Open and Obvious Danger

Oral Argument Preview: Did the Eighth District Put The Motorized Cart Before The Legal Horse? Barbara Rieger v. Giant Eagle, Inc.

By Marianna Bettman on April 17, 2019

Update: On September 19, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the oral argument here.

On April 24, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Barbara Rieger v. Giant Eagle, Inc., 2018-0883. The issue in the…

By Marianna Bettman on August 19, 2014

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…