Who pays when the ambulance driver or doctor commits malpractice after my Ohio car accident?
The issue of who pays for the negligence of the ambulance or hospital that occurs after an Ohio car accident (treatment for accident related injuries) arises when a client comes to my office and tells me that after their car accident, the ambulance driver dropped him off the gurney and injured him. Or, perhaps the hospital forgot to diagnose a broken bone or internal injury, and the client suffered as a result. Who should pay the medical bills caused by the doctor’s mistake after the Ohio car accident? To answer the question we are really asking, who is legally liable for these injuries in Ohio, we must take a look at each party’s liability under existing Ohio law. The ambulance driver is liable for his or her own negligence. His boss is also liable, because Ohio law says employers are liable for the negligence of their employees that occur while the employee is on the job. It is called respondeat superior vicarious liability. Quite a mouthful. The doctor who committed malpractice may
