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Daily Case Announcements
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May 2, 2024
State ex rel. Ottinger v. B&B Wrecking & Excavating, Inc.
Lorain Cty. Bar Assn. v. Robinson
In Lorain Cty. Bar Assn. v. Robinson, the Court indefinitely suspended an Elyria attorney who failed to self-report a federal felony drug conviction to disciplinary authorities.
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.
News from the Supreme Court of Ohio
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Ohio Courts in the News
- Ohio Supreme Court sides with ex-Whirlpool employee in workers' compensation case: Cleveland.com
- Area students head to court: Tribune Chronicle
- Artists turn inward to help heal others in prosecutor's art show: The Vindicator
- Two commissioners discuss lawsuit filed by colleague: Tribune Chronicle
- Akron woman gets life sentence for Canton man's murder in 2023: Akron Beacon Journal
- Ohio jury convicts man who caused first day of school bus crash that killed 11-year-old: Columbus Dispatch
- Second murder defendant in boys' deaths enters sealed plea: Toledo Blade
- 17-year-old girl convicted in deadly hit-and-run charged with assaulting Cleveland police officer: WOIO
- Middletown man sentenced to 10 years in prison after distributing fentanyl that killed someone: WCPO
- Prosecutor labels former cop ‘prolific serial rapist': Tribune Chronicle
- Toledo and Lucas County Commissioners sue U.S. EPA: Toledo Blade
- Judge tosses lawsuit over fatal shooting of Arthur Keith by CMHA police: Cleveland.com
- 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