EVANS v. AKRON GEN. MED. CENTER

Nos. 2019-0284 and 2019-0453.

170 N.E.3d 1 (2020)

163 Ohio St.3d 284

2020-Ohio-5535

EVANS, Appellee, v. AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 8, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kircher Law Office, L.L.C., and Konrad Kircher , Lebanon; and Herman Law and Stuart S. Mermelstein , for appellee.

Reminger Co., L.P.A., Brian D. Sullivan , and Aaren R. Host , Cleveland, for appellant.

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

The Law Firm of Kami D. Brauer, L.L.C., and Kami D. Brauer , Cleveland, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Employment Lawyers Association.

Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis, L.L.P., Jeffrey M. Hines , and Ryan J. Dwyer , Cincinnati, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

Tucker Ellis, L.L.P., Susan M. Audey , and Elisabeth Arko , Cleveland, urging reversal for amicus curiae Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio.

Frantz Ward, L.L.P., Michael J. Frantz , Cleveland, and Ryan T. Smith , urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Management Lawyers Association.


{¶ 1} Appellant, Akron General Medical Center ("AGMC"), asks this court to hold that AGMC is not liable for a cause of action for negligent hiring, retention, or supervision unless its employee who allegedly committed the wrongful act underlying the cause of action was either adjudicated civilly liable or found guilty...

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