Zirkle v. N.E. Ohio Med. Univ.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 2173

Syllabus

Magistrate's Decision, Ohio Products Liability, R.C. 2307.71, Negligence. Plaintiff failed to prove that the cadaver supplied by defendant contained excess embalming chemicals making it unsafe and unfit for use. Additionally, the Magistrate found that as testified to, the pooling of embalming fluids in the abdominal cavity was an open and obvious danger given the obvious risk of embalming fluids. Judgment was recommended in favor of defendant.