Ohio Personal Injury Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Ohio or Court of Appeals of Ohio where the terms personal injury or related terms have been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily personal injury and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions personal injury related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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Swiss Reinsurance America Corp. - 9/14/2005
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
{ } Appellants, Swiss Reinsurance America Corp., Inc. ("Swiss...
Felton v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. - 9/14/2005
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
{ } Plaintiffs-Appellants Patricia M. Felton, et al. have...
Drehmer v. Fylak - 9/9/2005
{ } This is an appeal from an order of the court of common pleas granting the Plaintiff's Civ.R. 59(A) motion for a new trial in an action for personal injuries.
{ } On May 24, 2001, a collision occurred involving vehicles...
Coles v. Daniels - 9/8/2005
{ } Plaintiffs-appellants Jamol Coles and Tina Murphy Coles appeal the decision of the trial court. Having reviewed the arguments of the parties and the pertinent law, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remand to the lower court....
Hillman v. Kosnik - 9/8/2005
{ } Plaintiffs-appellants, Grant S. Hillman ("Grant"), and his parents, Steven E. Hillman ("Attorney Hillman") and Gail V. Hillman ("Mrs. Hillman"), appeal from the January 10, 2005 decision and entry of the Franklin County Court of...
Rembert v. Dep't of Rehabilitation and Correction - 9/6/2005
Judge J. Craig Wright
MAGISTRATE DECISION
{ } Plaintiff brought this action against defendant, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC), alleging medical malpractice and retaliation. The issues of liability and...
Estate of Barrish v. Ebert - 9/1/2005
{ } In this appeal, plaintiffs-appellants the Estate of Betty A. Barrish, et al. ("Barrish") appeal from the judgment of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas which granted the motion for summary judgment of the...
State ex rel Williams v. Franklin County Sheriff Dep't - 9/1/2005
(REGULAR CALENDAR)
DECISION
IN MANDAMUS
{ } Relator, Regina Williams, has filed an action in this court against respondents, Franklin County Sheriff's Department, the processing center for the Sheriff's Department,...
Hall v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. - 9/1/2005
{ } Appellant, Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company ("Nationwide"), appeals from the June 8, 2004 Franklin County Court of Common Pleas decision and entry, which granted Nancy E. Hall's motion for partial summary judgment and...
State ex rel Burbol v. Industrial Commission of Ohio - 9/1/2005
(REGULAR CALENDAR)
DECISION
IN MANDAMUS
{ } Relator, Dian M. Burbol, has filed an original action requesting that this court issue a writ of mandamus ordering respondent, Industrial Commission of Ohio, to grant her...
State ex rel Smith v. Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas - 8/31/2005
Submitted June 14, 2005
IN MANDAMUS.
{ } This is a mandamus action to compel a common pleas court to vacate orders to transfer venue, accept venue over a medical-malpractice case, and adjudicate the merits of that case. ...
Mattimore v. Grant - 8/31/2005
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
{ } Appellant, Scott Mattimore, appeals the decision of the...
Boyd v. Hariani - 8/31/2005
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
{ } Plaintiff-Appellant Patricia A. Boyd has appealed the...
Lautner v. Lin - 8/30/2005
(REGULAR CALENDAR)
DECISION
{ } On March 10, 2000, plaintiff-appellant, Shawn C. Lautner, was involved in a collision when defendant-appellee, Chen Chin Lin, drove her vehicle into the rear of the vehicle appellant was...
Wells v. Komatsu America International Co. - 8/26/2005
{ } This case arises out of a wrongful-death claim filed by Kathy Wells in her individual capacity and as the administrator of her husband's estate. On the morning of October 28, 1999, Ralph Wells was part of a crew laying storm pipe...
Richards v. Kerlakian - 8/26/2005
{ } Defendants-appellants Dr. George Kerlakian and his group practice, Group Health Associates, bring this appeal from the trial court's order granting a request for the discovery of approximately 30 operative reports involving...
Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. HPE - 8/22/2005
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
{ } On September 13, 2004, Daniel Rachel filed a civil lawsuit against appellant, HPE, Inc. Appellant was insured under a commercial general liability policy and an umbrella policy issued by appellee,...
Cunningham v. Children's Hospital - 8/18/2005
{ } Plaintiff-appellant, Nicole Cunningham ("appellant"), as the personal representative of the Estate of Kirsten Cunningham, deceased, appeals from the judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment...
Mellino v. Charles Kampinski Co. - 8/18/2005
{ } A jury awarded appellee/cross-appellant, Christopher Mellino ("Mellino"), $620,882 on his breach of an oral employment agreement claim against his former law firm, appellant/cross-appellee Charles Kampinski Co., L.P.A. (the "law...
