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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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By Karen Kasler - February 28, 2005 |
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The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments in an emotional case Tuesday. At issue is whether a family can sue a hospital for emotional distress because of a FEAR of developing HIV/AIDS. William Mikesell represents the Akron parents who brought their 5 year old daughter to Meridia Southpointe Hospital in suburban Cleveland after she hit her head during a fall three years ago. Mikesell says she took off her shoes to take a balance test, and stepped on a needle lying on the floor. Since the girl's HIV tests have all come back negative, the case was thrown out of court. The attorney who will argue for the hospital refused to comment on the case, but cites a previous decision that says emotional distress claims can't be based on a danger that exists only in a person's mind. |
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William Mikesell (:21) 
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