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Update: On July 26, 2016, Doss was found not to be a wrongfully-imprisoned person. Read more about that here.
Case Background.
In 2006, Iran Doss was convicted of kidnapping and rape from an incident that occurred on New Year’s Eve of 2004. He was sentenced to four years in prison. Subsequently, the Eighth District Court…
Update: Read what happened on remand in this case here.
On April 26, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Barker, 2016-Ohio-2708. In a 5-2 opinion written by Justice French, joined by Chief Justice O’Connor and Justices Lanzinger, Pfeifer, and O’Neill, the court held that R.C. 2933.81(B)…
Update: Read what happened on remand in this case here.
On April 26, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Barker, 2016-Ohio-2708. In a 5-2 opinion written by Justice French, joined by Chief Justice O’Connor and Justices Lanzinger, Pfeifer, and O’Neill, the court held that R.C. 2933.81(B)…
Further Update: On May 25, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio granted reconsideration in this case, and reversed it. Read the analysis of the new merit decision here.
Update: On December 22, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Even though as you said…
Update: On December 7, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read an analysis of the oral argument here.
On May 4, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Darlene Burnham v. Cleveland Clinic, et al., 2015-1127…
Update: On December 28, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Would you say that any criminal act gives rise to civil recovery?” Chief Justice O’Connor, to plaintiff’s counsel.
On April 19, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case…
Update: On June 22, 2017, the parties gave notice that this case has been settled. Combs received $70,000.
On April 19, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Combs v. Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Div. of Parks & Recreation, 2016-Ohio-1565. In a splintered 4-3 opinion written by…
Update: Read more about what happened on remand here.
Case Background
In October of 2007, a building in the Village Green Apartments in Beachwood was destroyed by fire. The apartments were owned by Village Green of Beachwood, L.P., and managed by Forest City Residential Management, Inc. (Collectively, Village Green). There had been another fire in…
Update: On December 28, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On April 19, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Jessica Jacobson v. Ellen Kaforey et al., 2015-1340. The case was accepted on certified conflict…
Update: On October 25, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On April 5, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of David Antoon et al. v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation et al., 2015-0467. At issue in the case…
