Dobran v. Franciscan Medical Center

Grady, Judge.

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of several defendants on the plaintiffs’ claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress arising from the destruction of a tissue specimen intended to be used in cancer screening. The facts of the case were set out by the trial court in its summary judgment decision:

{¶ 2} “In the beginning of 1998, Plaintiff John Dobran (hereinafter ‘Mr. Dobran’) discovered a mole on his left forearm. On February 11, 1998, Mr. Dobran had his family physician, Dr. Randall, examine this mole. On April 8, 1998, Dr. Randall examined the…