A medical malpractice lawsuit against UC Health filed by a prominent Northern Kentucky businessman was dismissed Friday, according to court documents.

Bill Yung, owner of Columbia Sussex, a Crescent Springs-based hotel chain, filed the lawsuit in 2020. He said he suffered severe hearing loss after receiving two consecutive 25-minute MRIs at UC Heath in July 2019.

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In November, UC Health argued the doctor Yung wanted to testify on his behalf was not an expert in the field of MRIs. UC Health filed a motion to exclude his testimony and requested a summary judgment in the case.

On Friday, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Jody Luebbers granted the motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case stating Yung "is unable to sustain his burden of proof regarding the standard of care."

The trial was set to begin Monday following two years of proceedings. 

The lawsuit states the employees performed the same MRI twice because the first one was unsuccessful. The procedure was administered again because "the pictures didn't take."

Yung said the employees told him the machine was the loudest in the hospital after he underwent the procedure. He said he was given only disposable earplugs for protection.

Yung subsequently saw three doctors, the lawsuit stated, including one at the Cleveland Clinic, where he received four inner ear injections over a two-month period. That regimen failed to restore his hearing, according to the lawsuit.

UC Health declined to comment on the litigation. A phone call placed to the office of Yung's attorney Tuesday morning was not returned.