GALAYDA v. LAKE HOSP. SYS., INC.

No. 93-2276.

71 Ohio St.3d 421 (1994)

GALAYDA, APPELLEE, v. LAKE HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, INC., F.K.A. LAKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITALS, INC.; DAMIAN ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spangenberg, Shibley, Traci, Lancione & Liber, Peter H. Weinberger, Robert V. Traci and James A. Marx, for appellee.

Jacobsen, Maynard, Tuschman & Kalur, Janis L. Small and Anthony P. Dapore; and Fritz Byers, for appellants.

Jeffries, Kube, Forrest & Monteleone and J. Michael Monteleone, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Bricker & Eckler, James J. Hughes, Jr. and Catherine M. Ballard, urging reversal for amici curiae, Ohio Hospital Association and Ohio State Medical Association.


A. WILLIAM SWEENEY, J.

R.C. 2323.572 mandates that, upon timely motion of a party, awards of future damages in excess of $200,000 be paid periodically rather than in a lump sum in medical malpractice claims. R.C. 1343.03(C),3 Ohio's prejudgment interest statute, provides for an award of interest to be granted in favor of successful tort plaintiffs, when the trial court finds that the defendant failed to act...

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