Select an archive 2013 2012

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Cincinnati Attorney Disbarred

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Supreme Court Announces Decisions in 9 Cases

Supreme Court Rules Use of Commercial Activity Tax Revenues From Sale of Motor Vehicle Fuel For Non-Highway Purposes Is Unconstitutional

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Supreme Court Announces Decisions in 17 Cases

Supreme Court Affirms Death Sentence In 2007 Akron Rape, Murder

Supreme Court Announces Decisions in 18 Cases

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Supreme Court Announces Decisions in 15 Cases

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Drug Trafficking Indictment Is Valid Without Naming Specific Drug If It Identifies Statutory Schedule In Which Drug Appears

DECEMBER 3, 2012

ODNR Must Demonstrate Why It Shouldn’t Be Held in Contempt of Court

Columbus Attorney Suspended

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Trial Court’s Waiver of Mandatory Fine Without Affidavit of Indigency Requires Resentencing to Impose Waived Fine

Columbus Attorney Disbarred

Warren Attorney Suspended

Cincinnati Attorney Suspended

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Owners of All-Electric Homes Must Pursue Fraud Claim Against FirstEnergy Corp. Before Public Utilities Commission

Columbus Lawyer Suspended for Disclosing Information Obtained from Prospective Client

Central Ohio Lawyer Suspended from Practice

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

County May Use Motor Vehicle/Gas Tax Funds to Pay Portion of Self-Insurance Pool Premium That Covers Operations of County Engineer’s Highway Department

Award of Attorney Fees and Costs to Successful Workers’ Compensation Appellant Not Dependent on How Many of Claimed Conditions Approved/Denied

Supreme Court Upholds 2011 Legislative Redistricting Plan as Constitutional

Cleveland Lawyer Suspended from Practice

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Court of Claims approves nearly $600,000 OSU Medical Center wrongful death settlement

Legal Bills Not Entirely Exempt from Public Records Law

Cleveland Attorney Suspended

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Skier Injured in Collision May Recover from Other Skier Only If Other Skier’s Actions Were Reckless or Intentional

Court Rules City Not Immune From Liability For Injury Suffered by Patron at Indoor Municipal Swimming Pool

Court Rules Supervisor’s Advice That Electrical Worker Not Wear Protective Gloves Was Not ‘Deliberate Removal of Equipment Safety Guard’ Under Intentional Tort Statute

Former Attorney General Dann’s Law License Suspended

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Supreme Court Rules City Must Pay for Moving Overhead Electric Lines in Public Right of Way Underground

Cleveland Lawyer Disbarred

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Court of Claims approves $300,000 ODOT motorcycle wreck settlement

City of Cincinnati Can Reduce Retirees’ Health Benefits, Appeals Court Rules

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Trumbull County Attorney Indefinitely Suspended

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Court Rules Prisoner May Pursue Collateral Attack on Escape Conviction When Charge Was Based on Violation of Invalid Postrelease Control Sentence

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Supreme Court Rules DNA Profile of Criminal Defendant May Be Retained For Future Use Despite Acquittal on Charge for Which Sample Was Obtained

Prior Domestic Violence Conviction May Be Proved By Means Other than Journal Entry, But When a Judgment Entry is State’s Proof, It Must Comply With Criminal Rule 32(C)

Columbus Attorney indefinitely Suspended

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Supreme Court Holds Foreclosure Action Void If Party Filing Suit Did So Before Becoming Actual Party in Interest

Galloway Attorney indefinitely Suspended

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Process for Invoking Adult Portion of ‘Blended’ Sentence In Serious Youthful Offender Cases

Kentucky Lawyer Suspended from Practice in Ohio

OCTOBER 25, 2012

2nd District: Defendant Not Required to Disclose Incriminating Information In Investigator’s Report

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Supreme Court Holds That Indigent Parent Does Not Have Right to Appointed Counsel in Purge Hearing

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Pardon by the Governor Doesn’t Entitle Defendant to Sealed Criminal Record

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Massillon Judge Receives Stayed License Suspension

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Common Pleas Court Must Defer To Zoning Appeals Board’s Interpretation of Ambiguous Language in Zoning Ordinance

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Defective Workmanship Claims Not Covered by General Commercial Liability Policy Coverage for ‘Property Damage Caused by an Occurrence’

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Court of Appeals Remands Case for Resentencing Based on Judge’s Failure to Make Required Findings Supporting Consecutive Prison Terms

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Court Reconsiders, Modifies Ruling on Enforceability of Employee Noncompete Agreements

Add-On Sentence for Discharging Gun ‘From Motor Vehicle’ Does Not Apply to Shots Fired While Defendant Was Outside Vehicle, Behind Open Car Door

City May Adopt Tax Increment Financing Plan That Temporarily Exempts Improvements to Annexed Land From Both City and Township Property Taxes

OCTOBER 10, 2012

In Determining Whether Information in Search Warrant Affidavit Is ‘False,’ Courts Must Allow for Nontechnical Language Used by Nonlawyers

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Cleveland Heights Attorney Suspended

Former Columbus Attorney Indefinitely Suspended

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Supreme Court Sets Guidelines for Waiver of ‘Amenability’ Hearing In Juvenile Bindover Cases

Pepper Pike Attorney Disbarred

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Seventh District Holds Legal Separation Agreement With Final Property Division Terminates Spouses’ Rights to Elect Against Each Others’ Wills

