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Daily Case Announcements
& Opinions
December 11, 2024
In State v. Warner, the appellant’s memorandum in support of jurisdiction exceeded the 15-page limit and the Court struck pages 16-18 from the memorandum.
December 10, 2024
State v. Miree
Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London
Stull v. Summa Health Sys.
Phoenix Lighting Group, L.L.C. v. Genlyte Thomas Group, L.L.C.
State v. Hickman
Shields v. Bur. Of Workers' Comp.
In re Natl. Prescription Opiate Litigation
State ex rel. Berry v. Booth
State v. Wilcox
In re B.C.A.
State v. Smith
State v. Kennedy
State v. Dunn
State ex rel. Teagarden v. Igwe
State v. Alley
Reese v. Davis
In In re Natl. Prescription Opiate Litigation, the Court ruled lawsuits cannot claim national pharmaceutical chains caused a public nuisance by selling opioids, and lawsuits against the companies must follow the procedures outlined in the Ohio Product Liability Act.
The Court referred State ex rel. Ballah v. Sandusky City Schools Bd. of Edn. to mediation.
December 9, 2024
State v. Beatty
State v. Grad
State ex rel. Culgan v. Jefferson Cty. Clerk of Courts
Total Renal Care, Inc. v. Harris
State v. Riley
Goomai v. H&E Ent., L.L.C.
State ex rel. Prinkey v. Emerine's Towing, Inc.
In State v. Grad, the Court ruled a hearing must be held on a request to consider new science about infant bone fractures.
The Court declined to reconsider Berkheimer v. REKM, L.L.C.
December 6, 2024
State ex rel. Copley Ohio Newspapers, Inc. v. Akron
Schlegel v. Summit Cty.
Estate of Cook v. Montville Twp.
In State ex rel. Copley Ohio Newspapers, Inc. v. Akron, the Court ruled Akron can conceal the identities of eight police officers involved in the 2022 shooting of a motorist.
December 5, 2024
State ex rel. Martens v. Findlay Mun. Court
In State ex rel. Martens v. Findlay Mun. Court, the Court rejected a controversial 1999 precedent that had allowed litigants to file lawsuits even when they had not been injured.
December 4, 2024
In In re Harvey, the Court found Nathan Harvey of Rio Grande, Ohio, in contempt for failure to file an affidavit of compliance.
December 3, 2024
In State ex rel. Ware v. Booth, the Court denied the Trumbull Correctional Institution’s request to declare relator Kimani Ware a vexatious litigator. The Court also denied Ware’s request for relief from the Court’s judgment in the case.
The Court declined to reconsider State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Bloom.
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Ohio Courts in the News
- Ohio Supreme Court: Evolving science can be considered new evidence in child endangerment case: Ohio Capital Journal
- An opioid settlement ruling could have far-reaching implications for other lawsuits: NPR
- Chaos in Pike County: Filings likely to delay final massacre trial: Cincinnati Enquirer
- Night court launching at Warren Municipal Court in 2025: WFMJ
- Clerk of courts for Mahoning County to start job a bit early: The Vindicator
- Clerk's office unwraps $2M gift: Tribune Chronicle
- Seventh person sentenced to prison for murder of pregnant woman: Cleveland.com
- Mother of alleged child-rape victim takes stand in Youngstown: The Vindicator
- Former WKYC personality Hollie Strano says station discriminated against her: Akron Beacon Journal
- Buc-ee's agreement: Lawsuit dropped over water service at Huber Heights location: Dayton Daily News
- Former Columbus police officer gets nearly 4 years in prison for stealing, selling cocaine: WBNS
- Ohio Hospital Gets Second Chance to Protect Resident's Files: Bloomberg Law
- UC law school, Walnut Hills graduate is first African American elected to appeals court: Cincinnati Enquirer
- Ohio county probate court judges weigh in on unequal access to birth certificate changes: WOSU
- Man sentenced to at least 18 years in deadly shooting of girlfriend in Miami Twp.: Dayton Daily News