When reading about the death of former First Lady and presidential mother Barbara Bush, I learned an interesting historical factoid. Her maternal grandfather, James Edgar Robinson, was a Justice on the Supreme Court of Ohio from 1919-1932. Read more about Justice Robinson, who was from Union County, on the Court’s site here.
Barbara Bush’s Ohio Supreme Court Connection.
By Marianna Bettman on
Posted in Ohio Supreme Court Watch
When reading about the death of former First Lady and presidential mother Barbara Bush, I learned an interesting historical factoid. Her maternal grandfather, James Edgar Robinson, was a Justice on the Supreme Court of Ohio from 1919-1932. Read more about Justice Robinson, who was from Union County, on the Court’s site here.
Oral Argument Preview: Does Failure to Hold Timely Face-to-Face Meeting with Delinquent Borrower Bar Mortgage Foreclosure Action? Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. A. Christopher M. Burd f.k.a. Christopher M. Burd et al.
Update: On September 27 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this appeal as improvidently accepted. Read more about that here.
Read an analysis of the oral argument here.
On April 24, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. A. Christopher M. Burd f.k.a. Christopher M. …
Oral Argument Preview: Should A Defendant’s Present and Future Ability to Pay be Considered When Assessing Court Costs? State of Ohio v. James. L. Dunson.
Update: Read about the disposition of this case here.
Read an analysis of the argument here.
On April 24, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. James L. Dunson, 2017-0186. At issue in this case is whether, in a post-conviction motion to…
Oral Argument Preview: Personal Foul! Should Ohio’s Discovery Rule Toll Claims Involving Latent Brain Diseases Like CTE? Steven Schmitz et al v. National Collegiate Athletic Association et al.
Update: On October 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read an analysis of the oral argument here.
On April 11, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case Steven Schmitz et al v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n…
The Bill O’Neill Rule?
By Marianna Bettman on
Posted in Commentary, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
On October 29, 2017, then-Justice Bill O’Neill announced his intent to run in the Democratic gubernatorial primary May 8, 2018. He also announced a platform which included “legalization of recreational marijuana, a higher minimum wage, a decrease in in-state tuition, and the funding of mental health institutions across the state.”
Rule 4.5 of the Ohio…
What Happened on Remand: Joshua Polk Serves Ten Days for School Gun Offense. State v. Polk.
By Marianna Bettman on
Joshua Polk, then a student at Whetstone High in Columbus, left his book bag on the school bus. An initial search of the bag pursuant to an unwritten school policy didn’t turn up anything but papers identifying Polk as the owner of the bag, but a later, more thorough search in the principal’s office turned…
What’s On Their Minds: Using a Juvenile Adjudication as an Element of an Adult Offense. State of Ohio v. Anthony Carnes.
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…
Commentary: One Less Execution in Ohio.
By Marianna Bettman on
Remember Alva Campbell? He was a decrepit 69-year-old inmate on death row, who was supposed to be executed on November 15, 2017. Campbell committed heinous crimes, no question about it. But he had also been in miserable health, using a walker to get around, apparently suffering from lung cancer, COPD, respiratory failure, and prostate cancer.…
What’s On Their Minds: Clarifying Requirements About Smoking History for Workers Exposed to Asbestos Who Have Lung Cancer. Bobby Turner, et al. v. CertainTeed Corporation, et al.
By Marianna Bettman on
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…