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News from the Supreme Court of Ohio
- Patients Can Pursue Legal Claim Against Doctor Who Fled Country
- Court Vacates Conviction of Teen Who Claimed Other Personality Led Him to Kill
- Retired Judge, Leader of Veterans Treatment Court Inducted into Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame
- Judicial Elections Bring New Leadership to Ohio Courts
- Bar Application Updates Include Changes to Mental Health Disclosure
- Victims of Attorney Theft Awarded Over $124,000
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Daily Case Announcements
& Opinions
December 6, 2022
The Court declined to accept State v. Galinari for review.
In Elliot v. Durrani, the Court ruled the cutoff date to file a medical malpractice lawsuit is extended if a medical practitioner flees the state within the four-year lawsuit deadline.
Elliot v. Durrani
State v. Bourn
December 5, 2022
In State v. Yerkey, the Court ruled that wages lost by a crime victim while voluntarily attending criminal court do not qualify for restitution because Marsy’s Law did not change restitution’s statutory meaning.
State v. Brunson
State v. Yerkey
Ohio Courts in the News
- Beacon Journal Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Order Akron to Release Names of Officers Involved in Jayland Walker Case, Other Police Shootings: Cleveland Scene
- Appeals court partially overturns 3CDC, Panino restaurant lawsuit; sends it to jury trial: The Business Journals
- Columbus council approves new gun-control law amid questions over its legality: The Columbus Dispatch
- Dover asks court to order Homrigausen to reimburse city for $77,802 in pay and benefits: The Times-Reporter
- Former Jackson County Sheriff's Office employee pleads guilty to stealing $38,000: NBC4
- Huber Heights family wins lawsuit against state agency regarding help for son's autism: WDTN
- State appeals court revives lawsuit challenging university's COVID vaccine mandate: WOUB
- Waldick: ‘It has been an honor': Lima News
- BG man loses appeal of consecutive sentences for sex-related crimes: Sentinel-Tribune
- Man charged with involuntary manslaughter 40 years after shaking 6-week-old girl: Cincinnati Enquirer
- Perrysburg's Law Director resigns: 13abc
- Pharmacies fight $650M opioid epidemic award to Trumbull, Lake Counties: WFMJ
- Kenneth Cobb granted a retrial by the Ohio Supreme Court for a 2019 case: Hometown Stations
- Repp's complaint explained: Review Times
- Appeals court says fired Cleveland police officer should get his job back in death of burglary suspect: Cleveland.com
- Ohio family continues to fight pipeline construction on their farmland: Farm and Dairy
- Former Streetsboro councilman facing criminal charges for scrap yard: News 5 Cleveland
- Cheerleading abuse accusations increase to 20 with Ohio case: WDTN/AP
- Ohio court rejects city cable fees for streaming services: Associated Press
- Death sentence upheld for Columbus man who killed ex-girlfriend, 4-year-old daughter: WBNS
- Ohio justices rule Lake County Clerk of Courts Faith Andrews can return to office despite complaints from employees: WKYC
- Repp files complaint with Ohio Supreme Court contesting his removal from municipal judgeship: TiffinOhio.net
- Man who decapitated wife 32 years ago loses appeal for release from court supervision: WCPO
- George Wagner IV found guilty in Pike County killings: The Enquirer
- UT law school graduates see lower passage rate compared to peers: The Blade
- Death sentence upheld for Columbus man who killed ex-girlfriend, 4-year-old daughter: Columbus Dispatch
- Netflix, Hulu don't owe cable taxes, Ohio Supreme Court says: Cleveland.com
- Kovoor pushes appeal for seat on court: Tribune Chronicle
- Franklin County judgeship heads to recount: NBC4
- Suspect in 1991 cold case murder in Columbus due in court: NBC4
- Ohio judge orders men who made fake robocalls to register voters: WDTN/AP
- Cuyahoga County judge's son accused of murdering his wife will take the stand: Cleveland.com
- Ex-hospital CEO sues MetroHealth for alleged illegal firing: MedCity News
- Ruling on Danny Lee Hill claim to come without oral arguments: Tribune Chronicle
- Akron teen pleads guilty to murder in man's fatal shooting on Metro bus: Akron Beacon Journal
- Cuyahoga County judge to declare Ru-El Sailor wrongfully imprisoned: WKYC
- Tri-C professors file lawsuit alleging retaliation after 19 News report: Cleveland19
- Hocking County man slams dismissal of his out-of-county police lawsuit: The Logan Daily News
- Ohio public pension funds sue Warner Bros. Discovery over $25 million in investment losses: Cleveland.com
- Montgomery County's 3 juvenile specialty dockets recertified by Supreme Court: Dayton Daily News
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