Legal Opinion
Schwan v. Riverside Methodist Hospital
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided August 24, 1983No. 82-234PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLocher, J.
R.C. 2305.11(A) establishes a one-year statute of limitations in actions for malpractice against hospitals. Under that provision, however, a party may use written notice to extend the period for filing an action up to an additional one hundred eighty days.
R.C. 2305.11(B) provides: “In no event shall any medical claim against a physician, podiatrist, or a hospital or a dental claim against a dentist be brought more than four years after the act or omission constituting the alleged malpractice occurred. The limitations in this section for filing such a malpractice action against a physician,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- McLaughlin v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Carrington v. RashSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Oliver v. Kaiser Community Health FoundationOhio Supreme Court · 1983
- Board of Education v. WalterOhio Supreme Court · 1979
- Wyler v. TripiOhio Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Mominee v. ScherbarthOhio Supreme Court · 1986
- Whitlow v. Bd. of Educ. of Kanawha Cty.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1993
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