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Case history

  • April 20
    decided Decision issued in Elaine Smith v. Miami Valley Hosp.
  • March 18
    argued Oral argument in Elaine Smith v. Miami Valley Hospital

Opinions and writings

Opinion By John Kenneth Bush April 20, 2026

RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 26a0116p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ┐ ELAINE R. SMITH, guardian for Thomas K. Irwin, a │ protected person, │…

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