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02/26/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions with opinions.

2/26/2026

2026-Ohio-651

Eddy v. Farmers Property Cas. Ins. Co.

2024-0623

Attorney-client privilege—Work-product doctrine—Court orders granting motions to compel insurance companies to produce claims files protected by attorney-client privilege based on allegations of bad faith, fraud, or criminal misconduct must comply with R.C. 2317.02(A)(2)—Civ.R. 26(B)(4) presumptively protects work product, which may be disclosed only upon a showing of good cause—Judgment reversed and cause remanded to trial court to comply with R.C. 2317.02(A)(2) and Civ.R. 26(B)(4).

DeWine, J.

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-626

2/26/2026

2026-Ohio-626

State ex rel. Patterson v. Starn

2025-1014

Mandamus—Appellant’s complaint makes clear that he did not lack an adequate remedy in ordinary course of law to challenge trial court’s dismissal of his motion to correct judgment of conviction without holding second resentencing hearing—State ex rel. Hess v. Kessler distinguished—Court of appeals’ dismissal of complaint affirmed.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-627

2/26/2026

2026-Ohio-627

Peace v. Galloway

2025-1053

Habeas corpus—Appellant-inmate had an adequate remedy in ordinary course of law by way of direct appeal to challenge assignment of judge who accepted his guilty pleas and sentenced him—Court of appeals’ judgment granting warden’s motion to dismiss affirmed.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-628

2/26/2026

2026-Ohio-628

Medina Cty. Bar Assn. v. Hall

2025-1314

Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct—Conditionally stayed six-month suspension.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-629

2/26/2026

2026-Ohio-629

State ex rel. DeGraff v. Ottawa Cty. Bd. of Elections

2026-0048

Prohibition—Writ sought to compel board of elections to remove referendum on zoning amendment from May 2026 primary-election ballot—Board of elections did not abuse its discretion or clearly disregard applicable law by denying protest to zoning-referendum petition, because petition included an appropriate map when filed with township board of trustees and board of elections could reasonably conclude that petition’s brief summary of zoning amendment’s contents accurately described where one of the affected properties is located—Writ denied.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-649

2/25/2026

2026-Ohio-649

729 W. 130th St., L.L.C. v. Hinckley Twp. Bd. of Zoning Appeals

2024-1419

Zoning—Appeals—Powers of township zoning boards under R.C. 519.15—An email sent to one of a property’s owners was not a “decision” that triggered deadlines for owner to pursue his rights in his property’s use—Board of Zoning Appeals lacked jurisdiction to entertain appeal—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed.

Fischer, J.

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-595

2/25/2026

2026-Ohio-595

Donald Sullivan, L.L.C. v. Reynolds

2025-0830

Habeas corpus—Notice of change of address filed by appellant and “Offender Search” webpage of Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction establish that appellant is no longer incarcerated—Appeal from court of appeals’ dismissal of petition dismissed as moot.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-596

2/25/2026

2026-Ohio-596

State ex rel. Suburban Driving v. Bur. of Workers' Comp.

2025-0834

Workers’ compensation—Mandamus—Adm. 4123-17-02 (successor-in-interest rule) and 4123-17-13 (coverage-initiation rule)—Appellant failed to establish that Bureau of Workers’ Compensation abused its discretion in transferring defunct driving school’s experience rating and outstanding financial obligations to appellant after appellant applied for workers’ compensation coverage—Court of appeals’ denial of writ affirmed.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-597

2/25/2026

2026-Ohio-597

State ex rel. Wright v. Madison Cty. Clerk of Courts

2025-0842

Mandamus—Appellant had adequate remedy in ordinary course of law to challenge voluntariness of his guilty plea in that all arguments made in his petition could have been made on direct appeal from his conviction—Court of appeals’ judgment granting clerk’s motion to dismiss granted.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-598

2/25/2026

2026-Ohio-598

02/25/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions with opinions—Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings.

2/25/2026

2026-Ohio-616

02/25/2026 Case Announcements #2

Appeal not accepted for review.

2/25/2026

2026-Ohio-617

In re Continuing Legal Edn. Suspension of Janeway

CLE-2004-68617

On report of the commission on continuing legal education.

2/25/2026

2026-Ohio-630

02/25/2026 Case Announcements #3

Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases.

2/25/2026

2026-Ohio-633

02/25/2026 Case Announcements #4

Merit decisions with opinions.

2/25/2026

2026-Ohio-650

In re RPA Energy, Inc.

