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Case Caption	Case No.	Topics and Issues	Author	Citation / County	Decided	Posted	WebCite
State ex rel. Ames v. Concord Twp. Bd. of Trustees	2025-L-088	Original action; writ of mandamus; public records; R.C. 149.43(C)(1); pre-filing requirements for public records mandamus actions; Sub. H.B. 265, 2024 Ohio Laws 86; motion to strike; Loc.App.R. 101(A) and (B)(1); filing of dispositive motion before issuance of alternative writ permitted under local rules; service of post-complaint filings by regular mail under Civ.R. 5(B)(2)(c); motion to strike overruled; service of pre-filing complaint pursuant to Civ.R. 4 required by statute; Civ.R. 4.4(A)(2); Civ.R. 4.6(D); service on political subdivision; email not an authorized method of service under Civ.R. 4; actual notice does not cure defective service where statute expressly requires service pursuant to Civ.R. 4; mandatory pre-filing requirements; failure to satisfy statutory condition precedent; merits not reached; petition for writ of mandamus dismissed.	Dickey	Lake	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	2026-Ohio-107
Widdowson v. Lake Cty.	2025-L-038	CIVIL - wrongful death; negligence; summary judgment; statutory interpretation; political subdivision tort immunity; wanton or reckless conduct; R.C. 2744.03(A)(6); proximate cause; statutory immunity; R.C. 128.96; physical defects on or within government property; duty to protect; R.C. 737.11; operation of a 9-1-1 system; deprivation of rights under the Ohio Constitution; intentional infliction of emotional distress; loss of consortium	S. Lynch	Lake	1/12/2026	1/12/2026	2026-Ohio-67
State v. Wilson	2024-P-0072	CRIMINAL – Aggravated Murder; R.C. 2903.01; unlawful termination of pregnancy; Aggravated Burglary; R.C. 2911.11; hearsay; testimonial statements; Confrontation Clause; Evid.R. 901; Evid.R. 902; Evid.R. 803; Evid.R. 601; plain error; jury instructions; lesser included offense; R.C. 2945.74; prosecutorial misconduct; closing arguments; expression of personal belief or opinion; manifest weight of the evidence; cumulative error.	Eklund	Portage	1/12/2026	1/12/2026	2026-Ohio-65
Willoughby Eastlake City Schools v. Am. Fireworks Co.	2025-L-030	APPELLATE REVIEW - appellate courts have jurisdiction over judgments and final orders; R.C. 2505.03; final appealable order; R.C. 2505.02(B)(1); multiple claims at issue in a civil action; Civ.R. 54(B) language; "no just reason for delay"; oral directed verdict not reduced to writing; Civ.R. 50(E); court speaks only through journal entries; claims remain pending; lack of jurisdiction; appeal must be dismissed sua sponte.	M. Lynch	Lake	1/8/2026	1/8/2026	2026-Ohio-40
Willoughby Eastlake City Schools v. Am. Fireworks Co.	2025-L-030	APPELLATE REVIEW - appellate courts have jurisdiction over judgments and final orders; R.C. 2505.03; final appealable order; R.C. 2505.02(B)(1); multiple claims at issue in a civil action; Civ.R. 54(B) language; "no just reason for delay"; oral directed verdict not reduced to writing; Civ.R. 50(E); court speaks only through journal entries; claims remain pending; lack of jurisdiction; appeal must be dismissed sua sponte.	M. Lynch	Lake	1/8/2026	1/12/2026	2026-Ohio-66