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On July 19, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Gunnell, 2012-Ohio-3236. The issue in this state’s appeal is whether a mistrial was properly granted. If not, double jeopardy barred retrial.
The Background Facts
This is a very messy case. Toneisha Gunnell and three other women drove…
In light of all the hoopla over the health care law, less attention was paid to Justice Elana Kagan’s authoring of her first 5-4 decision for the U.S. Supreme Court, striking down mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles who commit homicide offenses. In this case, Justice Anthony Kennedy joined the liberal wing; Chief Justice…
My colleague at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, Sean Mangan, has written this guest post on Ohio’s corporate advancement statute, and the Ohio Supreme Court’s recent decision in Miller v. Miller. Read the blog’s analysis of the Miller case here. Sean’s focus at the U.C. College of Law is the practice…
On August 28, 2012, the Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis of the merit decision here.
On July 10, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of DeVries Dairy v. White Eagle Cooperative Assoc., 2011-1995. The issue in this case is whether, under…
Update: The Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case December 6, 2012. Read the analysis here.
On July 10, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Smith v. Landfair, 2011-1708. At issue is the interpretation of the word “spectator” under R.C. 2305.321, the Ohio…
After July 11, there are no more oral arguments until August 21. Unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, which begins the first Monday in October and ends June 30, the Ohio Supreme Court does not officially have “terms”. But in recent years, it has taken some time off from its regular docket during the summer. Also…
Update: The Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case December 6, 2012. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On July 10, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Smith v. Landfair, 2011-1708. At issue is the interpretation of…
Read a student law review article critically analyzing this decision here.
On July 3, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in Miller v. Miller, 2012-Ohio-2928. At issue in this case is the interpretation of Ohio’s corporate advancement statute, codified at R.C. 1701. 13 (E)(5).
Trumbull Industries is an Ohio…
Ronald Luri won 3.5 million in compensatory damages and slightly over $43 million in punitive damages in a retaliatory discharge suit against three related corporate defendants and two individual defendants. Each defendant was assessed a separate punitive damages award. The award against each of the corporate defendants was different, and each exceeded 7 million dollars.…
On August 28, 2012, the Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis of the merit decision here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On July 10, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of DeVries Dairy v. White Eagle Cooperative Assoc., 2011-1995…
