In its late March sessions, the Ohio Supreme Court tackles a couple cases involving auto accidents. A Wednesday appeal questions ODOT’s responsibility to upgrade roads; on Tuesday, a family disputes an auto insurer’s coverage for medical costs.

In its late March sessions, the Ohio Supreme Court tackles a couple cases involving auto accidents. A Wednesday appeal questions ODOT’s responsibility to upgrade roads; on Tuesday, a family disputes an auto insurer’s coverage for medical costs.

The Ohio Supreme Court will consider arguments in two cases during its session next Tuesday at the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus. The court’s second day of oral arguments will be held on Wednesday in Richland County.

In re Z.R. asks the court to decide the proper venue for filing complaints involving a child’s welfare. Five kids had been removed from a mother’s custody in Summit County. The mother then gave birth to a child, and the children services agency raised concerns in a court filing about her ability to take care of the newborn. The mother claimed the lawsuit should be dismissed because she was living in Cuyahoga County. The agency argues it was permitted to file suit in Summit County because the actions related to the other siblings were handled in that county.

In Grange Indemnity Insurance Co. v. Laboy, a couple contests the medical coverage they received from their auto insurance company after a 2006 car accident. The family’s health insurance paid some expenses, and the auto insurer covered others under the auto policy. The auto insurer was later reimbursed for costs when the couple received money from a settlement. The auto insurer contends it paid the health-care providers more than what the family’s health insurance covered and it cannot reimburse medical expenses at the rate a different insurer has negotiated.

Along with these brief descriptions, the Office of Public Information today released in-depth summaries of these two cases.

The appeals to be heard during the court’s off-site session were featured in an article published earlier this week on Court News Ohio.

Oral arguments will begin each day at 9 a.m. and will be streamed live online at sc.ohio.gov and broadcast live on The Ohio Channel.