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Update: On February 18, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in this case. Read that post here.
On September 21 the Ohio Supreme Court heard argument in the case of Havel v. Villa St. Joseph, case #2010-2148. At issue in the case is the constitutionality of 2315.21(B), the mandatory…
Update: the merit decision in this case was handed down February 16, 2012. Read the analysis of that decision here.
On Sept 20 the Ohio Supreme Court heard oral argument in Sampson v. Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, case #2010-1561. The issue is whether an employee of the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority —a political subdivision—could…
Update: the merit decision in this case was handed down February 16, 2012. Read the analysis of that decision here.
On Sept 20 the Ohio Supreme Court heard oral argument in Sampson v. Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, case #2010-1561. The issue is whether an employee of the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority —a political subdivision—could…
Update: The merit decision in this case was handed down on February 23, 2012. Read the analysis here.
On September 20 the high court heard oral argument in Williams v. Ormsby. #10-1946. The issue in the case is whether resumption of a couple’s relationship can be sufficient consideration to support an enforceable contract. For a…
How specific must a plaintiff be to meet the clarity element of a wrongful discharge in violation of public policy tort? The answer from a unanimous Supreme Court of Ohio in Dohme v. Eurand Am., Inc, 2011-Ohio-4609, is very specific indeed. And if the public policy being relied on is workplace safety, generalizations are not…
Update: On February 18, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in this case. Read that post here.
On Sept. 21 the Ohio Supreme Court will hear the case of Havel v. Villa St. Joseph, #10-2148, which addresses the constitutionality of R.C. 2315.21(B).
R.C. 2315.21(B) mandates the bifurcation of compensatory…
Update: The merit decision in this case was handed down on February 23, 2012. Read the analysis here.
Can resuming a romantic relationship be legal consideration for a contract? The Supreme Court of Ohio will hear argument on this issue on September 20 in Williams v. Ormsby.
Plaintiff Amber Williams owned a home in…
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The merit decision in this case was handed down on January 17, 2012. Read the analysis of the decision here.
On September 7, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in State v. Gould, involving the exclusionary rule. Should evidence obtained through a warrantless search of a computer hard drive have been excluded?…
Update: the merit decision in this case was handed down February 16, 2012. Read the analysis of that decision here.
On September 20, the Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Sampson v. Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, 2010-1561.
Chapter 2744 codifies political subdivision tort liability. This chapter contains immunities and…
Update: On Sept. 18, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On September 7, 2011 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in American Chemical Society v. Leadscope. In this misappropriation of intellectual property case, a Franklin county jury awarded the defendants…
