The Supreme Court of Ohio today rejected a real estate developer’s request to block a magistrate's order aimed at collecting a $1.5 million judgment. The case concerns an effort to redevelop a downtown Cincinnati property.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that public utility regulators cannot issue orders to grant themselves extensions for deciding applications for rehearing. This decision directly impacts the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), which had a practice of extending its decision-making period beyond the statutory 30 days.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has issued a two-year suspension to Cincinnati attorney Calvin S. Tregre Jr. for neglecting five client matters and retaining $4,750 in fees for incomplete work.
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a doctor who had preserved his defense that he had not been properly served with the complaint against him did not waive that defense by actively participating in the proceedings for two years.
The Supreme Court of Ohio issued a fully stayed six-month suspension to the former city of Campbell law director for professional misconduct related to his private practice.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has issued a public reprimand to Hamilton County Probate Court Judge Ralph Winkler for making inaccurate and demeaning statements on Facebook related to a court case.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has upheld a state utility regulator’s finding that AEP Ohio is not recovering through its distribution rates the costs it incurs to provide generation service. The high court rejected an appeal by a competing electricity generator against the Public Utility Commission of Ohio's (PUCO) decision to approve AEP's rate plan, as the competitor did not demonstrate that the PUCO acted unreasonably.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - A diner who suffered complications from swallowing a chicken bone that was hiding in a supposed “boneless wing” has no case against the food supplier, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled, because chicken bones aren’t foreign to chicken meat.
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the Kent City School District Board of Education did not follow state law when it failed to observe a teacher three times before deciding not to renew his contract. The decision requires the district to reinstate Shawn Jones, a 20-year employee who was terminated in 2020 after only two observations.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a restaurant patron who swallowed a bone in his boneless chicken wings, ruling that the presence of bones in such dishes can be reasonably expected.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that state law permits the refiling of a dismissed lawsuit as long as it is refiled within the designated time limit. This decision rejects the notion of an unwritten “one-use” limit to the “savings statute,” which allows civil cases to be refiled after the statute of limitations has expired under certain conditions.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - An Ohio city needs to pay up after losing a $55 million lawsuit brought by a man beaten by cops who arrested him for no reason.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that a parent in a legal custody proceeding does not have the same legal safeguards as a parent facing the loss of parental rights in a permanent custody proceeding. This decision reverses a Fifth District Court of Appeals ruling which found that the due process rights of a Muskingum County woman, identified as "K.G.," were violated during a May 2022 legal custody hearing.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has mandated a new trial to determine the legality of the Stark County Board of Elections' private discussions regarding the purchase of voting machines. This decision follows a unanimous opinion rejecting lower court interpretations that permitted closed-door executive sessions for any public property purchase under the Ohio Open Meetings Act.
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the city of East Cleveland must pay more than $30 million for unlawfully arresting a man, beating him, and confining him in a storage closet for four days.
The Supreme Court of Ohio will soon deliberate on whether stray cats and dogs should receive the same protections as household pets under evolving animal cruelty laws. The case involves Alonzo Kyles, who was convicted of felony-level cruelty for pouring bleach and water on a stray kitten found in an apartment building’s basement.
