Schelling v. Humphrey

{¶ 1} This case presents the issue of whether a plaintiff can pursue a negligent-credentialing claim against a hospital without a prior finding that the plaintiffs injury was caused by the negligence of an independent-contractor physician, when the physician who is the subject of the negligent-credentialing claim has filed for bankruptcy protection.

{¶ 2} Plaintiffs, Loretta and Brent Schelling, sued Dr. Stephen Humphrey for medical malpractice arising out of two surgeries he performed on Loretta Schelling’s feet at the Community Hospital of Williams County. The Schellings also sued the…