Update: On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the oral argument here.

On September 25, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Williams, 2011-2094.  The case will be argued

Update: On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the oral argument here.

On September 25, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Williams, 2011-2094.  The case will be argued

September 13 and 14 found most judges in Columbus for the annual Ohio Judicial Conference.  This year’s theme was Advancing the Administration of Justice. I gave one of the Continuing Judicial Education presentations, as I have done for many years.  My presentation was on the highlights of the Ohio Supreme Court’s past term.  For those

On September 6, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in PHH Mtge. Corp. v. Prater, 2012-Ohio-3931.  In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Stratton, the Court held that when a party’s address is known or easily discovered, notice to a party with an interest in a foreclosure action by

Wow! No wonder this one took so long. On August 30, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Moore v. Middleton, 2012-Ohio-3897. It’s a biggie, so expect a long post. As I’ve written previously on the blog, this case was argued the same day as Clifton v. Blanchester,

On August 29, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Jillian Hobbs,  2012-Ohio-3886. The Court accepted the case on conflict certification and discretionary review and consolidated the cases.  The certified question is “may a law enforcement officer, serving in a dual-role as an officer and deputy clerk

On August 28, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in De Vries Dairy, L.L.C. v. White Eagle Cooperative, 2012-Ohio-3828. The issue in this case is whether, under the applicable circumstances, Ohio recognizes a cause of action for tortious acts in concert under the Restatement (2d) of Torts, § 876. The