Update: On December 8, 2014, the Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision denying summary judgment.  So, as predicted below, back to the trial court it goes, again.

Case Background

In 2007, Dale and Grace Burlingame were killed when the van Dale was driving was struck by a fire engine on an

Update: On October 28, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

On June 25, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State of Ohio ex. rel. Donald Yeaples and Deborah Yeaples v. Honorable Steven E. Gall et. al.

Update: On October 28, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

On June 25, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State of Ohio ex. rel. Donald Yeaples and Deborah Yeaples v. Honorable Steven E. Gall et. al.

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

Update: On March 12, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On June 10, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Duane Allen Hoyle v. DTJ Enterprises, Inc., et al., 2013-1405. The issue in this case is

On May 14, 2014 the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Oaktree Condominium Assn., Inc. v. Hallmark Bldg. Co. 2014-Ohio-1937. In a 4-3 decision written by Justice O’Neill, for himself, Justices Pfeifer and Lanzinger, and Chief Justice O’Connor, the court held R.C. 2305.131, Ohio’s construction statute of repose, unconstitutional as applied

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

Update: On April 2, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On March 11, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in Carlos Sivit, et al., v. Village Green of Beachwood, L.P., et al, 2013-0586. At issue in this case is

Update: On April 2, 205, 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 March 11, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Carlos Sivit, et al., v. Village Green

Update: Plaintiff’s counsel reports this case was settled on September 16, 2015.  Settlement terms are confidential.

On February 12, 2014 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Mann v. Northgate Investors, L.L.C.,2014-Ohio-455. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Pfeifer, the Court held that a landlord owes a statutory