COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A defamation trial between former physician William Husel and Mount Carmel Health System has been called after two weeks.
Franklin County Judge Stephen McIntosh issued a "directed verdict" in the case, before it could go to a jury, after a request from Mount Carmel's lawyers who said Husel hadn't proven his case.
Husel sued Mount Carmel Health System, former Mount Carmel CEO and President Edward Lamb, and Mount Carmel’s parent company Trinity Health Corporation for defamation. He also sued Mount Carmel for breach of contract.
His attorney, Adam Ford, said in a statement that Husel’s legal team was disappointed that McIntosh would prevent the jury from making a decision in the case after weeks of evidence and testimony had been presented. He said issuing the directed verdict, a procedural move requested by the hospital, “effectively silences the voices of those who came seeking justice.”
Ford said the team was "evaluating all legal options."
Mount Carmel issued a statement that said simply, “We are pleased with the judge’s decision.”
In 2019, Husel faced 14 murder charges in relation to his patients’ deaths. A jury ultimately found him not guilty in 2022 after a months-long trial. Husel surrendered his medical license in the aftermath of that trial.
He then filed multiple civil lawsuits, which included a 2023 suit for $20 million against Mount Carmel in which Husel’s attorneys claim “malicious prosecution” against him. That lawsuit was dismissed in March of 2024 before he filed a new suit a month later, which cited public statements from the defendants calling him responsible for patient deaths and attempts to influence local media.
Husel took the stand last week during the defamation trial, describing the public's perception of him after the 2022 murder trial. He described how his family had to move in with in-laws in “like a double-wide trailer” with all sleeping in one bedroom. But when asked if he would change his care methods with patients, he said no.
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