Supreme Court Holds That Statute Does Not Entitle Juvenile Offender to Legal Counsel During Interrogation Prior to Filing of Charges

Former Cincinnati Attorney Suspended from Practice

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Appeals Court Upholds Restitution Order Against Former Toledo Schools Official

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Supreme Court Dismisses JobsOhio Mandamus Action Without Ruling on Merits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Cleveland ‘Legal Services’ Company Ordered to Cease Unlicensed Law Practice, Assessed $30,000 Civil Penalty

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Juvenile Court May Grant Temporary Child Visitation Rights to a Nonparent During Litigation of Custody Suit

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

County Prosecutor Lacks Authority to Enter Into Plea Agreement For Crimes Committed Wholly In Another County

Cleveland Attorney Disbarred

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Court of Claims approves Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction $2 million settlement

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Court Recognizes Limited Exception to Time Limit to Notify Employer of Retaliatory Discharge Claim

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

East Liverpool Attorney Indefinitely Suspended

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Supreme Court Affirms, Reverses Portions of Multi-Million Dollar Civil Judgment

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Appeals Court: Child Support for Disabled Child May Be Imposed After 18th Birthday

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Appeals Court: Conviction Vacated Based on Improper Admission of Evidence at Trial

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Appeals Court: Traffic Stop Must Reasonably Warrant Police Intrusion

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Supreme Court Orders State Ballot Board to Replace Ballot Language Describing Proposed Redistricting Amendment

Appeals Court: Liquor Agent's Gambling Complaint Valid

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Third District Rules Injuries from Hotel Fall not Covered by Workers’ Comp

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Next Week’s Oral Arguments Include Attorney Discipline Case Related to OSU Football Sanctions

Posting Details of Sheriff’s Sale on Website Does Not Give Required Notice of Sale to Party With Interest in Foreclosed Property

Columbus Attorney Suspended

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Supreme Court Holds Private Landfill is Not a ‘Public Utility’ Exempt From Township Zoning Authority

Norwalk Attorney Suspended

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

OVI Conviction Reversed by Eleventh District Because Defendant Not Properly Advised of Consequences of Guilty Plea

Former Columbus Attorney Indefinitely Suspended

State May Cite ‘No Contest’ Plea In Postconviction, Habeas Corpus Proceedings Where Defendant Attacks Conviction Based on That Plea

AUGUST 31, 2012

Highway Patrol’s Search Did Not Violate Suspect’s Rights

AUGUST 30, 2012

Supreme Court Rules Owner of Land Adjacent to Rezoned Property May Have Standing to Challenge Rezoning Through Declaratory Judgment Action

AUGUST 29, 2012

Supreme Court Rules County is Immune From Civil Suits Based on its Failure to Upgrade Storm Sewer

Delaware Attorney Suspended From Practice

Deputy Court Clerk Who is also Deputy Sheriff is not ‘Neutral Magistrate’ Who May Determine Whether There is Probable Cause to Issue Arrest Warrant

AUGUST 28, 2012

Cincinnati Attorney Disbarred

AUGUST 23, 2012

Appeals Court Rules in Second Amendment Case

Appeals Court Throws Out Conviction Based on Castle Doctrine

AUGUST 22, 2012

Tenth District Appeals Court Reverses Judgment in Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Case

AUGUST 21, 2012

Court of Claims Approves $1.25 Million OSU Medical Center Settlement Agreement

AUGUST 20, 2012

Appeals Court Strikes Down State Law Due to Home-Rule Conflict

AUGUST 17, 2012

Three of Nine Cases at Supreme Court Next Week Examine Sex Offender Law

AUGUST 10, 2012

Appeals Court Reverses Sex Offender’s Sentence

AUGUST 7, 2012

Appeals Court Rules Juvenile's Statements Should Have Been Supressed

AUGUST 6, 2012

Appeals Court Rules Bond Reduction Motion Does Not Toll Speedy Trial Requirement

AUGUST 1, 2012

Appeals Court Reverses Trial Court’s Denial of Withdrawal of Guilty Plea

JULY 31, 2012

Appeals Court Reverses Trial Court, Rules Statements Admissible

JULY 30, 2012

Court of Claims Approves $600,000 UC Settlement Agreement

JULY 27, 2012

Cincinnati Zoning Hearings Must Have Transcribable Record, First District Rules

Appeals Court Throws Out Traffic Stop Convictions

JULY 26, 2012

Appeals Court Limits Tuscarawas County Easement Use

JULY 25, 2012

Full Eighth District Reverses 3-Judge Panel, Overrules 2009 Precedent on Ohio Criminal Sentencing Law

Supreme Court Orders Judge to Unseal Records in Youngstown Corruption Case

JULY 24, 2012

Columbus Firm Agrees to Cease Preparing Immigration Forms, Other Activities That Constitute Unauthorized Practice of Law

JULY 19, 2012

Appeals Court Strikes Down Cincinnati Residency Ordinance

Supreme Court Rules Judge’s Error in Declaring Mistrial Barred New Trial of Defendant in Springfield Murder Case

JULY 18, 2012

Court of Claims Approves $1.5 Million ODOT Settlement Agreement

Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Review When Appeals Courts Review Declaratory Judgment Actions

JULY 17, 2012

Cease and Desist Order Against Supreme Court Candidate Reversed

Court of Claims Awards More Than $1 Million in Damages for Botched Shoulder Surgeries