W. BROAD CHIROPRACTIC v. AM. FAMILY INS.

Nos. 2008-1396 and 2008-1489.

122 Ohio St.3d 497 (2009)

2009-Ohio-3506

WEST BROAD CHIROPRACTIC, Appellant, v. AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 23, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild and James F. McCarthy III, for appellant. Frost, Maddox & Norman Co., L.P.A., and Mark S. Maddox, for appellee.

Boehm, Kurtz & Lowry and John P. Lowry; and Montgomery, Rennie & Jonson and George D. Jonson, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio State Chiropractic Association and Ohio Osteopathic Association.

Roetzel & Andress, Laura M. Faust, and Jerome G. Wyss, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.


LUNDBERG STRATTON, J.

{¶ 1} We must determine whether Kristy Norregard, who was injured in an automobile accident but who did not file suit or obtain a judgment against the tortfeasor, may assign her right to proceeds from a prospective settlement or judgment to appellant, West Broad Chiropractic ("West Broad"), in exchange for medical care she received from West Broad for injuries resulting from the accident.

{¶ 2} The...

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