| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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Disciplinary Counsel v. Perrico
| 2023-1274 | On application for reinstatement. | | |
1/23/2026
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1/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-194 |
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01/23/2026 Case Announcements
| | Disciplinary cases. | | |
1/23/2026
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1/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-195 |
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01/22/2026 Administrative Actions
| | Administrative actions. | | |
1/22/2026
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1/22/2026
| 2026-Ohio-178 |
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01/22/2026 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases. | | |
1/22/2026
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1/22/2026
| 2026-Ohio-179 |
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01/22/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
1/22/2026
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1/22/2026
| 2026-Ohio-192 |
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Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Eppley
| 2025-0788 | Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, including neglect of client legal matters, misappropriation of client funds, unauthorized practice of law in another jurisdiction, and use of misleading firm name—Conditionally stayed two-year suspension. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-160 |
1/22/2026
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1/22/2026
| 2026-Ohio-160 |
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State ex rel. Martre v. N. Cent. Corr. Complex
| 2025-0801 | Mandamus—Court of appeals did not err in sua sponte dismissing appellant’s complaint for failure to submit with his complaint a statement under R.C. 2969.25(C)(1) setting forth balance in his inmate account for each of preceding six months as certified by institutional cashier—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-162 |
1/22/2026
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1/22/2026
| 2026-Ohio-162 |
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State ex rel. Boddy v. Xenia Community City School Dist. Bd. of Edn.
| 2025-0262 | Public-records requests—Mandamus—E-mail distribution list that relator requested is a public record as defined in R.C. 149.011(G) because it is an item created by school district that documents its functions and procedures—State ex rel. Dispatch Printing Co. v. Johnson distinguished—School district failed to satisfy its burden to prove that list falls squarely within “state or federal law” exemption from disclosure requirement of Public Records Act—Writ granted and relator awarded court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and $1,000 in statutory damages. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-164 |
1/22/2026
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1/22/2026
| 2026-Ohio-164 |
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Disciplinary Counsel v. Wilson
| 2025-1000 | Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, including lack of diligent representation and prompt communication, trust-account mishandling, and failure to withdraw from representation so that client’s interests are protected—Six-month suspension, fully stayed on conditions. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-165 |
1/22/2026
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1/22/2026
| 2026-Ohio-165 |
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State v. McAlpin
| 2024-0749 | Criminal law—A defendant’s failure to obtain leave to file an untimely Crim.R. 33 motion for new trial is a sufficient reason to affirm the trial court’s denial of the motion—Appellant failed to obtain leave to file his untimely Crim.R. 33 motion for new trial based on newly discovered evidence—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed and cause remanded to trial court to address appellant’s pending motion for leave to file a motion for new trial. | Kennedy, C.J. | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-148 |
1/21/2026
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1/21/2026
| 2026-Ohio-148 |
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State ex rel. Prows v. Ohio Legislative Serv. Comm.
| 2025-0415 | Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 101.30 does not violate Article II, Section 13 of Ohio Constitution—Relator failed to establish clear legal right to receive the records he requested because they are not public records for purposes of Public Records Act—Writ denied. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-149 |
1/21/2026
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1/21/2026
| 2026-Ohio-149 |
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In re McDonald v. Stuff
| 2025-0438 | Habeas corpus—Appellant is incarcerated on a validly imposed sentence of 20 years to life in prison—A validly imposed indeterminate sentence does not guarantee that an offender will be released once he has served his minimum sentence but, rather, guarantees only that he will become eligible for parole once he has completed the minimum terms, considering any credits or other diminutions—Court of appeals’ judgment granting warden’s motion to dismiss petition affirmed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-150 |
1/21/2026
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1/21/2026
| 2026-Ohio-150 |
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01/21/2026 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Miscellaneous dismissals. | | |
1/21/2026
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1/21/2026
| 2026-Ohio-156 |
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01/21/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Mediation matters. | | |
1/21/2026
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1/21/2026
| 2026-Ohio-172 |
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State ex rel. Henderson v. Washington Court House
| 2024-1585 | Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Respondent has provided all records that relator requested except for one that does not exist but failed to provide them in a reasonable time—Relator’s public-records requests constitute a single request because they concern the same subject matter and were sent to the same person on the same day—Writ denied as moot and relator awarded $1,000 in statutory damages. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-110 |
1/20/2026
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1/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-110 |
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State ex rel. Luikart v. Washington Court House
| 2024-1586 | Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43(G)—A defendant’s public-records request for documents from unrelated criminal case is not a request related to defendant’s action for purposes of R.C. 149.43(G), and public office therefore cannot treat request as a discovery demand—Public office’s purported good-faith belief that request was a discovery demand under R.C. 149.43(G) does not change that reasonableness of response time is measured by date of request, not date that public office’s motion for judgment on pleadings was denied—Multiple emails sent on the same calendar day to the same office all concerning docket items in cases filed in city’s municipal court relate to the same general subject matter, thus constituting one transmission for purposes of statutory damages—Public office failed to establish that its reliance on R.C. 149.43(G) warranted reducing or denying statutory-damages award—Writ denied as moot and relator awarded $1,000 in statutory damages. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-111 |
1/20/2026
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1/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-111 |
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Disciplinary Counsel v. Wallace
| 2025-1003 | Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct—Soliciting sexual activity with a client and stating or implying an ability to improperly influence a government agency or official to achieve results—One-year suspension with six months conditionally stayed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-112 |
1/20/2026
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1/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-112 |
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01/20/2026 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions. | | |
1/20/2026
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1/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-154 |
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01/20/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Official versions released—Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
1/20/2026
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1/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-155 |
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01/20/2026 Case Announcements #3
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
1/20/2026
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1/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-157 |
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01/20/2026 Case Announcements #4
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
1/20/2026
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1/20/2026
| 2026-Ohio-161 |
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01/15/2026 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
1/15/2026
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1/15/2026
| 2026-Ohio-108 |
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01/15/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
1/15/2026
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1/15/2026
| 2026-Ohio-109 |
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Sauter v. Integrity Cycles, L.L.C.
