WARD v. SUMMA HEALTH SYS.

No. 2009-1998.

128 Ohio St.3d 212 (2010)

2010-Ohio-6275

WARD ET AL., Appellees, v. SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM et al. DEBSKI, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scanlon & Elliott, Michael J. Elliott , and Lawrence J. Scanlon , for appellees.

Roetzel & Andress, L.P.A., and Douglas G. Leak ; and David M. Best , for appellant.


LANZINGER, J.

{¶ 1} This case involves a patient who may have contracted a blood-borne disease from a health-care provider during a hospital stay. The issue for our review concerns the patient's ability to obtain discovery to determine the source of his exposure.

I. Case Background

{¶ 2} In May 2006, appellee Donald Ward underwent a procedure to replace...

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