FLETCHER v. UNIV. HOSPS.

No. 2007-1529.

120 Ohio St.3d 167 (2008)

2008-Ohio-5379

FLETCHER, ADMR., APPELLEE, v. UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Travers Jr., for appellee.

Norchi, Barrett & Forbes, L.L.C., Kevin M. Norchi, and Michael L. Golding, for appellant University Hospitals of Cleveland.

Sutter, O'Connell & Farchione Co., L.P.A., Christina J. Marshall, and John V. Jackson II, for appellant Raymond Onders, M.D.

Tucker, Ellis & West, L.L.P., and Irene C. Keyse-Walker, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

Bricker & Eckler, L.L.P., and Anne Marie Sferra, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Hospital Association, Ohio State Medical Association, and Ohio Osteopathic Association.

Paul W. Flowers Co., L.P.A., and Paul W. Flowers, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Association for Justice.


O'CONNOR, J.

{¶ 1} The issue before us in this case is one of first impression, wherein we must decide the appropriate procedural steps a defendant must undertake when a plaintiff who brings a medical claim fails to attach an affidavit of merit to the complaint as required by Civ.R. 10(D)(2).

{¶ 2} Plaintiff-appellee, Monica Fletcher, would have us find that appellants in...

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