Busacca v. Maguire & Schneider - 8/12/2005
{ } In this accelerated calendar case, appellants, Sara Busacca, administrator of the estate of Frederick Hahn, and Mary Jane Hahn appeal the judgment entered by the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas. The trial court entered...
Bedard v. Gardner - 8/12/2005
{ } Plaintiff, Beatrice Bedard, appeals from a judgment for Defendants, Charles C. Gardner, Jr., M.D. and Charles C. Gardner, Jr., M.D., Inc., on Plaintiff's claim for relief alleging medical malpractice. Defendants filed a...
Berlin v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation - 8/11/2005
JUDGMENT: Reversed and Remanded
{ } Donald S. Berlin, Executor of the Estate of Morris Berlin, appeals from the judgment of the trial court that directed a verdict in favor of defendants Heather Hill Hospital Health and Care...
Polk v. Landings of Walden Condominium Association - 8/5/2005
{ } Appellants, Herbert A. Polk ("Herbert Polk") and Marilyn Polk, appeal from the July 30, 2004 judgment entry of the Portage County Court of Common Pleas, dismissing appellants' claims against defendants, The Landings of Walden...
Kreger v. Spetka - 7/29/2005
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
{ } In this accelerated appeal, we are asked to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant's motion for the imposition of Civ. 11 sanctions.
{ } On September 10,...
In re Young - 7/29/2005
OPINION OF A THREE-COMMISSIONER PANEL
{ } On July 2, 2004, the applicant filed a reparations application seeking reimbursement of expenses incurred with respect to a January 10, 2004 assault and robbery incident. On August 30,...
Turvey v. Ocheltree - 7/29/2005
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
{ } Plaintiffs-Appellants appeal the trial court's decision of December 8, 2004, granting Defendant-Appellee State Farm Insurance Company's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS...
Cleveland v. Lancaster - 7/15/2005
{ } Melody Cleveland appeals from the trial court's entry of final judgment on a jury verdict in her favor for $3,492.75. The jury rendered the verdict on Cleveland's negligence claim against appellee Lindy Lancaster for personal...
Depouw v. Bichette - 7/15/2005
{ } Jessica Bichette is appealing the judgment of the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court that allowed a jury award to the plaintiff, Megan Depouw, for her husband's lost wages.
{ } Jessica Bichette and Megan Depouw were...
Johnson v. Pohlman - 7/14/2005
{ } Paula Johnson, the executor of the estate of Paul Adkins, brought this medical-malpractice suit against several doctors involved in Adkins's medical treatment before his death. To state the case in very general terms, the estate...
Bethke v. Airport Mini Storage - 7/14/2005
{ } Appellant Walter Bethke appeals pro se the trial court's order affirming an oral settlement agreement between him and appellees. He assigns four errors for our review.
{ } Having reviewed the record and pertinent law, we...
State v. Hill - 7/14/2005
{ } David Hill ("Hill") appeals his convictions for assault on a corrections officer. Hill argues that the verdicts are against the manifest weight of the evidence, that the burden-shifting requirement of R.C. _2901.05(A) is...
Rogers v. Owners Insurance Co. - 7/11/2005
JUDGMENT: Judgment Affirmed
{ } Plaintiffs-appellants, Louise Rogers, et al., appeal the January 4, 2005 judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Allen County, Ohio granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee,...
Sandford v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. - 6/30/2005
JUDGMENT: Reversed and Remanded
{ } Defendant-appellant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company appeals from the October 28, 2004, Judgment Entry of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment to...
Ruark v. Smith - 6/30/2005
{ } Defendant-appellant, Anthony W. Smith, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations, Juvenile Branch, ordering him to pay child support to plaintiff-appellee, Angela Ruark,...
Mahmoud v. Dennis - 6/30/2005
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
{ } This case comes to us from a judgment issued by the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment in favor of appellee Patrick Dennis and denying appellant Ali Mahmoud's motion for...
Scardina v. Ghannam - 6/29/2005
JUDGMENT: Reversed and Remanded
JUDGES: Hon. Gene Donofrio Hon. Cheryl L. Waite Hon. Mary DeGenaro
{ } Plaintiffs-appellants, Helene Scardina, et al., appeal a decision of the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court dismissing...
Cronin v. California Fitness - 6/28/2005
{ } Plaintiff-appellant, John Cronin, appeals from an order of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas that granted the motion of defendant-appellee, California Fitness, for a stay pending arbitration of this fitness club contract...
State ex rel Navistar International Transportation Corp. v. Industrial Commission of Ohio - 6/28/2005
(REGULAR CALENDAR)
DECISION
ON OBJECTIONS TO THE MAGISTRATE'S DECISION
IN MANDAMUS
FRENCH, J.