2024-0236

Public utilities—Public Utilities Commission gave provider of competitive retail electric service and competitive retail natural-gas service sufficient notice of allegations lodged against it for unfair, deceptive, or unconscionable acts or practices under Adm.Code 4901:1-21-05-(B)(8)(a) and Adm.Code 4901:1-29-05(D)(8)(a) before rescinding the provider’s Ohio operating certificates under R.C. 4928.08(D) and 4929.20(C)(1) for committing statutory and rule violations—Commission failed to sufficiently explain basis of its forfeiture order in violation of R.C. 4903.09 and ordered consumer rerating for contradictory periods, necessitating remand so it may explain and clarify those decisions—Order affirmed in part and reversed in part and cause remanded to commission.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-563

2/24/2026

2026-Ohio-563

State ex rel. Teagarden v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

2025-0479

Mandamus—Public-records requests—Inmate not entitled to writ for public records that he has already been provided, records that he has failed to show exist and are maintained by the public office, records that he made a duplicate request for, or records that he has failed to pay the copying cost for—Inmate entitled to writ for public records he requested that public office failed to provide and that public office does not deny it maintains—Writ granted in part and denied in part—Court costs and statutory damages awarded.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-567

2/24/2026

2026-Ohio-567

State ex rel. Martin v. McCormick

2025-0794

Procedendo—Appellee-trial judge’s judgment denying appellant’s petition for postconviction relief rendered moot appellant’s request for a writ ordering a “journalization” of judge’s previous ruling allegedly granting two motions—Appellant forfeited argument that judgment was not a final, appealable order by failing to raise argument in court of appeals—The failure to raise an argument in response to a summary-judgment motion forfeits that argument for purposes of appellate review—Court of appeals’ order granting judge’s motion for summary judgment affirmed.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-568

2/24/2026

2026-Ohio-568

State ex rel. Harris v. Rothgery

2025-0612

Mandamus—Prohibition—Appellee-trial judge did not patently and unambiguously lack jurisdiction to sentence appellant or to issue nunc pro tunc order, and appellant had adequate remedies in ordinary course of law to challenge sentencing entry—A trial court does not patently and unambiguously lack jurisdiction to correct a judgment entry by issuing a nunc pro tunc order under Crim.R. 36 while an appeal from the judgment is pending—Court of appeals’ judgment granting appellee’s motion to dismiss affirmed.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-578

2/24/2026

2026-Ohio-578

02/24/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals.

2/24/2026

2026-Ohio-625

Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Smith

2023-0708

On application for reinstatement.

2/23/2026

2026-Ohio-590

02/23/2026 Case Announcements

Disciplinary cases.

2/23/2026

2026-Ohio-593

02/23/2026 Administrative Actions

Administrative actions.

2/23/2026

2026-Ohio-594

02/19/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals.

2/19/2026

2026-Ohio-548

Disciplinary Counsel v. Gernert

2025-1322

Attorneys—Misconduct—Violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct by engaging in conduct that adversely reflects on a lawyer’s fitness to practice law—Two-year suspension with 18 months conditionally stayed.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-529

2/19/2026

2026-Ohio-529

State ex rel. Fenstermaker v. McConville

2025-0090

Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 2969.25’s requirements do not apply to original actions filed in Supreme Court of Ohio—Existence of particular record in public office’s records schedule does not necessarily mean that public office possesses that record—Mandamus claim regarding record produced by public office is moot, but relator is entitled to statutory damages because public office’s failure to produce record for nearly three months constitutes a failure to produce within reasonable time—Writ denied, relator awarded $700 in statutory damages, and relator’s request for court costs denied.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-530

2/19/2026

2026-Ohio-530

Voss v. Quicken Loans, L.L.C.

2024-0257

Standing—Class actions—Mortgage-release statute—R.C. 5301.36 comports with Ohio’s constitutional standing requirement—Trial court erred in certifying class because a class action was not, at that time, a superior method to adjudicate the controversy—Court of appeals erred by not applying the amended statute, which was in effect at time of its decision and which precluded the class-wide collection of damages that appellee sought—Amended R.C. 5301.36(C) applies retroactively in this case to prohibit the class-wide collection of damages that appellee seeks—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed in part and reversed in part and cause remanded to trial court to decertify the class.

Hawkins, J.

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-531

2/19/2026

2026-Ohio-531

State ex rel. Ames v. Big Walnut Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn.

2024-1616

Mandamus—Public-records requests—Writ and relator’s requests for statutory damages, attorney’s fees, and court costs denied.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-532

2/19/2026

2026-Ohio-532

02/18/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases—Miscellaneous dismissals—Mediation matters.

