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Hilton v. Lorain

2025-1334

Civil law—Class action—Civ.R. 23—A trial court properly conducts a rigorous analysis of a motion for class-action certification when the court analyzes whether each of the seven class-certification requirements have been met, despite finding that one or more of those requirements have not been met—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded.

Fischer, J.

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-4114

10/22/2026

2026-Ohio-4114

Butler Cty. Bar Assn. v. Conrad

2026-0703

Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct—Attorney’s conduct as a guardian of an incompetent person’s estate and subsequent representation of probate estate—Conditionally stayed one-year suspension.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-4115

10/22/2026

2026-Ohio-4115

10/22/2026 Case Announcements

Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings.

10/22/2026

2026-Ohio-4134

State v. Dowell

2025-1103 and 2025-1210

Criminal law—R.C. 2921.31—R.C. 5122.10—To support a charge of obstructing official business under R.C. 2921.31, even if the offense allegedly occurred while the defendant was being involuntarily committed under R.C. 5122.10, the State must allege only that the defendant committed an unprivileged, voluntary act, whether legal or illegal, that obstructed police officers from performing their lawful duties—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed.

Kennedy, C.J.

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-4094

10/21/2026

2026-Ohio-4094

State ex rel. Bradford v. Jenkins

2025-1272

Prohibition—Writ sought to order judges to vacate a second sentencing judgment entry for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction—Inmate had challenged on four previous occasions the subject-matter jurisdiction of court that sentenced him—Inmate is precluded by res judicata from seeking in a prohibition action successive appellate review of issues that were or could have been litigated in his previous cases—Court of appeals’ dismissal of petition affirmed.

Per Curiam

Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-4095

10/21/2026

2026-Ohio-4095

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