Pettiford v. Aggarwal

{¶ 1} In this appeal, we address whether an affidavit of a nonparty expert that contradicts the expert’s deposition testimony can be used to create a genuine issue of material fact and defeat summary judgment. Appellant, Rajendra Aggarwal, M.D., asserts that appellee, Barbara Pettiford, submitted a sham expert affidavit1 in opposition to Dr. Aggarwal’s motion for summary judgment. *414Dr. Aggarwal urges us to extend our holding in Byrd v. Smith, 110 Ohio St.3d 24, 2006-Ohio-3455, 850 N.E.2d 47, to contradictory affidavits of nonparty expert witnesses and hold that a sham affidavit may not be used…