Family Medicine Foundation, Inc. v. Bright

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

{¶ 1} This case stems from a medical malpractice action brought by appellant Maria Nicole Bright against the Thomas E. Rardin Family Practice Center. The trial court granted Bright’s motion for default judgment against the Practice Center, which neither filed an answer to Bright’s complaint nor appeared in the action. After a damages hearing, the trial court entered judgment against the Practice Center in the amount of $978,840.41.

{¶ 2} The Ohio State University owned the building in which the Practice Center was located, and because it had been served with a copy…