OCTOBER 4, 2023
Search of Truck That Revealed Illegal Gun Found Constitutional
A Hamilton County deputy discovered a gun when conducting an “inventory search” of a truck driven by a man with a suspended driver’s license.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Contract Requires Oil Driller to Pay Penalty Well Owner Accepted
An eastern Ohio oil well owner paid a $50,000 fine to state regulators to settle pollution violations caused by a drilling company the owner hired.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Columbus Attorney Suspended for Neglecting Client Matters
A Columbus attorney was suspended by the Supreme Court of Ohio today for two years, with 18 months stayed, for accepting fees for an adoption case but not following through with the work.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Court Affirms PUCO-Approved Rider to Pay for Natural Gas Company Improvements
A portion of a PUCO order allowing Dominion Energy to collect approximately $73 million from its Northeast Ohio customers to pay for past capital improvements to its natural gas distribution infrastructure is not unreasonable or unlawful, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
State Appeals Hold on ‘Heartbeat Act’
Since the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 ruled there is no federal constitutional right to abortion, states have been left to decide the issue. More than a dozen have made abortion illegal in nearly every circumstance, while the procedure is legal in 25 states up to at least 22 weeks.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
University Asks to Be Shielded From Students’ COVID-Related Lawsuits
In the spring of 2020, Brooke Smith was an Ohio State University (OSU) senior taking her final classes to earn an undergraduate degree. She paid tuition, room and board, and seven other fees to Ohio State.