Legal Opinion
Green v. Toledo Hospital
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 2002No. Nos. 00-1625 and 00-1694PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPfeifer, J.
On October 16, 1982, Donald Costell died, allegedly as the result of negligence that occurred during and shortly after his May 12, 1982 heart surgery. Appellee and cross-appellant Dolores Green1 filed suit against appellants and cross-appellees, Dr. Robert P. Van Bergen, Dr. Harold Stevens, their respective professional organizations, and Toledo Hospital.
At trial in 1991, Green presented live testimony from an anesthesiologist, Dr. Phillip Fyman. ' The defense also presented live expert testimony from Dr. Michael Nugent, a cardiac anesthesiologist, who was cross-examined by Green. At the…
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