Whitespace is like air: it is necessary for design to breathe
Update: On July 25, 2012 the Court refused, by a vote of 6-1, to grant reconsideration in this case. Justice O’Donnell dissented.
On May 23, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in Wymsylo* v. Bartec, Inc.* 2012-Ohio-2187. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Lanzinger, the Court upheld the constitutionality…
Update: On June 25, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court held that states cannot impose a mandatory life sentence with no possiblity of parole upon juvenile offenders involved in homicide offenses. The 5-to-4 decision came in the companion cases of Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs. This decision follows the 2010 precedent in Graham …
On April 4, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio decided Schwering v. TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc., 2012-Ohio-1481. In this 7-0 decision written by Justice Lanzinger, the Court held that a plaintiff may not voluntarily dismiss a claim without prejudice pursuant to Civ.R. 41(A)(1)(a) when a trial court declares a mistrial after the jury…
On March 15, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio decided State v. Dunn, 2012-Ohio-1008. In this 6-1 decision written by Justice Stratton, the Court approved a warrantless traffic stop when the police reasonably believe there is an immediate need for their help to protect life or prevent a serious injury. Justice Lanzinger wrote…
Update: Read what happened when the case was remanded here.
On March 14, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio decided Jones v. Centex Homes, 2012-Ohio-1001. The sole issue the Court decided is “whether a home buyer can waive his right to enforce a home builder’s legal duty to construct a house in a workmanlike manner.”…
On March 1, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio decided Clifton v. v. Blanchester. 2012-Ohio-780, one of two cases it heard on the same day about standing in a takings case. The issue in Clifton is whether a property owner whose property is outside the limits of a municipality (in this case a village)…
On February 23, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio decided the case of Williams v. Ormsby, 2012-Ohio-690. The issue was whether “merely resuming a romantic relationship by moving into a home with another can serve as consideration for a contract,” and the answer from a 6-1 Court* (I think that’s the right count; Justice…
On February 22, 2012, in State v. Carrick, 2012-Ohio-608, in a unanimous decision by Justice Cupp, the Supreme Court of Ohio upheld the constitutionality of R.C. 2917.11(A)(2), which states that “No person shall recklessly cause inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to another by…[m]aking unreasonable noise…”
Neighbors called police several times over loud music coming…
On February 16 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio decided the case of Sampson v. Cuyahoga Metr. Hous. Auth., 2012-Ohio-570. In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Cupp, the Court held that the employee of a political subdivision could sue his employer for an intentional tort that arose out of the employment relationship.
Darrell Sampson…
On February 15, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a decision in Havel v. Villa St. Joseph, 2012-Ohio-552. In a 5-2 decision (Chief Justice O’Connor concurred in judgment only) written by Justice O’Donnell, the Court upheld the constitutionality of R.C. 2315.21(B), the mandatory bifurcation provision of the punitive damages statute. This statute, as…
