JULY 1, 2024
New Practice and Procedure Rules Effective July 1
Changes to the practice and procedure rules for Ohio courts, recently filed with the Ohio General Assembly, are effective as of July 1, 2024.
JUNE 21, 2024
Victims of Attorney Theft Awarded more than $161,470 by Lawyers’ Fund
The Board of Commissioners of the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection (LFCP) reimbursed $161,472.80 to 15 victims of attorney theft at its recent meeting.
JUNE 18, 2024
Board of Professional Conduct Issues Advisory Opinion on Lawyer Fee Arbitration
The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct has issued an advisory opinion clarifying the application of a rule that mandates the arbitration or mediation of fee disputes between lawyers.
JUNE 12, 2024
Supreme Court Cuts Backlog of Judicial Assignment Requests
The time it takes for the Supreme Court of Ohio to assign a judge to a case after a local court makes a request dropped from more than 20 days in 2022 to less than one day by the end of 2023.
JUNE 11, 2024
Conduct Board Files Attorney Discipline Recommendations
The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct has filed four reports with the Supreme Court of Ohio, recommending discipline for each attorney.
The ongoing demand for language interpreters in courtrooms is growing, with an increased need for the number of credentialed professionals.
JULY 2, 2024
Homeowner Seeks Compensation After Road Collapse Leads to Property Flooding
A Summit County homeowner’s property flooded multiple times in May 2017. She sued the county, alleging that the nearby public road wasn’t maintained, which caused the flooding.
JULY 1, 2024
Fifth District: Defendants Must Prove Exception to Avoid Texting-While-Driving Conviction
When a driver is charged with texting while driving, it’s the driver, not the state, who must prove whether an exception in the law applies, the Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled.
JUNE 5, 2024
Eighth District: Efforts to Block Chiropractor Calls to Crash Victims Unconstitutional
State laws that make it illegal for chiropractors to call victims immediately after car accidents and crimes are unconstitutional, the Eighth District Court of Appeals recently ruled.
MAY 24, 2024
Lawsuit of Woman Who Froze to Death After Gas Shut-Off Must First Go Before Utility Regulator
A wrongful death lawsuit against Dominion Energy Ohio for shutting off a paying customer’s gas service must start with the state utility regulator before moving to common pleas court, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
MAY 23, 2024
Court of Claims: Kent State Student Paid $50,0000 for Injuries While Hurrying for Care Package
Kent State University this month settled a lawsuit with a student who was injured when she tripped on the way to her dormitory mail room in hopes of receiving a package of Irish soda bread sent by her mother.
Bucyrus Law Director Receives Two-Year Stayed Suspension
The Supreme Court of Ohio today issued the Bucyrus city law director a two-year, fully stayed suspension for ethical violations arising from two separate drunken driving arrests and subsequent probation violations.
June 28, 2024
New Judge Appointed to Columbiana County Municipal Court
A new judge will soon be taking the bench in Columbiana County Municipal Court.
June 11, 2024
Scioto County Attorney and Magistrate Appointed as New Judge
Rebecca Bennett of Portsmouth will transition from magistrate to judge in the Probate and Juvenile Division in Scioto County where she previously served as magistrate since 2015.
May 10, 2024
New Judge Appointed to Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Jennifer Petrella was appointed today to serve as judge for the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division.
APRIL 24, 2024
For Judge Andrew King of the Fifth District Court of Appeals, public service runs in the family. It began with his grandparents who served in World War II in the Army Air Corps and Cadet Nurse Corps.
Assigned Judge Wants to Leave Everywhere Better Than He Found It
As a first-year law student, Judge Juergen Waldick sat in the back of Ohio Northern University’s moot courtroom with sights set on becoming a prosecutor.
Assigned Judge Has Served All Levels of Courts
After graduating from college, Judge Eugene Lucci spent his days enforcing the law. By night, he was gaining a greater knowledge about the laws he was sworn to enforce.
July 2, 2024
Appeals Court upholds 4-year hit-skip sentence: Tribune Chronicle
A district appeals court upheld the conviction of a Southington man who was convicted after striking and severely injuring a Bristol couple with his vehicle and fleeing the scene on New Year’s Eve 2021.
Ross County Courts Receive New Fingerprint Scanners in Statewide Push for Information: Scioto Post
In an effort to improve the accuracy and completeness of Ohio’s criminal-records repository, a new grant program will fund 77 fingerprint scanners for courts across the state. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today that these devices will help courts capture defendants’ fingerprints for submission to the state’s database.