Crutcher v. Oncology/Hematology Care, Inc.

Citations

• 201 N.E.3d 446
• 2022 Ohio 4105

Syllabus

CONTRACTS — WAIVER BY ESTOPPEL — RELEASE — ALTER EGO — SETTLEMENT — PREJUDGMENT INTEREST — BREACH OF CONTRACT — LITIGATION PRIVILEGE: The trial court did not err in finding that plaintiff had waived by estoppel a claim for damages because he had accepted 64 months of payments from defendants based off a lower amount. The trial court did not err in finding that plaintiff's suit against certain defendants was in violation of a release in a settlement agreement drafted between the parties. The trial court did not err in finding that the defendants did not act in bad faith when it denied denied plaintiff's motion to compel where defendants had provided plaintiff with ample documentation and where plaintiff sought financial information that he should already have possessed. The trial court erred in failing to award plaintiff prejudgment interest on his damages award in accordance with R.C. 1343.03. The trial court did not err in finding that plaintiff's allegedly disparaging statements were covered by the litigation privilege.