A Summit County homeowner's property flooded multiple times in May 2017, leading her to sue the county for damages. The homeowner, Roberta Schlegel, alleged that the flooding was caused by a sinkhole in a nearby public road that blocked a culvert, preventing proper drainage. Schlegel argued that the county's failure to maintain the road made it responsible for the damage.
The Fifth District Court of Appeals in Ohio has ruled that drivers charged with texting while driving must prove if any exceptions to the law apply. The state law against distracted driving includes 13 exceptions, such as texting police during an emergency or while parked due to a road closure.
State laws preventing chiropractors from contacting victims immediately after car accidents have been deemed unconstitutional by the Eighth District Court of Appeals.
A wrongful death lawsuit against Dominion Energy Ohio for shutting off a paying customer’s gas service must start with the state utility regulator before moving to common pleas court, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has issued a two-year, fully stayed suspension to Bucyrus city law director Brian N. Gernert for ethical violations related to two separate drunken driving arrests and subsequent probation violations.
Kent State University has settled a lawsuit with a student who was injured while hurrying to her dormitory mail room. The incident occurred on March 17, 2023, when Maeve Grennan left her part-time job at the university’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center to pick up a package of Irish soda bread sent by her mother. Grennan aimed to retrieve the package before the mail room closed at 8 p.m., as it was her last opportunity before the weekend.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that a domestic relations court must explicitly determine that a parent is voluntarily unemployed before calculating a child support order based on estimated potential future income. The ruling comes in response to a case where the Wood County Domestic Relations Court calculated child support payments for a man who lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on his previous income.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that the five-year limit on the Ohio Industrial Commission's oversight of a workers' compensation claim does not affect an appeal properly filed in court.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended Westlake attorney Daniel E. Perrico following his criminal convictions for providing alcohol to two teenage girls and groping one of them.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority may be liable for nearly $350,000 in prejudgment interest to a developer.
A teenager, Timothy Williams, may face charges of tampering with evidence in the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court after his murder case was transferred from juvenile court.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that a database containing names and addresses linked to causes of death in Ohio is not subject to public records requests due to its classification as "protected health information."
The Supreme Court of Ohio has upheld the sexual battery conviction of Eli Carter, despite ruling that his constitutional right to confront witnesses was violated when a witness testified via videoconference.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has issued a ruling stating that once a jury trial is requested in a civil case, the request cannot be withdrawn unless all parties involved agree.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended Dayton attorney David E. Stenson for one year, with six months stayed, due to neglect in handling client matters, including failing to file a lawsuit on time.
