Vaught v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation

{¶ 1} In 1997, plaintiff-appellee Carolyn A. Vaught sought treatment at the Cleveland Clinic for chronic right-knee pain. Defendant-appellant Dr. Peter J. Brooks, an employee of defendant-appellant the Cleveland Clinic, was her assigned physician. After an initial examination and consultation, Dr. Brooks recommended total knee-replacement surgery to alleviate appellee’s pain and to improve function and mobility. On December 10, 1997, Dr. Brooks performed the surgery, which required that he implant a tibial base plate.

{¶ 2} After the surgery, appellee continued to experience pain in her right…