DECEMBER 24, 2019
Attorney Who Tried to Funnel Elderly Clients’ Money to Wife and Boy Scouts Suspended
Attorney Convicted of Forgery and Theft Indefinitely Suspended
Court Suspends Two Lawyers for Neglecting Client Matters
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Misstatements During Sentencing Not Grounds for Withdrawing Plea Eight Years Later
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Siblings Must Prove Columbus TV Station Defamed Them as ‘Robbers’
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Dog’s History of Biting Can Be Used to Convict Owner of Crime
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Parents Fight for Juvenile Court Resolutions within 90 Days
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Akron Attorney Who Aided Clients’ Tax Evasion Suspended
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Oil and Gas Lease Disputes Subject to 21-Year Statute of Limitations
Five-Year, Instead of Three-Year, Prison Sentence Applies to Certain Illegal Drug Makers
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Banks Entitled to Restitution for Forged Checks
Court Directed to Reconsider How It Reduced Woman’s Prison Sentence from 65 to 15 Years
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Township Cannot Be Sued based on Hiring and Supervision of Officer Who Injured Motorist
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Cleveland Lawyer Convicted of Money Laundering Indefinitely Suspended
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
New Hearing Ordered for Akron Man Given Death Penalty for Murdering Girlfriend’s Parent
Pittsburgh Attorney Suspended after Misleading Disciplinary Investigators
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Federal Court Asks Supreme Court for Guidance on Law Allowing Civil Lawsuits based on Criminal Acts
Cincinnati Attorney Sanctioned for Assisting a Suspended Attorney’s Unauthorized Law Practice
Columbus Attorney Suspended for Violating Rules While on Probation
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
Appeals Court Exceeded Its Authority in Portage County Surface Mining Case
Law School Graduate’s Latest Request for Admission to Practice Denied
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Double Jeopardy Protections Do Not Bar Prosecuting Man Who Changed Story about Son’s Death
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Disbarment, Suspension Issued for Attorneys Engaged in Unauthorized Practice
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Court Sanctions Attorney Who Accepted Firearms in lieu of Law Firm’s Payments
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Trial Courts Can Waive Previously Imposed Court Costs
Arrest Started with Stop of Black SUV Registered as White SUV Was Constitutional
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Williams County Hosts Supreme Court for Session with High School Students
Regulators Lack Authority to Impose Cost-Recovery Cap on Utilities’ Energy Efficiency Plan
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Former Franklin County Judge Suspended for Sexual and Campaign Misconduct
OCTOBER 9, 2019
Convicted Man Cannot Use Recent Ohio Supreme Court Decision to Challenge His Sentence
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Cincinnati Must Pay Newspaper’s Legal Bill for Withholding Arrest Videos
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
Toledo Area Attorney Suspended for Filing False Tax Returns
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Court Upholds Statute Eliminating Residency Quotas in Cleveland’s Public Construction Contracts
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Grocer Not Responsible for Motorized Cart Collision that Injured Shopper
Court Suspends Attorney Arrested after Being Intoxicated at Trial
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
State Challenges $4.5 Million Judgment to Cleveland for Workers’ Compensation Overcharges
AUGUST 22, 2019
Municipal Bond Buyers Do Not Automatically Acquire Right to Sue
AUGUST 21, 2019
Court Extends Suspension for Lakewood Lawyer Who Practiced While Suspended
Out-of-State Lawyer to Pay $25,000 for Illegally Practicing in Ohio
AUGUST 20, 2019
