Update: On February 18, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in this case.  Read that post here.

On Sept. 21 the Ohio Supreme Court will hear the case of Havel v. Villa St. Joseph, #10-2148, which addresses the constitutionality of R.C. 2315.21(B).

R.C. 2315.21(B) mandates the bifurcation of compensatory…