HODESH v. KORELITZ

No. 2008-1133.

123 Ohio St.3d 72 (2009)

2009-Ohio-4220

HODESH, APPELLANT, v. KORELITZ ET AL., APPELLEES, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 27, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Whitman, for appellant.

Tucker, Ellis & West, L.L.P., and Irene C. Keyse-Walker; and Triona, Calderhead & Lockemeyer and David Calderhead, for appellees Joel Korelitz, M.D., and Cincinnati General Surgeons, Inc.

Paul W. Flowers Co., L.P.A., and Paul W. Flowers; and Elk & Elk Co., Ltd., and Peter D. Traska, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Justice.

Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis, L.L.P., Jeffrey M. Hines, and Karen A. Carroll, urging reversal for amici curiae Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati and Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati.


PFEIFER, J.

{¶ 1} The sole legal issue in this case is whether an agreement between appellant, Michael Hodesh, and one of the defendants in Hodesh's medical-malpractice action, Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati, should have been disclosed to the jury. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by not requiring disclosure of the agreement.

Facts and Procedural History

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