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Update: The Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case December 6, 2012. Read the analysis here.
On July 10, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Smith v. Landfair, 2011-1708. At issue is the interpretation of the word “spectator” under R.C. 2305.321, the Ohio…
After July 11, there are no more oral arguments until August 21. Unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, which begins the first Monday in October and ends June 30, the Ohio Supreme Court does not officially have “terms”. But in recent years, it has taken some time off from its regular docket during the summer. Also…
Update: The Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case December 6, 2012. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On July 10, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Smith v. Landfair, 2011-1708. At issue is the interpretation of…
Read a student law review article critically analyzing this decision here.
On July 3, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in Miller v. Miller, 2012-Ohio-2928. At issue in this case is the interpretation of Ohio’s corporate advancement statute, codified at R.C. 1701. 13 (E)(5).
Trumbull Industries is an Ohio…
Ronald Luri won 3.5 million in compensatory damages and slightly over $43 million in punitive damages in a retaliatory discharge suit against three related corporate defendants and two individual defendants. Each defendant was assessed a separate punitive damages award. The award against each of the corporate defendants was different, and each exceeded 7 million dollars.…
On August 28, 2012, the Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis of the merit decision here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On July 10, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of DeVries Dairy v. White Eagle Cooperative Assoc., 2011-1995…
On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in State v. Ramey, 2012-Ohio-2904. In a unanimous opinion written by Chief Justice O’Connor, the Court held that the filing of a motion to suppress by one criminal defendant does not automatically toll a co-defendant’s speedy trial time.
On October 7, 2009,…
Update: On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On June 20, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Houdek et al. v. ThyssenKrupp Materials, NA, 2011-1076.
Bruce Houdek worked at ThyssenKrupp’s warehouse. He was assigned to light…
Update: On November 21, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On June 20, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Branch et al. v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2011-1634.
Margaret Branch suffered a stroke during brain surgery performed by…
Final Update:
On March 15, 2016 the Supreme Court of Ohio finally dismissed this case as improvidently accepted for review. Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-985. GMAC mortgage had filed for bankruptcy in 2012, none of the remaining plaintiffs in this case filed a proof of claim in the bankruptcy proceeding, and therefore cannot further pursue…
