Update: On August 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“What was it that the trust did that aided the seller in making the sale?”

Justice O’Donnell, to counsel for the Investors

On May 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral

Update: Read about the disposition of this case here

“So are you suggesting that we should interpret the statute to indicate that the trial court must always hold a hearing on the ability to pay costs, or only if it’s requested or depends on the facts of the case?”

Justice DeGenaro, to counsel for the

Update: On September 27 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this appeal as improvidently accepted.  Read more about that here.

“It seems so messy to be fighting about whether a mediation in a prior iteration of the complaint counts.”

Justice DeWine to counsel for Wells Fargo

“Where does it clearly say that you can’t

Update: On  October 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On April 11, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in Steven Schmitz et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n et al., 2017-0098. At issue in this case is whether

Update: On August 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On February 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in State of Ohio v. Anthony Carnes, 2017-0087. At issue in this case is whether a juvenile adjudication can be

Update: On September 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Turner v. CertainTeed Corp., 2018-Ohio-3869. In an opinion written by Justice Fischer, joined in full only by Justices French and DeGenaro, the court set forth the requirements in an asbestos case for a plaintiff who is also a

Update: On June 7, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.  

“Your argument is if the police pay an informant, they control him. Isn’t the parallel if the state pays an employee they control him, also?”

Justice Fischer, to the Assistant Prosecutor

On February

Update: On April 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.  

“Does it matter that in Ohio if the jury had not recommended death, the trial court would have no authority to impose death?”

Justice French, to defense counsel

On January 23, 2018, the

Update: On April 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.  

“Does it matter that in Ohio if the jury had not recommended death, the trial court would have no authority to impose death?”

Justice French, to defense counsel

On January 23, 2018, the

Update: On May 8, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“…so why didn’t you file a motion to compel or some sort of activity to bring it to the court’s attention that they were not cooperating with discovery the way they should…?”

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