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The Supreme Court of Ohio’s decision in Schmitz v. Natl. Collegiate Athletic Assn., 2018-Ohio-4391 caught the fancy of Nick Eaton, who is a 3L at the University of…
“Schmitz’s experience of disorientation as to time and place following head impacts establishes that he was, or at least should have been, aware that he had sustained head injuries. But head injuries, including concussions, are an inherent part of football…They do not inherently suggest the existence of actionable wrongdoing.”
Justice French, majority opinion
On October…
Update: On October 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On April 11, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in Steven Schmitz et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n et al., 2017-0098. At issue in this case is whether…
Update: On October 31, 2018, 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 11, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case Steven Schmitz et al v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n…
On January 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio released a merit decision in LGR Realty, Inc. v. Frank & London Ins. Agency,2018-Ohio-334. (According to the Reporter’s Note, the case was actually decided on January 16, 2018, while Justice O’Neill was still on the Court, but released on January 31, 2018, after…
Update: On January 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio released a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“My problem is, I’m still trying to figure out what damage did LGR have before their insurance company refused to defend them?”
Justice O’Neill
On September 12, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard…
Update: On January 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio released a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On September 12, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of LGR Realty, Inc., v. Frank and London Insurance Agency, …
Update: On November 3 2016, the court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“So they (Petitioners) purposefully identified these people-they didn’t negligently identify them.” Chief Justice O’Connor, to counsel for Petitioners.
On July 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Foley v. …
Update: On November 3 2016, the 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 July 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Foley v. Univ. of Dayton, 2015-2032. At…
On May 14, 2014 the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Oaktree Condominium Assn., Inc. v. Hallmark Bldg. Co. 2014-Ohio-1937. In a 4-3 decision written by Justice O’Neill, for himself, Justices Pfeifer and Lanzinger, and Chief Justice O’Connor, the court held R.C. 2305.131, Ohio’s construction statute of repose, unconstitutional as applied…
