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“Based on the record before us, even when viewed in a light most favorable to the family, reasonable minds can come to only one conclusion: appellants were not reckless.”
Justice Fischer, Opinion of the Court
On November 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in A.J.R. v. Lute, 2020-Ohio-5168…
Update: On December 27, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Aren’t you really asking this court to adopt an “extreme and outrageous” proximate cause standard which would be in conflict with the immunity statutes set forth by the General Assembly?” Justice O’Donnell, to…
Update: On June 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio declined to answer the certified question and dismissed the case.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On October 27, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of American Municipal Power, Inc. v. Bechtel Power Corporation, 14-1847…
Read what happened to this case on remand here.
On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a disposition in Burlingame v. Estate of Burlingame.
The Burlington case, like the Anderson case, involved two individuals who were killed when their van was struck by a fire truck during an emergency run. The…
Update: this case was settled and dismissed on May 19, 2015.
November 20, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Horvath v. Ish, 2012-Ohio-5333. The case was argued April 25, 2012. By a 6-1 majority, in a decision written by Justice Stratton, the Court held that R.C. Chapter…
Update: On November 20, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On April 25, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Angel L. Horvath et. al. v. David Ish et. al. #2011-1089. Angel Horvath was skiing downhill when she was…
Update: On November 20, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument in this case here.
On April 25, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Angel L. Horvath et. al. v. David…
Update: On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court reversed the court of appeals decision in this case on the authority of Anderson v. Massillon. Read the analysis here.
On February 7, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in Burlingame v. Burlingame, 2011-742, the first of two cases on the kind of…
Update: On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On February 8, the Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Estate of Anderson v. City of Massillon, 2011-0743. The issue in this case is whether excessive speed is a factor…