| 2024-0370 | Saving statute—R.C. 2305.19—To comply with R.C. 2305.19, a claim must be filed within one year, or by the anniversary, of the date that it was dismissed—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed. | Shanahan, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-88 |
1/15/2026
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1/15/2026
| 2026-Ohio-88 |
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Columbus Bar Assn. v. Cable
| 2025-0205 | Attorneys—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct—Paying companies to solicit and refer clients and failing to supervise the companies’ nonlawyers representing his firm—One-year license suspension conditionally stayed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-89 |
1/15/2026
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1/15/2026
| 2026-Ohio-89 |
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Montanez v. May
| 2025-0342 | Habeas corpus—The evidence attached to inmate’s petition demonstrates that he is imprisoned on two valid criminal judgments and that he has not yet served his maximum term under those judgments—Court of appeals’ judgment granting warden’s motion to dismiss affirmed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-90 |
1/15/2026
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1/15/2026
| 2026-Ohio-90 |
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Jones Apparel Group/Nine West Holdings
| 2023-1288 | Taxation—Commercial-activity tax (“CAT”)—Situs of gross receipts—Corporation failed to provide documentary evidence that established the amount of gross receipts for merchandise transported out of Ohio and thus failed to meet evidentiary burden to prove entitlement to CAT refund—Board of Tax Appeals’ decision affirmed. | Brunner, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-74 |
1/14/2026
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1/14/2026
| 2026-Ohio-74 |
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E. Ohio Gas Co v. Croce
| 2024-1708 | Public utilities—Prohibition—Subject-matter jurisdiction—Under Allstate Ins. Co. v. Cleveland Elec. Illum. Co. and R.C. 4905.26, court of appeals did not err in concluding that Public Utilities Commission has exclusive subject-matter jurisdiction over the claims asserted by natural-gas producers in their class action against public utility or in ordering common-pleas-court judge to cease exercising jurisdiction over the class action and vacate the orders that she previously issued in that case—Court of appeals’ order granting summary judgment in favor of public utility affirmed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-75 |
1/14/2026
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1/14/2026
| 2026-Ohio-75 |
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01/14/2026 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Miscellaneous dismissals. | | |
1/14/2026
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1/14/2026
| 2026-Ohio-98 |
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In re Resigantion of Martin
| 2025-1654 | Attorneys at law—Resignation with disciplinary action pending—Gov.Bar R. VI(11)(C). | | |
1/13/2026
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1/13/2026
| 2026-Ohio-77 |
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01/13/2026 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Disciplinary cases. | | |
1/13/2026
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1/13/2026
| 2026-Ohio-87 |
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Disciplinary Counsel v. Stanley
| 2025-0990 | On certification of default. | | |
1/13/2026
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1/13/2026
| 2026-Ohio-76 |
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In re Resigantion of Gurvis
| 2025-1655 | Attorneys at law—Resignation with disciplinary action pending—Gov.Bar R. VI(11)(C). | | |
1/13/2026
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1/13/2026
| 2026-Ohio-78 |
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01/13/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
1/13/2026
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1/13/2026
| 2026-Ohio-99 |
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State ex rel. Macksyn v. Spencer
| 2024-0875 | Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Respondents’ delay in producing records responsive to two of relator’s public-records requests was unreasonable—Request for statutory damages granted in part. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-44 |
1/13/2026
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1/13/2026
| 2026-Ohio-44 |
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Disciplinary Counsel v. Celebrezze
| 2025-1005 | Judges—Misconduct—Violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct and the Rules of Professional Conduct—Two-year suspension with one year conditionally stayed. | Kennedy, C.J. | Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-45 |
1/13/2026
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1/13/2026
| 2026-Ohio-45 |
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01/12/2026 Case Announcements
| | Appeals not accepted for review—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals. | | |
1/12/2026
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1/12/2026
| 2026-Ohio-60 |
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01/09/2026 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals. | | |
1/9/2026
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1/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-43 |
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01/07/2026 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
1/7/2026
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1/7/2026
| 2026-Ohio-21 |
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01/06/2026 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions. | | |
1/6/2026
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1/6/2026
| 2026-Ohio-13 |
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01/05/2026 Case Announcements
| | Official versions released. | | |
1/5/2026
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1/5/2026
| 2026-Ohio-8 |
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01/05/2026 Administrative Actions
| | Administrative actions. | | |
1/5/2026
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1/5/2026
| 2026-Ohio-9 |
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01/05/2026 Case Announcements #2
| | Merit decisions without opinions. | | |
1/5/2026
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1/5/2026
| 2026-Ohio-16 |
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01/02/2026 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
1/2/2026
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1/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-7 |