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5 Feb 2020, 6:04 am
The city of Cleveland’s claim that the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) overcharged it millions of dollars in excessive premiums more than a decade ago must be filed in the Ohio Court of Claims, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today. [read post]
4 Feb 2020, 8:07 am
A Mercer County family dispute escalated to a point where a judge issued civil protection orders that banned a man for mentioning his mother and sister in any future social media posting. [read post]
23 Jan 2020, 6:06 am
The Ohio Supreme Court today clarified there is no blanket rule that deems a nonlawyer who negotiates the settlement of a debt on behalf of another as engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. [read post]
22 Jan 2020, 6:13 am
Two Cuyahoga County attorneys were suspended for one year after they attempted to secure a more than $1 million fee from a wrongful death case settlement, admitting they only provided an estimated 15 hours of legal work and preparation of basic court documents. [read post]
22 Jan 2020, 6:12 am
The Ohio Supreme Court has again denied a challenge to an Ohio Power Company’s plan to charge customers more or give discounts for its use of power plants constructed in the 1950s to supply electricity to federal uranium enrichment facilities near Portsmouth. [read post]
21 Jan 2020, 10:55 am
A housewares factory in Massillon argues it was entitled to have a lawsuit from current and former employees dismissed because the company’s drug-screening procedure isn’t an invasion of privacy. [read post]
21 Jan 2020, 6:08 am
A previously suspended Youngstown attorney involved in Mahoning County’s “Oakhill scandal” received a second suspension from the Ohio Supreme Court today, but will be allowed to continue practicing law if he abides by conditions imposed on him. [read post]
21 Jan 2020, 6:07 am
A Dayton attorney was suspended for two years, with one year stayed, by the Ohio Supreme Court today for failing to act on his clients’ cases and repeatedly refusing to cooperate in disciplinary investigations. [read post]
16 Jan 2020, 6:12 am
An insurer that settles a personal-injury claim with a victim who discharged his lawyers before a lawsuit is filed has no obligation to distribute a portion of the settlement to the lawyers for their prior work. [read post]
15 Jan 2020, 6:05 am
The owner of a Wendy’s restaurant near a state highway intersection that was removed is entitled to compensation for the impact the business suffered from being cut off, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today. [read post]
2 Jan 2020, 11:32 am
A Montgomery County man was sentenced to prison until at least his mid-80s is challenging a trial judge’s decision not to waive his mandatory court costs, after concluding the man has to “take responsibility for his conduct. [read post]
24 Dec 2019, 6:17 am
The Ohio Supreme Court issued partially stayed suspensions to two Ohio lawyers who neglected client matters and made false statements during their disciplinary proceedings. [read post]
24 Dec 2019, 6:08 am
A Northwest Ohio bankruptcy attorney was indefinitely suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court today based on wrongful acts while representing bankruptcy clients, his felony conviction for theft, and another felony conviction for forgery that related in part to his altering a check from $6.56 to $2,344.44 and cashing it. [read post]
24 Dec 2019, 6:07 am
A Toledo attorney who made his wife and son’s Boy Scout troop the potential recipients of an elderly client’s $38,000 insurance benefit was suspended for two years, with one year stayed, by the Ohio Supreme Court today. [read post]
18 Dec 2019, 6:03 am
An Ohio appeals court did not adequately assess a claim by three siblings that a Columbus television station defamed them by describing them as “robbers” of an 8-year-old’s hoverboard when it broadcast information provided by Columbus police, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today. [read post]
17 Dec 2019, 6:08 am
As long as the prosecution has reason to believe a dog has a history of being dangerous, an official designation of a “dangerous dog” is not required before the dog’s owner can be charged with failing to contain and control a dangerous dog, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today. [read post]
3 Dec 2019, 7:23 am
Two mothers argue that a juvenile court violated a state law requiring the court to conduct certain hearings within 90 days after a children services agency files a complaint. [read post]
27 Nov 2019, 6:05 am
The Ohio Supreme Court today issued a two-year suspension to an Akron attorney convicted of assisting a couple in their attempt to evade paying outstanding federal taxes. [read post]
26 Nov 2019, 7:11 am
The Ohio Supreme Court today resolved a conflict between two statutes regarding sentencing for repeat offenders who manufacture methamphetamine. [read post]
26 Nov 2019, 6:43 am
The Ohio Supreme Court today ruled the state’s 21-year statute of limitations on real property disputes applies to claims about whether an oil and gas lease terminates when a well fails to produce. [read post]
