RONGERS v. UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND, INC.

No. 91669.

2009 Ohio 2137

Theodore F. Rongers, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. University Hospitals Of Cleveland, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

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

RELEASED: May 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Gerstenslager, Gerstenslager & Obert Co., 6500 Creekside Trail, Solon, OH 44139, Attorney for Appellant.

Barton A. Bixenstine, Daniel L. Messeloff, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., 127 Public Square, 4130 Key Tower, Cleveland, OH 44114, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: Stewart, J., McMonagle, P.J., and Celebrezze, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

MELODY J. STEWART, J.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Theodore Rongers, a night security guard for defendant-appellee, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Inc. ("UH"), was terminated for sleeping on the job. Rongers claimed that medication he took following a heart attack made him sleepy and light-headed, necessitating periods of rest during work hours. He claimed this condition constituted a disability under R.C. 4112...

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