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Merit Decision: R.C. 2307.60 Independently Authorizes Civil Action For Damages Caused By Criminal Acts. Jacobson v. Kaforey.

By Marianna Bettman on January 11, 2017

Update: On October 25, 2018, the plaintiff, Jessica Jacobson, dismissed her complaint without prejudice.

“These legislative statements are crystal clear. We need not dig further into the meaning of the statute than the language that was signed into law.”

Justice O’Neill, majority opinion.

On December 28, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a…

What’s On Their Minds: Does R.C. 2307.60 Independently Authorize a Civil Action for Criminal Acts? Jessica Jacobson v. Ellen Kaforey et al.

By Marianna Bettman on April 25, 2016

Update: On December 28, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“Would you say that any criminal act gives rise to civil recovery?” Chief Justice O’Connor, to plaintiff’s counsel.

On April 19, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case…

Oral Argument Preview: Does R.C. 2307.60 independently authorize a civil action for criminal acts? Jessica Jacobson v. Ellen Kaforey et al.

By Marianna Bettman on April 13, 2016

Update: On December 28, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

On April 19, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Jessica Jacobson v. Ellen Kaforey et al., 2015-1340. The case was accepted on certified conflict…