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State ex rel. Urban v. Wano Expiditing, Inc. 2024-1155Workers’ compensation—Permanent-total-disability (“PTD”) compensation—Adm.Code 4121-3-34(D)(3)(i)—Industrial Commission complied with Adm.Code 4121-3-34(D)(3)(i) by considering claimant’s psychological as well as physical conditions before concluding that he could engage in sustained remunerative employment and therefore denying his application for PTD compensation—Adm.Code 4121-3-34(D)(3)(i) does not require a hearing officer to identify every recommended restriction in a medical report that the hearing officer relies on—Court of appeals’ judgment issuing writ of mandamus directing commission to vacate its order reversed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-3009 8/26/2025 8/26/2025 2025-Ohio-3009
08/26/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings.   8/26/2025 8/26/2025 2025-Ohio-3040
08/25/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings.   8/25/2025 8/25/2025 2025-Ohio-3013
In re Application of Dayton Power & Light Co. 2021-1473Public utilities—Significantly-excessive-earnings test—R.C. 4928.143(F)—Public Utilities Commission not authorized to allow utility to retain significantly excessive earnings from electric security plan based on utility’s commitment to make future investments—Orders reversed and cause remanded to commission to conduct new significantly-excessive-earnings-test analysis.Kennedy, C.J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2953 8/22/2025 8/22/2025 2025-Ohio-2953
08/22/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings.   8/22/2025 8/22/2025 2025-Ohio-2998
Hunt v. Alderman 2023-1463Civil procedure—Service of process—Sufficient service under Civ.R. 4.1(A)(1)(a) requires using an address that is reasonably calculated to apprise the defendant of the lawsuit—Service to defendant-appellee’s former residential address was not reasonably calculated to provide notice, so it was insufficient—Court of appeals’ judgment affirming trial court’s award of summary judgment to appellee for lack of proper service affirmed.Deters, J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2944 8/21/2025 8/21/2025 2025-Ohio-2944
E.A.K.M. v. M.A.M. 2024-0587R.C. 2505.02—Final orders—An interlocutory order requiring payment of guardian-ad-litem fees in ongoing divorce and child-custody proceeding is not a final order under R.C. 2505.02(B)—Court of appeals’ judgment vacated.DeWine, J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2946 8/21/2025 8/21/2025 2025-Ohio-2946
Golub v. Werren 2024-1531Prohibition—Attorney failed to show that probate court lacked jurisdiction to hold hearing in underlying estate cases or to order him to return fees he had collected from estates—Attorney’s objections to probate-court judge’s management of the estate cases are not cognizable in prohibition—Court of appeals’ summary-judgment order in favor of probate-court judge affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2950 8/21/2025 8/21/2025 2025-Ohio-2950
In re Application of Aguilar 2025-0405Attorneys—Character and fitness—Gov.Bar R. I(11)—Application for admission to practice of law in Ohio by transferred Uniform Bar Exam score—Gov.Bar R. I(13)(D)(5)(a) and I(14)—Juvenile adjudication reviewed—Applicant’s character, fitness, and moral qualifications for admission to practice of law in Ohio approved.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2951 8/21/2025 8/21/2025 2025-Ohio-2951
08/21/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Disciplinary cases.   8/21/2025 8/21/2025 2025-Ohio-2984
Huntington Natl. Bank v. Schneider 2024-0208Contracts—Restatement (First) of Security—Whether a creditor has a duty to disclose facts that materially increase a surety’s risk—Parties engaging in an arm’s-length transaction, without affirmatively establishing a relationship of special trust or confidence between the parties, do not owe one another a duty to disclose unknown facts that materially increase risk to the other party, regardless of whether one of the parties is a guarantor or surety—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and trial court’s grant of summary judgment reinstated.Kennedy, C.J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2920 8/20/2025 8/20/2025 2025-Ohio-2920
Huron v. Kisil 2024-0640Criminal law—Constitutional law—Due process—Void-for-vagueness challenge—A defendant cannot mount a successful void-for-vagueness challenge if his conduct clearly falls within the activities proscribed by the challenged law—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed and cause remanded to trial court.Fischer, J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2921 8/20/2025 8/20/2025 2025-Ohio-2921
