Publications

Defending clients in behavioral health litigation requires a careful balance between legal rigor and sensitivity to the nuances of mental health care. The Quarterly Dose – August 2025, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.

Duty Owed to Substance Abuse and Suicidal Patients: New Court Ruling Lays Out a Duty Providers Have to a Patient Prior to Discharge Related to Treatments After Discharge Claims for a Hospital’s Negligent Credentialing Must Be Addressed with Sufficient Facts in a Corroborating Expert Affidavit During the Presuit Investigation Period The Quarterly Dose – August 2025, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.

Medical Malpractice Suit Dismissed for Inadequate Affidavit of Merit in Wrongful Death Following Kidney BiopsySovelove v. Shirazi, A-1540-23, Jun. 17, 2025 Appellate Court Revives Nursing Home Rights Claim, Rejects Limitation to Current Residents Under NHASalters v. South Mountain Rehab. Ctr., LLC., A-1790-23, Jun. 17, 2025 The Quarterly Dose – August 2025, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.

Appeals Court Reverses Arbitration Ruling, Citing Improper Credibility Determination by Successor JudgeMetzger v. Strongsville Care Group, LLC, (8th Dist.), 2025-Ohio-1732 The Quarterly Dose – August 2025, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Mental Health Facilities May Be Liable for Gross Negligence in Denying Voluntary AdmissionMatos v. Geisinger Med. Ctr., 334 A.3d 288 (Pa. 2025) Hospital Owed Duty of Care Through Pre-Transfer Involvement, Pennsylvania Court AffirmsMunoz v. Children’s Hosp. of Philadelphia, No. 1388 EDA 2024, 2025 WL 1504354 (Pa. Super. Ct. May 27, 2025) Superior Court Reverses Nonsuit, Holds Trial Court Bound by Prior Ruling on Expert Qualification The Quarterly Dose – August 2025, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.

The Ohio Supreme Court has reversed an appellate opinion and found that a seller does not have a duty to disclose a publicly-recorded sewer easement. In Ashmus v.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit handed down a significant ruling for the trucking industry on July 8, 2025. The Court’s ruling in Cox v. Total Quality Logistics, Inc., No. Legal Update for Trucking & Transportation Liabi