Industry News | 06.24.25
Judge Tosses Defamation Case Brought by Doctor Who Was Acquitted of Killing Patients
By NAMSS Staff
ABC News (06/16/25) Smyth, Julie Carr; Seewer, John
William Husel, a former Ohio doctor who was fired before being found not guilty on murder charges in the deaths of 14 patients, has lost a defamation lawsuit against his former employers. Franklin County Judge Stephen McIntosh stepped in for a jury on the grounds that the evidence presented by the defendants was incontrovertible. Husel's legal team accused Michigan-based Trinity Health and Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus of orchestrating a campaign to destroy his reputation and was seeking over $18 million from the health care companies. Husel attorney David Vermillion said issuing the directed verdict, a procedural move requested by the hospital, "effectively silences the voices of those who came seeking justice."
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