SURDEL v. METROHEALTH MED. CTR.

No. 74538.

135 Ohio App.3d 141 (1999)

SURDEL, Appellant, v. METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

Decided October 4, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian V. McNamee and Judith A. Lehnowsky, for appellant.

Ulmer & Berne, L.L.P., Jeffrey W. Van Wagner and Jay W. Pearlman, for appellees MetroHealth Medical Center, MetroHealth Alpha Unit, Marsha Thompson, R.N., and Dr. JoAnn Jackson.

McNeal, Schick, Archibald & Biro Co., L.P.A., and John C. Cubar, for appellee Bobi Lee Gallagher.

Reminger & Reminger Co., L.P.A., and John G. Peto, for appellee Center for Children and Youth Services.

Janik & Dunn and Steven J. Forbes, for appellee Haven Counseling Services.


KARPINSKI, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, John Surdel, appeals from an order that granted summary judgment in favor of various counselors and medical providers who treated, counseled, or otherwise examined Surdel's minor daughters following reports that they might have been sexually abused. The trial court determined that the appellees were immune from civil liability pursuant to R.C. 2151.421(G)(1)(a). We affirm.

The record reflects that while John...

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