Tihansky v. Weston, Unpublished Decision (3-23-2006)

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Dennis P. Tihansky, M.D., Ph.D. ("Tihansky"), challenges the denial of his Civ.R. 60(B)(5) motion for relief from the December 1, 2004 judgment that denied his first motion for relief from judgment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

{¶ 2} In 2001, Tihansky filed a legal malpractice action that was settled mid-trial in June 2002. Tihansky maintained that his attorneys settled the lawsuit without his authority and that the official transcript contained "falsifications of his trial testimony."

{¶ 3} Two years after the settlement, Tihansky…