State ex rel. Gordon v. Summit Cty. Court of Common Pleas 2024-1366Prohibition—Procedendo—Mandamus—Court of appeals applied correct legal standard when ruling on appellees’ motion to dismiss, and its decision contains no indication that court considered evidence not attached to complaints when ruling on the motion—Court of appeals correctly determined that complaints failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted—Judgment affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2927 8/20/2025 8/20/2025 2025-Ohio-2927
08/20/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals not accepted for review.   8/20/2025 8/20/2025 2025-Ohio-2934
08/20/2025 Case Announcements #2  Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases—Mediation matters.   8/20/2025 8/20/2025 2025-Ohio-2973
08/19/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions.   8/19/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2888
State v. Staffrey 2024-0108Criminal law—R.C. 2929.20 judicial release—The definition of “eligible offender” for purposes of judicial release under R.C. 2929.20 includes only those offenders serving a “stated prison term”—An offender serving an indefinite sentence imposed under pre-S.B 2 law is not serving a “stated prison term” as defined in R.C. 2929.01 and thus does not qualify as an “eligible offender” under R.C. 2929.20—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded to trial court.Hawkins, J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2889 8/19/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2889
State v. T.W.C. 2024-0265Criminal law—R.C. 2953.32—Restitution order in trial court’s criminal-sentencing entry remains a sanction that is part of the criminal sentence, and restitution must be paid before the offender is eligible to apply to have the record of his convictions sealed, regardless of whether the entry identifies the restitution order “as a civil judgment”—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded.Deters, J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2890 8/19/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2890
State ex rel. Jackson v. McNamara 2024-1219Mandamus—Judge who presided over inmate’s criminal case had jurisdiction to convict him, and inmate had an adequate remedy in ordinary course of law through direct appeal to challenge his conviction—Court of appeals’ dismissal of complaint affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2891 8/19/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2891
08/19/2025 Case Announcements #2  Merit decisions with opinions.   8/19/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2952
08/19/2025 Case Announcements #3  Motion and procedural rulings.   8/19/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2954
08/19/2025 Case Announcements #4  Merit decisions without opinions.   8/19/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2957
08/19/2025 Case Announcements #5  Merit decisions without opinions.   8/19/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2974
08/18/2025 Case Announcements  Official versions released—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals.   8/18/2025 8/18/2025 2025-Ohio-2911
08/18/2025 Case Announcements #2  Motion and procedural rulings.   8/18/2025 8/18/2025 2025-Ohio-2938
08/18/2025 Case Announcements #3  Motion and procedural rulings.   8/18/2025 8/18/2025 2025-Ohio-2948
08/15/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings.   8/15/2025 8/15/2025 2025-Ohio-2908
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. v. SuperAsh Remainderman, Ltd. Partnership 2023-1448Contracts—A negligent failure to exercise a renewal option does not warrant equitable relief—Lessee’s failure to timely exercise its renewal option was negligent, and equitable relief therefore was not warranted—Certified-conflict question answered in the negative—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded to court of appeals.Deters, J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2835 8/14/2025 8/14/2025 2025-Ohio-2835
State ex rel. Alford v. Diehl 2024-1097Mandamus—Public-records requests—Inmate failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that he submitted alleged public-records requests—Writ and relator’s request for statutory damages denied.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2836 8/14/2025 8/14/2025 2025-Ohio-2836
08/14/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions.   8/14/2025 8/14/2025 2025-Ohio-2860
08/14/2025 Case Announcements #2  Motion and procedural rulings.   8/14/2025 8/14/2025 2025-Ohio-2883
Rover Pipeline, L.L.C. v. Harris 2024-0484Taxation—Public-utility property—R.C. Ch. 5727—Board of Tax Appeals has wide discretion in determining weight to be given to evidence and credibility of witnesses when faced with “battle of appraisals”—Board’s adoption of tax commissioner’s appraisal evidence was reasonable and lawful—Board’s decision affirmed.Fischer, J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2806 8/13/2025 8/13/2025 2025-Ohio-2806
