THOMAS v. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP.

No. 17-3631.

882 F.3d 608 (2018)

Daniel THOMAS; Anna Thomas; Chad Burley, individually and as a father and legal guardian of LAB, LGB, SB, and JB, minors; Russell Moore; Lori Burley; Jessica Rose, individually and as a mother and legal guardian of GM, a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL; The Center for Family Safety and Healing; The Center for Child and Family Advocacy; Dr. Farah Wadia Brink; Dr. Jonathan Thackeray; Franklin County Children Services; Dr. Corey J. Rood, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 14, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: C. Benjamin Cooper , COOPER & ELLIOTT, LLC, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellants. William G. Porter , VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Nationwide Children's Hospital Appellees. Nick A. Soulas, Jr. , FRANKLIN COUNTY, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee Franklin County. ON BRIEF: C. Benjamin Cooper , Barton R. Keyes , COOPER & ELLIOTT, LLC, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellants. William G. Porter , Martha Brewer Motley , Angelyne Lisinski , VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP, Columbus, Ohio, Steven W. Tigges , Ariel A. Brough , ZEIGER, TIGGES & LITTLE LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Nationwide Children's Hospital Appellees. Nick A. Soulas, Jr. , Jesse W. Armstrong , FRANKLIN COUNTY, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee Franklin County.

Before: SUHRHEINRICH, SUTTON, and BUSH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Medical personnel treated three infants, between 19-days old and six-months old, in the emergency room of Nationwide Children's Hospital for serious injuries, including skull fractures and a broken leg. Nationwide's physicians suspected child abuse, and they conducted x-rays, a CT scan, and blood testing...

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