“…[W]e conclude that a person who ‘otherwise participates in the placing of a product in the stream of commerce’ must exert some control over the product as a prerequisite to supplier liability.”

Justice French, opinion of the Court

“Even if Amazon cannot be considered a supplier in the traditional, pre-Internet sense, I believe that its

Update: On October 1, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“What does our precedent say about what those words mean, placing something in commerce?”

Justice French, to counsel for Stiner

“What is your response to opposing counsel’s argument that Amazon’s algorithm selected the

Update: On October 1, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the argument here.

On April 29, 2020 the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Dennis Stiner v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2019-0488. At issue in the

On May 14, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Anderson v. Barclay’s Capital Real Estate, Inc., 2013-Ohio-1933.   By a vote of 5-2 (Justice French concurred in judgment only, but wrote nothing separately) the Court held that mortgage servicing is not covered under the Ohio Consumer Sales Practice Act. (CSPA). Chief Justice

Update: On May 14, 2013 the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On February 26, 2013, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Sondra Anderson v. Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., d.b.a. Home EqServicing, 2011-0908. The issue is whether mortgage servicers are covered under

Update: On May 14, 2013 the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On February 26, 2013, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Sondra Anderson v. Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., d.b.a. Home EqServicing, 2011-0908. The issue is whether mortgage servicers are covered under