Current Cases

Below is a sample of the cases John Alton is currently handling:

Hunt v. Mount Carmel Medical Center, et al.

Medical malpractice wrongful death claim against various medical care providers arising out of treatment rendered to infant shortly after birth

Sankey v. Mount Carmel St. Ann’s, et al.

Medical malpractice action against various medical care providers arising out of treatment rendered to infant shortly after birth resulting in brain damage and cerebral palsy

Davis v. Wiley, M.D.

Medical malpractice wrongful death claim arising out of alleged negligence of cardiologist and family medicine physician in treatment of hypertension, cardiomyopathy and left ventricular hypertrophy resulting in sudden death of 51-year-old physician due to cardiac arrhythmia.

Hedrick v. Ohio Dept. of Transportation

Wrongful death claim arising out of alleged failure of Ohio Dept. of Transportation to maintain the traffic control signal at an intersection where drivers of two vehicles entered the intersection at right angles with green lights.

Brown v. Sims Brothers

Severe neck and shoulder injuries arising out of negligence of Defendant’s employee in the loading of a trailer attached to a truck which crashed on its side during Brown’s attempt to dump the load onto a scrap pile.

Hurst v. OSU Medical Center

Wrongful death medical malpractice claim arising out of a Whipple surgery and complications ensuing thereafter.

Alton v. Shelby et al.

Business litigation claim against condo developer for fraudulent misrepresentation, fraudulent concealment and negligence pertaining to imminent default with financial institution, construction defects, HVAC and plumbing issues.

Wentz v. Weiner, DPM, et al.

Medical malpractice claim arising out of alleged negligence of a podiatrist in preoperative, operative and post-operative treatment including removal of four metatarsal heads without patient’s permission.

Brown v. Grant Medical Center, et al.

Negligence in management of post-operative hematoma following thyroid surgery resulting in anoxic event causing brain damage.