Yesterday, October 29, 2017, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O’Neill announced his intent to run in the Democratic gubernatorial primary May 8, 2018. Already in the race on the Democratic side are Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, State Senator Joseph Schiavoni, Former State Representative Connie Pillich, and Former U.S. Representative Betty Sutton. O’Neill, who is the
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Court’s Informal Summer Recess.
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Yesterday’s oral arguments—June 21, 2017—were the last set of oral arguments posted on the Court’s Oral Argument Calendar. In recent years, the Court has not been hearing oral arguments during the summer, usually until the end of August. Presumably, merit decisions in pending cases will be released during this recess period.
Announcing the Court’s Two Newest Justices.
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It may be a legal holiday today, January 2, 2017, but the website for the Supreme Court of Ohio already has Justices Patrick F. Fischer (whose term started yesterday, January 1) and R. Patrick DeWine (whose term started today) listed in the current justices column, along with their bios. Oral arguments resume next week.
Top Ten Most Read Posts of 2016.
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I don’t know why we all love lists, but we seem to, especially at year’s end. So here’s the list of the top ten most visited blog posts in 2016:
- For the third year in a row, number one is Bank of America, N.A. v. George M. Kuchta, et al., 2013-0304. In Kuchta,
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Court Improv’s Jurisdictional Question in Unfair Labor Practice Appeal. Greater Dayton Regional Transit Auth. v. State Emp. Relations Bd.
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On November 2, 2016, by a vote of 5-2, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed as improvidently accepted Greater Dayton Regional Transit Auth. v. State Emp. Relations Bd., Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-7559. Chief Justice O’Connor and Justices Lanzinger, Pfeifer, O’Neill, and O’Donnell voted to dismiss. Justices Kennedy and French dissented.
At issue in this…
Update: New Trial Denied in Prade Case
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Douglas Prade, a former Akron Police Captain, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the alleged murder of his ex-wife, Dr. Margo Prade, who was shot and killed in her van outside of work in 1997.
Prade was primarily convicted on the basis of a bite mark that was made through Dr. Prade’s…
Correction to Earlier Post on Sallee v. Watts.
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On March 25, 2016, I erroneously posted that the case of A.S. (a Minor) v. Stephanie Watts, et al, 2014-0727 had been pending for over one year, when in fact it had been dismissed as improvidently accepted on April 23, 2015, by a vote of 5-2.
My apologies to the Court and to my readers…
Submitted Case Hits One Year Mark Without Decision. State of Ohio v. Brandon Moore.
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Top Ten Most Read Posts of 2015
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Here is my annual top ten list. These are the ten most read blog posts for 2015, in order. Foreclosure issues continue to dominate, grabbing first, fourth, seventh, eighth and ninth most viewed slots.
- For the second year in a row, number one is Bank of America, N.A. v. George M. Kuchta, et al.,
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Commentary: Interesting Proposal about Storage of Medical Records.
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On September 2, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Gene’a Griffith, Executrix for the Estate of Howard E. Griffith, Deceased v. Aultman Hospital. At issue in this case is whether records not maintained in a medical records department are part of a patient’s discoverable medical record.
The…