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Update: On January 20, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the argument here.
On September 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Leak, 2014-1273. At issue in…
Update: On December 13, 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 September 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. V.M.D., 2014-0990. At issue…
Update: On March 17, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Haight v. Minchak, 2016-Ohio-1053. In a 5-2 opinion authored by Justice Lanzinger, in which Justice O’Donnell concurred in the syllabus and judgment only, the court held that the meaning of the term “employee” under R.C. 4111.14(B)(1) is constitutionally…
We elect all judges in Ohio. The Ohio Constitution requires this. Over the years, different judicial leaders have expressed dissatisfaction with electing judges. The late Chief Justice Tom Moyer long favored merit selection, at least for appellate judges and justices of the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Our current Chief Justice, Maureen O’Connor, has had an…
Friebel v. Visiting Nurse Assn. of Mid-Ohio
On October 21, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Friebel v. Visiting Nurse Assn. of Mid-Ohio, 2014-Ohio-4531. The issue in the case was whether an Ohio worker’s compensation claimant can have “dual intent,” simultaneously being on a personal errand and acting…
Update: On March 17, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Haight v. Minchak, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-1053. In a 5-2 opinion authored by Justice Lanzinger, in which Justice O’Donnell concurred in the syllabus and judgment only, the court held that the meaning of the term “employee” under R.C.
Update: On March 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On September 2, 2015 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Gene’a Griffith, Executrix for the Estate of Howard…
Update: On March 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On September 2, 2015 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Gene’a Griffith, Executrix for the Estate of Howard…
On August 18, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Granger v. Auto-Owners Ins., 2015-Ohio-3279. In a 5-2 opinion written by Justice Pfeifer, the court held that under the umbrella insurance policy at issue in the case, the insurance company had a duty to defend, and that the…
In Ohio, by statute, county court judges (which many of the larger counties no longer have), Municipal and Probate Court judges can perform civil marriages.
After the Obergerfell decision came out, the Board of Professional Conduct of the Supreme Court of Ohio, which issues advisory opinions, received inquiries from some judges and a judicial association…
