An Ohio father alleges in a lawsuit that his 27-day-old daughter died in March 2025 after she was pulled from her unsecured crib at Nationwide Children's Hospital by attached wires, resulting in a fatal fall.
Tyler Peyton, of Zanesville, Muskingum County, filed the lawsuit against the Columbus-based hospital on Jan. 27 in Franklin County Common Pleas Court on behalf of the estate of Ellieana Peyton.
Nationwide Children's Hospital said it could not comment on pending litigation. No other defendants are named in the lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit, Ellieana's mother, Mackenzie Marshall, gave birth to the girl on March 4. Shortly after the birth, Ellieana was diagnosed with a heart condition that can cause difficulty in the heart's ability to create effective cardio output.
The lawsuit says Ellieana was admitted to Nationwide Children's Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit for monitoring on the same day as her birth. For several weeks, hospital staff monitored Ellieana, the lawsuit says, who was determined to be stable and scheduled to be released to go home on March 28.
