Further Update: This case was set for a jury trial on August 17, 2015, and settled on August 15.

Update: Read about Chapter III of this case here.

Case Background

In May of 2006, M.H., then a minor, broke his knee in a diving board accident at the Cuyahoga Falls Natatorium and Wellness Center. The

Update: Read what happened on remand in this case here and here.

On November 20, 2012 the Court handed down a merit decision in M.H. v. Cuyahoga Falls, 2012-Ohio-5336. (when the case was originally argued, the minor’s name was in the caption, but due to a rule change, initials have been substituted.) The case

Update: On November 20, 2012, the Court handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On June 19, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Michael L. Hawsman v. City of Cuyahoga Falls, 2011-1588.  Hawsman, a minor, injured his knee while using the diving

Update: On November 20, 2012, the Court handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the oral argument here.

On June 19, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Michael L. Hawsman v. City of Cuyahoga Falls, 2011-1588.  At issue