohio Supreme Court sets aside $3 million punitive damage award in wrongful death lawsuit
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- USA
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- July 18 2008
On July 9, 2008, in a 4-3 decision, the Ohio Supreme Court in Barnes v. Univ. Hosps. Of Cleveland set aside a $3 million jury verdict, holding that the lower court, in reviewing the award for excessiveness, failed to analyze the award according to certain specific federal standards intended to ensure the reasonableness and proportionality of damages awards
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