On October 16, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Pauley v. Circleville, 2013-Ohio-4541 In a 5-2 decision written by Justice Kennedy, the Court held that the city was not liable for the injuries to a teenager who was sled-riding in a city park, since the city owed no
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Oral Argument Preview: Defining Cohabitation in a Domestic Violence Offense. State v. Jeffrey McGlothan.
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Update: On January 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument of this case here.
On October 23, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Jeffrey McGlothan, 2012-1782. …
Oral Argument Preview: Are Unvested Military Retirement Benefits Marital Property Subject to Division in a Divorce? Christen M. Daniel v. Sean M. Daniel.
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Update: On March 26, 2014, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On October 22, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Christen M. Daniel v. Sean M. Daniel, 2012 -2113.…
Oral Argument Preview: Do Minors have a Constitutional Right to Participate in a Parental Dispute over Visitation? In re A.G.
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On June 19, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument in this case here.
On October 23, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of In re A.G. 12-2097. At…
What’s on Their Minds: Retroactive Application of the Construction Statute of Repose. Oaktree Condominium Association, Inc. v. The Hallmark Building Company, et al.
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Update: On May 14, 2014 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On October 9, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Oaktree Condominium Association, Inc. v. The Hallmark Building Company, et al., 2012-1722. At issue in this…
What’s on Their Minds: Personal Jurisdiction by Imputation to Insured of Conduct of Insurance Company. Estate of Timothy Oeding, et. al. v. David Fraley dba Fraley Trucking.
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Update: On February 12, 2014, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On October 9, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Estate of Timothy Oeding et. al. v. David Fraley dba Fraley Trucking, 2013-1994. (Why the caption of this…
Oral Argument Preview: Constitutionality of the Retroactive Application of Ohio’s Construction Statute of Repose. Oaktree Condominium Association, Inc. v. The Hallmark Building Co.
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Update: On May 14, 2014 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument in this case here.
On October 9, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Oaktree Condominium Association, Inc. v.
The Ohio Judicial Conference:Celebrating 50 Years
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Posted in Judiciary, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Last week I was at the Ohio Judicial Conference to give my annual presentation on the most important cases from the Supreme Court of Ohio this past year. I attended Chief Justice O’Connor’s annual State of the Judiciary Address, which you can watch here. Most of the speech was a recapitulation of and progress report…
Merit Decision: Court Nixes Statement Identifying Accomplice Through Testimony of Police Officer. State v. Ricks.
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Posted in Merit Decisions, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Update: Read what happened on remand here.
On September 5, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Ricks, 2013-Ohio-3712. The issue was whether it was proper in this case to admit a non-testifying accomplice’s out-of-court statements through the testimony of an investigating police officer. Although the Court…
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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Posted in Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Update: For those of you who missed this, you can watch the webcast at this link:
http://www.uc.edu/ucit/digitalvideo/law_08272013.html
Yes, I know this is a blog about the Supreme Court of Ohio. But next Tuesday, August 27, there is such an exciting program sponsored by the University of Cincinnati College of Law that I wanted to share…