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On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in State v. Ramey, 2012-Ohio-2904. In a unanimous opinion written by Chief Justice O’Connor, the Court held that the filing of a motion to suppress by one criminal defendant does not automatically toll a co-defendant’s speedy trial time.
On October 7, 2009,…
Update: On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On June 20, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Houdek et al. v. ThyssenKrupp Materials, NA, 2011-1076.
Bruce Houdek worked at ThyssenKrupp’s warehouse. He was assigned to light…
Update: On November 21, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On June 20, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Branch et al. v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2011-1634.
Margaret Branch suffered a stroke during brain surgery performed by…
Final Update:
On March 15, 2016 the Supreme Court of Ohio finally dismissed this case as improvidently accepted for review. Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-985. GMAC mortgage had filed for bankruptcy in 2012, none of the remaining plaintiffs in this case filed a proof of claim in the bankruptcy proceeding, and therefore cannot further pursue…
Update: On November 20, 2012, the Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On June 19, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Michael L. Hawsman v. City of Cuyahoga Falls, 2011-1588. Hawsman, a minor, injured his knee while using the diving…
The case of Houdek et al. v. ThyssenKrupp Materials, NA, 2011-1076 is all about the employer intentional tort, as if any more could be said about this topic. To paraphrase President Ronald Reagan, here we go again.
Let’s start with some very basic fundamentals, probably known to all (but as a law professor I can’t…
The main issue in this case was whether the Dayton Civil Service Board had to follow the Ohio Rules of Evidence in its hearings. In this particular case, Ronald Royse, a Dayton firefighter, was terminated for failing a drug test. He challenged the admission of the test results at the administrative hearing before the Dayton…
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 of this case here.
On June 20, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Houdek et al. v. ThyssenKrupp Materials, NA, 2011-1076.
Update: On November 21, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument in this case here.
On June 20, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Branch et al. v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2011-1634…
Update: On November 20, 2012, the Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On June 19, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Michael L. Hawsman v. City of Cuyahoga Falls, 2011-1588. At issue…