Claugus Family Farm, L.P. v. Harris 2024-0895Taxation—Use-tax exemption—R.C. 5739.01(F)—R.C. 5739.02(B)(42)(n)—R.C. 5741.02(C)(2)—Adm.Code 5703-9-23(A)(1)—Timber farm entitled to use-tax exemption on its purchase of Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen because (1) timber farm was actively engaged in business of farming at time of vehicle’s purchase, (2) vehicle was used for farming, as it allowed for traversing forest’s rugged terrain to apply instruments of remediation to forest floor to facilitate growth of timber, and (3) vehicle was primarily used for farming—Board of Tax Appeals’ decision reversed and cause remanded.Shanahan, J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2807 8/13/2025 8/13/2025 2025-Ohio-2807
State ex rel. Baker v. Treglia 2024-0259Mandamus—Public-records requests—Requested public records either have been produced, do not exist, or are exempt from disclosure requirement of R.C. 149.43—Records documenting victim’s examination by sexual-assault nurse are exempt as medical records under R.C. 149.43(A)(3) from disclosure requirement—Sheriff’s two-month delay in producing 42 pages of requested records constitutes a failure to produce those records within reasonable period of time under R.C. 149.43(B)(1)—Public Records Act does not provide for a public-records requester to be reimbursed for charges for copying and shipping records—Writ denied, relator awarded $1,000 in statutory damages, and relator’s request for reimbursement for copying and shipping charges denied.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2816 8/13/2025 8/13/2025 2025-Ohio-2816
08/13/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Disciplinary cases.   8/13/2025 8/13/2025 2025-Ohio-2846
08/13/2025 Case Announcements #2  Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings.   8/13/2025 8/13/2025 2025-Ohio-2852
State ex rel. Castellon v. Cuyahoga Cty. Prosecutor's Office 2024-0203Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 149.43—Relator’s request for writ denied because all records responsive to his public-records request that are kept by respondent as a record have been produced—Requests for statutory damages, court costs, and attorney fees denied.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2787 8/12/2025 8/12/2025 2025-Ohio-2787
State v. Crawl 2024-0532Criminal law—Sufficiency of the evidence—Menacing by stalking—R.C. 2903.211—Sufficient evidence was presented at trial of victim’s mental distress, offender’s pattern of conduct, and that the offender acted knowingly to support offender’s menacing-by-stalking conviction—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed.Shanahan, J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2799 8/12/2025 8/12/2025 2025-Ohio-2799
State v. Brown 2024-0474Criminal law—Venue—R.C. 2923.32—Venue for prosecution of defendant for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity in violation of R.C. 2923.32 proper in county where any member of drug-selling enterprise conducted activity on behalf of the enterprise, even if defendant did not himself conduct activity on behalf of the enterprise in that county—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed.Kennedy, C.J.Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-2804 8/12/2025 8/12/2025 2025-Ohio-2804
Lorain Cty. Bar Assn. v. Robinson 2008-1202 and 2024-0169On petitions for reinstatement.   8/12/2025 8/12/2025 2025-Ohio-2821
In re Resignation of Mariotti 2025-0868Attorneys at law—Resignation with disciplinary action pending—Gov.Bar R. VI(11)(C).   8/12/2025 8/12/2025 2025-Ohio-2824
08/12/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Disciplinary cases—Miscellaneous dismissals.   8/12/2025 8/12/2025 2025-Ohio-2832
08/12/2025 Case Announcements #2  Merit decisions without opinions.   8/12/2025 8/12/2025 2025-Ohio-2838
08/11/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings.   8/11/2025 8/11/2025 2025-Ohio-2805
08/08/2025 Case Announcements  Miscellaneous dismissals.   8/8/2025 8/8/2025 2025-Ohio-2788
08/07/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings.   8/7/2025 8/7/2025 2025-Ohio-2763
08/07/2025 Case Announcements #2  Motion and procedural rulings.   8/7/2025 8/7/2025 2025-Ohio-2785
08/06/2025 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings.   8/6/2025 8/6/2025 2025-Ohio-2754
08/05/2025 Case Announcements #2  Mediation matters.   8/5/2025 8/5/2025 2025-Ohio-2742
08/05/2025 Case Announcements  Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions.   8/5/2025 8/5/2025 2025-Ohio-2749
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