Hobbs v. Lopez

Grey, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Scioto County Common Pleas Court. The court dismissed Joni Hobbs’s medical malpractice and invasion of privacy complaint against Drs. Lopez and Pettit. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

On June 7, 1990, Joni Hobbs, age twenty-one, consulted Lopez, an employee of the George P. Pettit, M.D. Corporation, concerning a medical problem she had. After an examination and a series of tests, it was determined that Hobbs was pregnant. Lopez discussed the different medical procedures available for pregnancy, including the possibility of an abortion…