Howard v. HCR Manorcare, Inc.

{¶ 1} In this case, Defendants-Appellants, HCR ManorCare, Inc., HCR Manor Care Services, LLC, Heartland Employment Services, LLC, and Heartland of Springfield, Ohio, LLC (collectively, "HCR" or "corporate defendants") appeal from a jury verdict rendered in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, David Howard, individually and on behalf of the wrongful death beneficiaries of Donald Lee Howard ("Howard"). According to HCR, the trial court erred by failing to grant HCR's motion for judgment on the pleadings on the wrongful death claims, by submitting an improper jury form, by failing to…