In Burnham v. Cleveland Clinic, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-8000, in a very fragmented 6-1 decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that the order compelling discovery in this case was final and appealable. Read the analysis of the merit decision here.

Case Background

What was this fight all about? The incident report from a slip

Update: read what happened on remand in this case here.

On December 7, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Burnham v. Cleveland Clinic, Slip Opinion  2016-Ohio-8000.  Oh my! Let me put it this way. Six justices agreed that the order compelling discovery in this particular case was final and

On November 2, 2016, by a vote of 5-2, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed as improvidently accepted Greater Dayton Regional Transit Auth. v. State Emp. Relations Bd., Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-7559.  Chief Justice O’Connor and Justices Lanzinger, Pfeifer, O’Neill, and O’Donnell voted to dismiss. Justices Kennedy and French dissented.

At issue in this

On July 1, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v. Holden, 2016-Ohio-4603. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice O’Donnell, in which Justice French concurred in judgment only, the court held that Deutsche Bank had standing to pursue the foreclosure action in this

On May 11, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Pryor v. Dir., Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Servs., Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-2907. In a 5-2 opinion written by Justice French, the court held that to perfect an appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Review

Update: On December 7, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“We have an incident report on the date, time, location and the witnesses who observed an alleged slip and fall. What’s privileged about that… How would we prevent all discovery from getting locked

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 May 11, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Hasn’t the General Assembly created some confusion by saying the only requirement is to file a timely notice of appeal to vest jurisdiction in the court?” Justice O’Donnell to counsel for the Director

Update: On July 1, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Isn’t it a fact that the Bank does have an injury from the property taxes and insurance that they advanced under the mortgage alone?” Justice O’Neill, to counsel for the homeowners.

On January

Update: On July 1, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Isn’t it a fact that the Bank does have an injury from the property taxes and insurance that they advanced under the mortgage alone?” Justice O’Neill, to counsel for the homeowners.

On January