{ } Relator, Navistar International Transportation Corporation, has filed an original action in mandamus...
Ohio Government Risk Management Plan v. Harrison - 6/27/2005
JUDGMENTS: Judgments reversed and cause remanded.
{ } Defendants-appellants, David L. Harrison Sr. and Denise Kohler, bring these appeals from the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Auglaize County granting summary...
Blackwell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange - 6/27/2005
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
{ } This is an appeal from a Pickaway County Common Pleas Court summary judgment in favor of Farmers Insurance Exchange (Farmers), defendant below and appellee herein.
{ } Linda Blackwell,...
Wright v. Suzuki Motor Corp. - 6/27/2005
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
{ } This is a consolidated appeal from a Meigs County Common Pleas Court judgment following a jury trial in a personal injury action arising out of single-vehicle motorcycle accident.
The jury...
Winters v. Hart - 6/24/2005
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
{ } This is an accelerated appeal from an award of a partial summary judgment issued by the Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas in a declaratory judgment action, ancillary to a wrongful death suit. ...
West American Insurance Group v. Springfield Poultry - 6/23/2005
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
{ } Appellant West American Insurance Group appeals the August 6, 2004, and September 27, 2004, decisions of the Licking County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment in favor of Appellees. ...
Phibbs v. Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron - 6/22/2005
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
{ } Appellants, Thomas Phibbs and Katherine Goldberg, appeal...
Broyles v. Summa Health Systems - 6/22/2005
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
{ } Plaintiff-Appellant Harriet Broyles, individually and as...
Marti v. Predmetsky - 6/22/2005
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
{ } Appellant, Danny J. Marti, II, appeals the decision of the...
Schooley v. Ohio Dep't of Rehabilitation and Correction - 6/21/2005
Magistrate Steven A. Larson
DECISION
{ } On May 12, 2005, defendant, Ohio State University Medical Center (OSUMC), filed a motion for summary judgment pursuant to Civ.R. 56. On May 27, 2005, plaintiff filed a response. The...
Dunkelberger v. Hay - 6/21/2005
{ } Plaintiffs-appellants, Diane J. and Richard Dunkelberger, appeal from a June 2004 judgment by the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, upon a jury verdict rendered in favor of defendants-appellees, William T. and Natalie Hay,...
Adams v. Van Wert County Hospital - 6/20/2005
JUDGMENT: Judgment affirmed.
{ } The plaintiffs-appellants, Thressa Adams, Tim Adams, Brandon Adams, and Andrew Adams, appeal the judgment of the Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment in favor of the...
Carlson v. City of Canton - 6/20/2005
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
{ } Plaintiffs-Appellants appeal the trial court's judgment entry granting Defendant-Appellee's Motion for Summary Judgment.
{ } Defendant Appellee is City of Canton.
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND...
McDaniel v. Rollins - 6/20/2005
JUDGMENT: Judgment affirmed.
{ } Plaintiffs-Appellants, Jeannine McDaniel and Freddie McDaniel, Senior (hereafter collectively referred to as the "McDaniels"), individually and as administrators of Freddie McDaniel, Junior's...
Estate of Haas v. Grange Mutual Casualty Co. - 6/17/2005
___ Ohio App.3d ___
DECISION.
{ } Plaintiffs-appellants Donald Haas, Barbara Haas, and the estate of Steven Haas (collectively, "the Haases") appeal the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee...
Scipione v. Rose - 6/16/2005
JUDGMENT: AFFIRMED.
{ } This cause came to be heard upon the accelerated calendar pursuant to App.R. 11.1 and Loc.R. 11.1, the trial court records and briefs of counsel.
{ } Defendant-appellant James Rose ("appellant")...
Alden v. Phifer Wire Products - 6/16/2005
Judgment: Affirmed
{ } Plaintiffs-appellants Jerome and Laurel Alden ("plaintiffs") appeal from the decision of the Common Pleas Court that granted defendants-appellees Phifer Wire Systems, Inc.'s ("Phifer") and Albert Herman...
Owners Insurance Co. v. William Benjamin Trucking - 6/15/2005
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
{ } Defendant-Appellants William Benjamin Trucking, Inc.,...
Cleveland Bar Association v. Kirsh - 6/8/2005
Submitted January 19, 2005
{ } Respondent, S. Martin Kirsh, of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0007868, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1961. For nearly 40 years, he practiced without known incident....
Columbus Bar Association v. McCorkle - 6/8/2005
Submitted January 19, 2005
{ } Respondent, James McCorkle, formerly of Plain City, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0019801, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1976. On April 14, 2003, relator, Columbus Bar...