State Workers Can Be Fired during Probationary Period at Employer’s Discretion
AUGUST 15, 2019
Judge Cannot Impose Community Controls to be Served After Prison Sentence
AUGUST 14, 2019
Public Bodies Cannot Use Secret Ballots to Take Official Action
AUGUST 13, 2019
Former Lorain County Judge Suspended from Practicing Law
JULY 30, 2019
Constitutionality of Adult Offenses Based on Juvenile Actions Challenged
JULY 23, 2019
Westlake Attorney Indefinitely Suspended for Disregarding Client Matters
JULY 18, 2019
Court Suspends Westlake Attorney for Threatening Client to Collect Excessive Fee
JULY 17, 2019
Law Limits Time to File Breach-of-Contract Lawsuits for Faulty Construction
JULY 16, 2019
Common Pleas Court Can Consider Challenge to High School Sports’ Competitive Balance Rule
JULY 10, 2019
Tenth District: Police Properly Arrested Intoxicated Man at Dog Day Care; OVI Charges Reinstated
JULY 9, 2019
JULY 2, 2019
Pawnshop Seeks Immunity after Owner of Stolen Jewelry Sues When Goods Were Sold
JUNE 27, 2019
Attorney Suspended for Purposely Underpaying Another Lawyer His Share of Fees
JUNE 26, 2019
Cuyahoga County Not Immune from Lawsuit Filed by Fired Employee
JUNE 25, 2019
Right to Contest Adoption Survives When Court Relieves Parent of Paying Child Support
JUNE 20, 2019
Modification of Wind Farm Permit Not Subject to Stricter Location Standards
JUNE 19, 2019
First Energy Electric Grid Modernization Charge Improperly Imposed
JUNE 5, 2019
Lorain Attorney Suspended for Losing Client’s Settlement Check
JUNE 4, 2019
Township Claims Immunity for Police Crash During Pursuit
MAY 30, 2019
Greater Cincinnati Attorney Disbarred after Practicing While Suspended
MAY 29, 2019
Trumbull County Woman’s Speedy-Trial Rights Not Violated by Documentation Deficiencies
MAY 23, 2019
Attorney General Must Take Action in Columbus Mosque Dispute
MAY 22, 2019
Florida Attorney Convicted of Health Care Fraud Suspended
MAY 16, 2019
Suspended Westerville Attorney Receives Two More Years of Suspension
MAY 15, 2019
Court Must Reconsider Guilty Plea Withdrawal by Immigrant Facing Deportation
MAY 14, 2019
News Outlet Argues for Prompt Release of Police Bodycam Videos, Which Show Taser Use
MAY 8, 2019
Cuyahoga County Man’s Wrongful Imprisonment Claim Can Continue
MAY 7, 2019
Probate Judge Blocked From Taking Control of Greene County Courtroom
MAY 2, 2019
Search of Man Walking Near Where Gunshots Heard Was Constitutional
MAY 1, 2019
Judge Cannot Block Cleveland Fire Department’s Shift-Change Order
APRIL 30, 2019
Cincinnati Asks Court to Declare No ‘Free Bite’ Rule for Dangerous Dogs
APRIL 16, 2019
Right to Sue TV Station for Faulty Hoverboard Theft Report Heard at Off-Site Court Session
APRIL 11, 2019
Ruling Lets Stand Order to Pay Lump-Sum Payments to Workers Who Lost Limbs, Organs
APRIL 10, 2019
Former Belmont County Judge Failed to Supervise Embezzling Private Practice Employee
APRIL 9, 2019
Ashland Attorney Suspended for Having Sex with Client, Soliciting Prostitution
APRIL 4, 2019
Court-Cost-Only Judgment Cannot Be Appealed
APRIL 3, 2019
Mahoning Probate Judge Publicly Reprimanded for Presiding Over Ex-Client Cases
MARCH 20, 2019
Court Rejects Bid for Juvenile Hearing by Man in Mid-20s
MARCH 19, 2019
Question Raised about Whether Prior Nonconsensual Sex Can Be Addressed in Rape Trials
MARCH 13, 2019
Wayne Township Residents Can Contest Zoning Change at Ballot Box
MARCH 5, 2019
City Might Owe Township Tax Payments, But Court Will Not Order It
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Former Scioto County Judge Suspended for Attempt to Influence Daughter’s Speeding Ticket
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Local Government Rights to Hire, Sue, and Claim Immunity Come Before Supreme Court
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Disability Compensation Can Be Denied if Injured Worker Refuses Additional Exams
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
In Death Penalty Appeal, Cincinnati Man Claims Jurors Revealed Racial Bias
Franklin County Judge Receives One-Year Stayed Suspension
JANUARY 22, 2019
Legality of Police Searches at Issue in Cases Before Supreme Court
JANUARY 2, 2019
Stepfather and Father Debate Support Obligations in Adoption Case