Further Update–turns out that was just the morning releases.  In the afternoon, the Court released another batch–probably all that were left, since Justice McGee Brown’s term has ended.

Update: The Court released 18 decisions on December 6, 2012.

On December 5, 2012, the Supreme Court announced that as part of its “year-end transition process” it

Update: On December 31, 2012, the Supreme Court granted reconsideration in this case and replaced it with Hood II, 2012-Ohio-6208  Read the analysis of Hood II here.

On December 3, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in State v. Hood, Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-5559. This case, argued November 8, 2011, was

On November 29, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in State v. Moore, 2012-Ohio-5479.  The case was argued May 23, 2012.  In a 6-1 decision authored by Justice Cupp, the Court held that the failure to include a mandatory fine in a sentence when an affidavit of indigency was not filed before

On November 21, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Branch v. Cleveland Clinic Found., 2012-Ohio-5345.  The case was argued June 20, 2012. In a 6-1 decision written by Justice McGee Brown, the Court reinstated a jury verdict in favor of the Clinic, reversing the court of appeals on a number

On November 21, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Branch v. Cleveland Clinic Found., 2012-Ohio-5345.  The case was argued June 20, 2012. In a 6-1 decision written by Justice McGee Brown, the Court reinstated a jury verdict in favor of the Clinic, reversing the court of appeals on a number

On November 20, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Hewitt v. L.E. Myers Co. 2012-Ohio-5317.  The case was argued September 25, 2012.  In a 6-1 decision written by Justice Stratton, the Court defined “equipment safety guard” as “a device designed to shield the operator from exposure to or injury by

Update: Read what happened on remand in this case here and here.

On November 20, 2012 the Court handed down a merit decision in M.H. v. Cuyahoga Falls, 2012-Ohio-5336. (when the case was originally argued, the minor’s name was in the caption, but due to a rule change, initials have been substituted.) The case

Update: this case was settled and dismissed on May 19, 2015.

November 20, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Horvath v. Ish 2012-Ohio-5333. The case was argued April 25, 2012. By a 6-1 majority, in a decision written by Justice Stratton, the Court held that R.C. Chapter