Update: This case was remanded back to the Eighth District Court of Appeals to decide the unaddressed assignments of error. On August 30, 2018, the appeals court overruled both of the remaining assignments of error and upheld the conviction and sentence.  Read more here.

On June 7, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down

On May 8 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Elliott-Thomas v. Smith, 2018-Ohio-1783. The court accepted the case on the following certified conflict question:

“Does the tort of intentional interference with or destruction of evidence include claims alleging interference with or concealment of evidence that disrupt a plaintiff’s

On May 8 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Elliott-Thomas v. Smith, 2018-Ohio-1783. The court accepted the case on the following certified conflict question:

“Does the tort of intentional interference with or destruction of evidence include claims alleging interference with or concealment of evidence that disrupt a plaintiff’s

Update: On November 5, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Mason’s cert. petition

On April 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Mason, 2018-Ohio-1462. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Fischer, with two appellate judges subbing for Justices O’Donnell and O’Neill, the Court upheld

“It is impossible to reconcile a statutory scheme that requires an individualized finding of substantial causation for each defendant with a theory that says every defendant that contributed to the overall exposure is a substantial cause.”

Justice DeWine, Majority Opinion

On February 8, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in

Update: On March 25, 2020, the Bilinoviches and Rails-to-Trails settled their claims against each other. The claims of the Koprivecs and the Koontzes are still pending.

“If a licensee is on the property of the title holder performing acts that would ordinarily require the permission of the owner, the exclusivity of the adverse-possession claimant would

“The Supreme Court of the United States has stated standing “’is not dispensed in gross.’”

Justice O’Donnell, majority opinion.

On February 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Preterm-Cleveland, Inc. v. Kasich,2018-Ohio-441. (According to the Reporter’s Note, the case was actually decided on January 24, 2018, while

Update: On February 12, 2018, at a special meeting, the Board of Trustees of ProMedica Toledo Hospital authorized ProMedica to enter into a written transfer agreement with Capital Care Network.

On February 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Capital Care Network of Toledo v. Dept. of Health,  2018-Ohio-440

Update: On February 12, 2018, at a special meeting, the Board of Trustees of ProMedica Toledo Hospital authorized ProMedica to enter into a written transfer agreement with Capital Care Network.

On February 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Capital Care Network of Toledo v. Dept. of Health,  2018-Ohio-440

On January 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio released a merit decision in LGR Realty, Inc. v. Frank & London Ins. Agency,2018-Ohio-334. (According to the Reporter’s Note, the case was actually decided on January 16, 2018, while Justice O’Neill was still on the Court, but released on January 31, 2018, after