Layman v. Woo

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 78 Ohio St.3d 485.] LAYMAN ET AL.; OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, APPELLEE, v. WOO ET AL., APPELLANTS. [Cite as Layman v. Woo,

1997-Ohio-195.] Medical malpractice—Statutory construction—R.C. 5101.58 is an exception to former R.C. 2305.27. (No. 96-390—Submitted March 19, 1997—Decided May 28, 1997.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Ashtabula County, No. 95-A-0036. __________________ {¶ 1} On November 29, 1993, plaintiff Natalie Layman, the mother and guardian of Matthew Layman, filed a medical malpractice complaint in the…