Case Title: McCarthy v. Lee

Citation: 2023-Ohio-4699

Docket Number: 

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2023-12-28T00:00:00Z

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[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as 
McCarthy v. Lee, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-4699.] 
 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2023-OHIO-4699 
MCCARTHY ET AL., APPELLEES, v. LEE ET AL., APPELLANTS. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as McCarthy v. Lee, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-4699.] 
Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the authority of Everhart v. Coshocton Cty. 
Mem. Hosp. 
(Nos. 2022-0717 and 2022-0718―Submitted December 20, 2023―Decided 
December 28, 2023.) 
APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, 
No. 21AP-105, 2022-Ohio-1033. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the Tenth District Court of Appeals is reversed on 
the authority of Everhart v. Coshocton Cty. Mem. Hosp., __ Ohio St.3d __, 2023-
Ohio-4670, __ N.E.3d __. 
KENNEDY, C.J., and FISCHER, DEWINE, DONNELLY, STEWART, and DETERS, 
JJ., concur. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
 
2 
BRUNNER, J., dissents for the reasons set forth in her dissenting opinion in 
Everhart. 
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Beausay & Nichols Law Firm, T. Jeffrey Beausay, and Sara C. Nichols, for 
appellees, Kathleen McCarthy (deceased) and Brett McCarthy. 
FisherBroyles, L.L.P., Michael R. Traven, and Robert B. Graziano, for 
appellants, Peter K. Lee, M.D., OhioHealth Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and 
OhioHealth Physicians Group, Inc. 
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