Malieka Evans v. Akron General Medical Center et al., Case No. 2019-0284
Ninth District Court of Appeals (Summit County)

ISSUES:
- Must an employee be found liable for a tort or guilty of a crime before a plaintiff can sue an employer for negligent hiring, supervision, or retention of the employee?
- Is the statute of limitations for initiating a lawsuit against an employer for negligent hiring, supervision, or retention limited to the statute of limitations governing the employee's alleged misconduct?