MetroHealth Medical Center v. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.

The United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, has certified the following questions to this court for our determination:

*214“[1] For purposes of OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 2307.31 and § 2307.32, is a contribution defendant’s liability for wrongful death extinguished by the contribution plaintiffs settlement with the underlying claimant, which settlement includes a full and final release naming both the contribution plaintiff and contribution defendant, where the contribution defendant had already been dismissed with prejudice as a matter of law from the underlying…