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On October 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Bank of Am., N.A. v. Kuchta, 2014-Ohio-4275. In a 5-2 opinion written by Chief Justice O’Connor, for herself and Justices Lanzinger, O’Donnell, French, and Kennedy, the court answered the following certified conflict question in the negative:
“When a defendant…
Update: On October 28, 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 here.
On June 25, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio ex. rel. Donald Yeaples and …
On May 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Hayward v. Summa Health Sys./Akron City Hosp., 2014-Ohio-1913. I’m going to quote the headnote verbatim on what the Court held in this 6-1 decision authored by Justice Kennedy. Understandably, there is no syllabus in this case.
“When a jury’s…
On February 12, 2014, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Fraley v. Estate of Oeding, 2014-Ohio-452. In a 5-2 decision written by Justice French, the Court held that Ohio courts cannot exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident based solely on the conduct of the nonresident’s insurance company. Justice Pfeifer dissented,…
Update: On October 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On January 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Bank of American, N.A. v. George M. Kuchta, et al., 2013-0304. At issue in this case…
Update: On October 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On January 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Bank of American, N.A. v. George M. Kuchta, et al., 2013-0304. At issue in this case…
Update: On October 8, 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 January 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Bank of American, N.A. v.
On November 5, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Cullen v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 2013-Ohio-4733. In a 5-2 decision written by Justice O’Donnell, the Court held that class certification was improper in the case. In an earlier post, I set forth the line-up of the…
Update: Read a more thorough analysis of this merit decision here.
On November 5, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Cullen v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 2013-Ohio-4733. In this 5-2 decision written by Justice O’Donnell, in which Judge Matthew McFarland sat for Justice French and joined…