Gentile v. Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital - 6/6/2005
JUDGMENT: Reversed and Remanded.
JUDGES: Hon. Mary DeGenaro Hon. Gene Donofrio Hon. Cheryl L. Waite
{ } This timely appeal comes for consideration upon the record in the trial court, the parties' briefs, and their oral...
Xirafakis v. Custodio - 6/2/2005
{ } Plaintiff, Theofanis Eleftherios Xirafakis, in his individual capacity and on behalf of the Estate of Eleftherios Xirafakis, deceased, appeals the trial court denying his motion for a new trial in this medical malpractice case. ...
Starinchak v. Sapp - 6/2/2005
{ } Plaintiffs-appellants, Andrew E. Starinchak and Elaine Starinchak, on behalf of herself and the estate of Andrew J. Starinchak, appeal from the judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in favor of defendant-appellee,...
Ortiz v. Chillicothe Correctional Institution - 6/1/2005
MEMORANDUM DECISION
{ } On August 18, 2004, plaintiff, Rocco Ortiz, an inmate incarcerated at defendant, Chillicothe Correctional Institution ("CCI"), suffered personal injury while using the West bathroom facilities at...
Korn v. Mackey - 5/27/2005
{ } Roger C. Korn appeals from a judgment of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, which granted summary judgment in favor of Thomas Mackey (deceased) and Roy Miller.
{ } A review of the record reveals the following...
Bishop v. Nelson Ledges Quarry Park - 5/27/2005
{ } Plaintiff-appellant, Robert Bishop ("Bishop"), appeals from the judgment of the Portage County Common Pleas Court granting summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees, Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Ltd. ("Nelson Ledges") and...
Bach v. DiCenzo - 5/26/2005
{ } The appellant, Powers Professional Corporation ("Powers"), challenges various rulings made by the trial court as well as the jury's verdict and the subsequent award of monetary damages rendered in favor of the...
Scatamacchio v. Western Reserve Healthcare - 5/24/2005
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
JUDGES: Hon. Cheryl L. Waite, Hon. Gene Donofrio, Hon. Mary DeGenaro.
{ } Appellant, Mariann Logozzo, administrator of the estate of Mary A. Scatamacchio, timely appeals an October 15, 2003 decision of...
Dickey v. Burick - 5/23/2005
JUDGMENT: Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
{ } Defendants Elizabeth A. Burick and Elizabeth A. Burick Co., L.P.A., appeal two judgments of the Municipal Court of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Plaintiffs in the action are...
In re Bolt - 5/20/2005
ORDER OF A THREE-COMMISSIONER PANEL
{ } The applicant filed a reparations application seeking reimbursement of expenses incurred with respect to a June 7, 2003 incident. The applicant, a Columbus police officer, contends that he...
Hughes v. Bethesda Hospital - 5/20/2005
DECISION
Judgment Appealed From Is: Affirmed
{ } Plaintiff-appellant, Anita A. Hughes, appeals the summary judgment entered by the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in favor of defendants-appellees, Bethesda Hospital,...
Chavis v. AIG Technical Services - 5/19/2005
{ } Kevin S. Chavis, administrator of the estate of Mark S. Chavis, deceased, plaintiff-appellant, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, in which the court granted summary judgment to National Union...
In re Estate of Payne - 5/17/2005
{ } Appellant, Sharma Presley, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division, and its distribution of wrongful death settlement proceeds. Because the Probate Court erred in its distribution,...
Martin v. Mansfield Correctional Institution - 5/16/2005
MAGISTRATE DECISION
Judge J. Craig Wright
{ } Plaintiff brought this action against defendant alleging a claim of medical malpractice. The issues of liability and damages were bifurcated and the case proceeded to trial...
O'Connor v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation - 5/12/2005
{ } Appellants, John O'Connor, his wife Janice, and their three minor children, appeal the trial court's judgment in favor of appellee, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation ("Clinic"), which was entered after the jury returned a unanimous...
Tarellari v. CWRU School of Dentistry - 5/12/2005
{ } Plaintiff-appellant Arthur Tarellari ("Tarellari") appeals from the decision of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas that granted a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of defendant-appellee Case Western...
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Kia Motors America - 5/3/2005
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
{ } This is an appeal from a Lawrence County Common Pleas Court judgment in favor of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, plaintiff below and appellee herein. The jury determined that Kia...
Schreck v. Grange Insurance Co. - 5/2/2005
CHARACTER OF PROCEEDINGS: Civil Appeal from Common Pleas Court.
JUDGMENT: Judgment affirmed.
{ } Although originally placed on our accelerated calendar, we have elected, pursuant to Local Rule 12(5), to issue a full...
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