Opening statements made in Ohio doctor’s defamation trial against Mount Carmel

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — After two days of jury selection, opening statements were made in the trial between William Husel, a former physician acquitted of 14 murder charges in 2022, and the Mount Carmel Health System.

Wednesday morning started with alternate jurors being selected before Husel's attorney, Jose Baez, began opening statements just before 1:30 p.m. Baez is a Florida-based attorney who also represented Husel during his 2022 murder trial.

"This man has had to endure the unbearable," Baez said.