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McMichael v. Akron Gen. Med. Ctr.

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided September 13, 2017No. 28333PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CALLAHAN, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-Appellants, General Emergency Medical Specialists, Inc. ("General Emergency") and Dr. John Pakiela, appeal from the judgment of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee, Anthony McMichael, acting as Administrator for the Estate of Nakeyia McMichael. This Court affirms.

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{¶ 2} On the morning of June 8, 2012, Mr. McMichael took his wife to the emergency room at Akron General because she was nauseous and experiencing a severe headache. Ms. McMichael had been diagnosed with lupus as a teenager and, since 2010, had struggled with…

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