2/18/2026

2026-Ohio-533

State v. Ballish

2024-0899

Sentencing—Misdemeanor probation—Abuse of discretion—Three-part test under State v. Jones does not apply to a condition of probation expressly authorized by R.C. 2929.27—Judgment reversed.

Hawkins, J.

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-503

2/18/2026

2026-Ohio-503

State ex rel. Harris v. Watson

2024-1089

Mandamus—Public-records requests—Writ granted for requested documents that remain unaccounted for—Writ denied as moot as to documents already provided—Statutory damages awarded.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-508

2/18/2026

2026-Ohio-508

State ex rel. Lawrence v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

2024-1169

Mandamus—Public-records requests—Relator abandoned several requests for public records that he did not argue in support of in brief—Correctional institution prohibited from denying inmate’s request for his master file based on the file not being stored at the institution; if Department of Rehabilitation and Correction possesses the master file, it must be produced, subject to redactions permitted by law—Public office established that correction officers’ work schedules and posts are security records exempt from production under R.C. 149.433—A public office does not have a duty to create new records to satisfy a public-records request—Limited writ granted, relator’s request for statutory damages deferred until public office complies with limited writ, and relator’s request for court costs denied.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-509

2/18/2026

2026-Ohio-509

State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Baker Ross

2026-0118

Prohibition—Prior restraint on media publication—To impose prior restraint, respondent trial-court judge must hold a hearing, receive evidence, and permit those affected to be heard—Respondent may not prevent reporting of proceedings in open court—Peremptory writ granted.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-510

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-510

02/17/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions—Disciplinary cases.

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-475

In re Resigantion of Weisman

2026-0088

Attorneys at law—Resignation with disciplinary action pending—Gov.Bar R. VI(11)(C).

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-502

In re Salters

2025-0990

On certified entry of felony conviction.

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-504

02/17/2026 Case Announcements #2

Official versions released—Merit decisions with opinions—Disciplinary cases—Miscellaneous dismissals.

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-505

02/17/2026 Case Announcements #3

Disciplinary cases.

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-506

02/17/2026 Administrative Actions

Administrative actions.

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-507

02/17/2026 Case Announcements #4

Merit decisions with opinions.

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-511

State ex rel. Platt v. Montgomery Cty. Bd. of Elections

2024-0325

Attorney fees—$400 an hour determined to be reasonable rate given respondents’ concession and the absence of satisfactory evidence submitted by relator in support of $690 rate billed by relator’s attorneys—Respondents invoked “good-faith exception” too late because former R.C. 149.43(C)(3)(c) does not provide a basis for reducing an award of attorney fees but, rather, applies only to the court’s initial determination of whether to award fees to a prevailing relator—Relator’s attorney-fee application granted in amount of $28,120.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-480

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-480

State ex rel. Fenstermaker v. Grogan

2024-0857

Mandamus—Public-records requests—A public office has no obligation to produce records that it does not have—Relator failed to show entitlement to statutory damages by failing to analyze how facts and circumstances demonstrate an unreasonable delay in producing public-records; merely identifying the passage of time is not enough—Writ and relator’s request for statutory damages denied.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-482

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-482

Disciplinary Counsel v. Henderson Carter

2025-1329

Unauthorized practice of law—Holding one’s self out as an attorney in purporting to represent a beneficiary in a probate matter, preparing deeds for transfer of real property, and notarizing the deeds as an “attorney”—Respondent committed five acts of unauthorized practice of law and did so knowingly and deliberately despite her knowledge that she had been permanently disbarred from practice of law—Respondent enjoined from engaging in additional acts constituting unauthorized practice of law, enjoined from performing notarial acts unless and until she is properly appointed and commissioned as a notary by Ohio Secretary of State, and ordered to pay civil penalty of $30,000.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-489

2/17/2026

2026-Ohio-489

02/13/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings.

2/13/2026

2026-Ohio-474

02/12/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases.

2/12/2026

2026-Ohio-446

02/11/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals.

2/11/2026

2026-Ohio-427

02/09/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings.

2/9/2026

2026-Ohio-386

Disciplinary Counsel v. Hine

2026-0057

On certification of default.

2/6/2026

2026-Ohio-368

02/06/2026 Case Announcements

Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases—Mediation matters.

2/6/2026

2026-Ohio-370

02/06/2026 Administrative Actions

Administrative actions.

2/6/2026

2026-Ohio-371