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Daily Case Announcements
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May 1, 2024
Caldwell v. Whirlpool Corp.
State ex rel. Martre v. Reed
In Caldwell v. Whirlpool Corp., the Court ruled that once an injured employee properly appeals a workers’ compensation claim to a court, a five-year limit on the Ohio Industrial Commission’s oversight of the claim does not impact the court case.
April 30, 2024
At the request of the parties in State ex rel. Young v. Blendon Twp. Police Dept., the Court stayed the filing and briefing deadline for 60 days.
State ex rel. White v. Aveni
State ex rel. Ellis v. Chambers-Smith
The Court accepted Huntington Natl. Bank v. Schneider for review.
In State ex rel. Ellis v. Chambers-Smith, the Court affirmed the decision of the Tenth District Court of Appeals.
April 29, 2024
The Court published official versions of nine opinions, which were previously released as slip opinions.
April 26, 2024
In Disciplinary Counsel v. Taylor, the Court suspended Ronald Taylor of Cincinnati from the practice of law for an interim period pending final disposition of disciplinary proceedings.
In In re Complaint of Ohio Power Co. v. Nationwide Energy Partners, L.L.C., the Court has suspended the briefing schedule for appellee Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and intervening appellee Nationwide Energy Partners until the Court decides the requests by the two parties to dismiss the case.
In In re Zamensky, the Court suspended Andrew M. Zamensky, from the practice of law for an interim period.
April 25, 2024
Disciplinary Counsel v. Perrico
In Disciplinary Counsel v. Perrico, the Court suspended a Westlake attorney based on his criminal convictions for providing two teenage girls with alcohol and groping one of them.
April 24, 2024
Turner v. Kelsey
The Court accepted State v. Thompson for review.
In State ex rel. Sunny Farms Landfill, L.L.C. v. Seneca Cty. Bd. of Health, the Court returned a case referred to mediation to the regular docket and required respondent Seneca County Board of Health to answer the complaint within 21 days.
April 23, 2024
In State ex rel. Yost v. Holbrook, the Court ordered respondent Judge Michael Holbrook to file a response, if any, by 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, to the request by relator Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost for an emergency writ of prohibition or mandamus.
Vandercar, L.L.C. v. Port of Greater Cincinnati Dev. Auth.
In Vandercar, L.L.C. v. Port of Greater Cincinnati Dev. Auth., the Court ruled the Cincinnati area port authority is subject to a state law that directs a party who breached a contract to pay an additional sum for delaying payment while the matter is disputed in court.
News from the Supreme Court of Ohio
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Ohio Courts in the News
- Ohio FOP asks State Supreme Court to revise juvenile justice rule as crime affects communities: WXIX
- Canfield car dealer granted early release from prison: The Vindicator
- Jury delivers guilty verdict in shooting: Tribune Chronicle
- Paulding County man sentenced to life imprisonment in double murder case: The Crescent-News
- Struthers man sentenced for child porn images: The Vindicator
- 'It's not about murder': Akron man argues he shot, killed Dominic Gray in self-defense: Akron Beacon Journal
- Minivan driver in fatal school bus crash testifies in his defense: Dayton Daily News
- Attorneys frustrated with discovery efforts in $72M fraud case: Toledo Blade
- Cuyahoga County pays $450,000 to settle two lawsuits over overtime payments to employees: Cleveland.com
- McDonald woman settles sexual harassment suit against Mahoning County Sheriff's Deputy: WFMJ
- Appeal denied for Warren man convicted of wounding 9-year-old with stray bullet: WFMJ
- Judge sends 4 to prison for fatal New Year's Eve shooting: Cleveland.com
- Domestic violence victim doesn't show, but defendant pleads guilty: The Vindicator
- Member of Tuscarawas County Board of Elections fined $200 for role in sales tax case: Times Reporter
- Trial begins against man accused of causing deadly school bus crash: WDTN