Jessica O. Jackson

Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings granted in favor of healthcare system and medical profesisonals in medical negligence and wrongful death action.

Motion for Sanctions requesting dismissal of case granted in favor of healthcare system. During litigation, plaintiff failed to adequately respond to discovery requests and failed to comply with the Court’s order compelling adequate responses to discovery.

Plaintiffs filed (1) false imprisonment, (2) premises liability, (3) negligent hiring, (4) negligent infliction of emotional distress, (5) intentional infliction of emotional distress, (6) vicarious liability, (7) respondeat superior, (8) agency by estoppel, and (9) loss of consortium claims against hospital and emergency medicine physician based on allegations that the patient plaintiff was mistreated during his time at the emergency department. Summary Judgment granted in favor of emergency medicine physician on the basis that all claims alleged failed as a matter of law.

Defense of nurse defendant against medical negligence claim involving administration of sodium bicarbonate and calcium gluconate infusions.

Judgment on the Pleadings granted in favor of group home residential facility on several basis, including (1) failure to submit legally sufficient affidavit of merit, (2) the statute of limitations for medical claims and wrongful death claims, (3) the statute of repose, and (4) the Ohio savings statute’s inapplicability in this re-filed action.

Appellate court affirms trial court’s motion for summary judgment in medical malpractice case alleging delayed cancer diagnosis.

Motion for Summary Judgment granted in favor of emergency medicine physician, based on plaintiffs’ failure to produce and offer qualified expert testimony against the physician concerning the standard of care, breach of the standard of care, and reasonable probability that the claimed injury was proximately caused by the alleged departure from the standard of care.

Defended various medical providers against claims of medical negligence. Judgment on the Pleadings granted pursuant to the Statute of Repose. 

Defense of emergency medicine physician against wrongful death/medical negligence claim.