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On November 21, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Branch v. Cleveland Clinic Found., 2012-Ohio-5345.  The case was argued June 20, 2012. In a 6-1 decision written by Justice McGee Brown, the Court reinstated a jury verdict in favor of the Clinic, reversing the court of appeals on a number…

On November 21, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Branch v. Cleveland Clinic Found., 2012-Ohio-5345.  The case was argued June 20, 2012. In a 6-1 decision written by Justice McGee Brown, the Court reinstated a jury verdict in favor of the Clinic, reversing the court of appeals on a number…

On November 20, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Hewitt v. L.E. Myers Co. 2012-Ohio-5317.  The case was argued September 25, 2012.  In a 6-1 decision written by Justice Stratton, the Court defined “equipment safety guard” as “a device designed to shield the operator from exposure to or injury by…

Update: Read what happened on remand in this case here and here.

On November 20, 2012 the Court handed down a merit decision in M.H. v. Cuyahoga Falls, 2012-Ohio-5336. (when the case was originally argued, the minor’s name was in the caption, but due to a rule change, initials have been substituted.) The case…

Update: this case was settled and dismissed on May 19, 2015.

November 20, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Horvath v. Ish,  2012-Ohio-5333. The case was argued April 25, 2012. By a 6-1 majority, in a decision written by Justice Stratton, the Court held that R.C. Chapter…

In case you missed the list of those who put in their names to Gov. Kasich to replace retiring Justice Evelyn Stratton, here it is.  It is interesting how many folks applied from Southwestern Ohio—an area generally underrepresented on the Ohio Supreme Court, although Justice-elect Sharon Kennedy is from Butler County.

Appellate Judges Who have …

So many cases, so little time.  With three incumbent justices leaving the Court, there’s going to be a lot of burning the midnight oil to get cases under submission released.  One question I’ve been asked hypothetically is whether the four justices remaining—O’Donnell, Pfeifer, Lanzinger, and Chief Justice O’Connor — could decide any submitted cases that…