The Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled the Mill Creek Metropolitan Park District’s lawsuit to acquire a man’s property to build a bike trail can proceed. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen …
The Supreme Court of Ohio has released results from the July 2022 Ohio Bar Examination. Among the 847 first-time test takers, 80% earned passing scores. A total of 970 aspiring lawyers sat for the exam, and 703 – or 72% – passed. In January, the …
Fifty-one Ohio courts received a total of $10.2 million in grant funding to help reduce backlogs of pending court proceedings, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced.The grants are part of the Ohio Court Backlog Reduction Program, which launched earlier this …
A Cleveland lawyer was indefinitely suspended by the Supreme Court of Ohio today for continuing to handle cases and attend court hearings while under suspensions for violations of attorney conduct rules. The Supreme Court had suspended Robert Brooks II …
Cedar Fair was not required to open Cedar Point Amusement Park in May 2020 for season pass holders. Cedar Fair was not required to open Cedar Point Amusement Park in May 2020 for season pass holders. Cedar Point Amusement Park could alter its dates of …
Court finds Cleveland Botanical Garden operations did not violate deed restrictions. Court finds Cleveland Botanical Garden operations did not violate deed restrictions. Cleveland Botanical Garden did not violate the restrictions of a 140-year-old deed …
A Central Ohio attorney is indefinitely suspended from the practice of law today. The Supreme Court of Ohio unanimously found the attorney demonstrated a pattern of misconduct, causing harm to six vulnerable clients. Marianne Sharp collected retainers and …
A missed reporting deadline that can bar an expert witness from testifying at a trial does not prevent the expert from testifying in any retrial, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today. In a unanimous decision, the Court reversed the Fifth District Court of …
Death row inmate Victoria Drain Death row inmate Victoria Drain The Supreme Court of Ohio has affirmed the death sentence of an Ohio prisoner who murdered a fellow inmate at the Warren Correctional Institution in 2019. The Court unanimously upheld the …
After catastrophic damage to its courtroom, the Meigs County Juvenile and Probate Court is celebrating its new permanent facility. The court previously operated out of the Meigs County Courthouse built in 1848, making it one of the oldest courthouses in …
The Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld the conviction of a former Williams County sheriff for violating state ethics laws when he posted confidential information about children services cases on a sheriff’s office website. A Supreme Court majority rejected …
Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Pinkey Carr was suspended indefinitely and removed from office by the Supreme Court of Ohio today. The Supreme Court found that Judge Carr’s “unprecedented misconduct” over a two-year period included “blatant and systematic …
The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct has issued four advisory opinions, including a new opinion that addresses the propriety of a judge attending a training offered by a law enforcement agency and three revised opinions previously issued under the former …
A Portsmouth judge was publicly reprimanded by the Supreme Court of Ohio today for independently investigating a juvenile court matter, failing to recuse himself from the case, and failing to perform the duties of judicial office fairly and impartially. On …
A Fairfield County probation officer broke a state law when searching the cell phone of a man on community control, but did not violate his constitutional rights. Because the man’s rights were not infringed, the child pornography found on the phone could …
Traditionally, reasonable attorney fees can be recovered from the losing party in a lawsuit when punitive damages are awarded. The ability to recover these fees can extend to the attorney fees incurred when the losing party unsuccessfully appeals the case …
Prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a weight-loss pill wholesale distributor by charging the company with illegally selling drugs without specifying what state law was violated, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today. In a unanimous decision …
An Ashland County judge failed to justify sealing the divorce records of former U.S. Senate candidate and state Treasurer Josh Mandel and his ex-wife, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today. In a per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court ruled Ashland County …
The Board of Professional Conduct recommends two attorney sanctions and advises against the reinstatement of a suspended lawyer. The Board of Professional Conduct recommends two attorney sanctions and advises against the reinstatement of a suspended lawyer …
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