http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summariesOhio Supreme Court Opinion SummariesThu, 26 Jan 2012 09:17:16 -0500Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:17:16 -0500http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/RSS/Images/sub_sco_title.gifhttp://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2012/0126/111409.asp35a7494a-bfb0-43bf-9061-d105a65a70b6The Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Cincinnati attorney David J. Scacchetti for multiple violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct.Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:16:26 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2012/0125/110831.asp4f4e5ae7-7b64-4452-be37-925528e4df35The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when a biological parent of a child has failed, without justifiable cause, to make any court-ordered monthly child support payments for at least one year prior to the filing of another person’s petition to adopt that child, small monetary gifts made by the parent directly to the child during that year do not constitute payment of “support and maintenance as required by law or judicial decree,” and therefore, pursuant to state adoption laws, a probate court may approve the child’s adoption without the consent of the biological parent.Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:04:07 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2012/0119/111406.asp19dcc51c-1b2b-4e45-95e8-4c94965c3234The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the license of Chardon attorney Christine Simon-Seymour for two years, with the final six months of that term stayed on conditions, for multiple violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct in her handling of a client’s husband’s estate.Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:10:16 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2012/0119/101536.aspe5ce8ce4-5dd7-4b16-b36f-02cbad3c9bc6The Supreme Court of Ohio today partially affirmed and partially reversed a decision of the 8th District Court of Appeals that ordered the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) to provide copies of forms documenting possible lead poisoning of children residing in CMHA housing units to a Cleveland law firm that sought those documents under the state’s Public Records Act.Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:09:56 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2012/0117/111036.asp3fc54900-9703-497b-919b-4e472283007dThe Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the law license of Norwalk attorney Charles P. Derby for two years, with 18 months of that term stayed on conditions, for neglecting the bankruptcy cases of eight different clients between 2007 and 2009.Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:06:55 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2012/0117/101315.asp9088bc6e-68df-4d34-a3d8-f90ef4ff962fThe Supreme Court of Ohio today held that a warrantless search of abandoned property does not violate the property owner’s Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches because the owner forfeits any expectation of privacy in the property after it has been abandoned.Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:06:22 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2012/0112/111464.asp4bc59817-ab85-4a96-80b0-03e0357d0851In a 7-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a writ of quo warranto removing a member of the Carlisle Village Council, Scott Richardson, from office and declaring that a mayoral appointee, Terry Johnson, is entitled to that position.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:10:14 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2012/0111/discipline.asp5f6581d4-b53c-49d5-8610-4f7e6830d194In separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio imposed indefinite license suspensions against Youngstown attorneys Warren “Bo” Pritchard and Brian P. Kish.Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:15:36 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1222/102158.aspf470b773-464d-4d1c-b3d3-d82f048896b0The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that, unless authorized by a specific statutory provision, a trial court generally does not have authority to modify its own final judgment that imposes a criminal sentence.Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:05:23 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1220/072021.asp8241d97b-dc15-4a06-8bc0-2f58439d7417The Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld the convictions and death sentence of Lamont Hunter of Cincinnati for the 2006 rape and aggravated murder of his girlfriend’s three-year-old son, Trustin Blue.Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:05:51 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1208/100988.asp6aee2f3d-d8f0-44b7-aaa0-979452907336The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the tort of lack of informed consent is a medical claim and requires expert medical testimony to establish: 1) the material risks or dangers inherent in a procedure, and 2) that an undisclosed risk or danger actually materialized and proximately caused injury. The Court further explained that it is for the trier of fact to determine whether a patient would have agreed to the procedure had the risks or dangers been disclosed.Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:04:02 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1201/091292.aspcaccfe03-f587-48d3-8056-35d20969d7cfThe Supreme Court of Ohio today issued a writ of mandamus ordering the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to commence appropriation proceedings to compensate the owners of land west of Grand Lake St. Mary’s for a “taking” of their property caused by increased overflows from the lake into Beaver Creek.Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:35:41 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1129/111081.asp77b4cc55-5fcc-4663-99a4-f0f6f1c48b42The Supreme Court of Ohio has imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Waverly attorney Sherry Darlene Davis for multiple violations of state attorney discipline rules in her handling of the cases of three clients.Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:05:03 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1129/110145.asp5a5ff619-e5f3-408f-8969-ece6e2158f9aIn a 7-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio declined to issue a writ of mandamus compelling a school district to provide copies of requested documents to a parent involved in a lawsuit against the district. The Court based its ruling on a finding that the requested documents were subject to the attorney-client privilege between the district and its lawyers, and therefore were not subject to disclosure under the state Public Records Act.Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:04:26 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1115/111040.asp1cd0030d-d3e3-45b5-9d63-6cda83af6b2bThe Supreme Court of Ohio has imposed an indefinite suspension against the license of Columbus attorney Kyle Lee Hunter for professional misconduct, including conduct that resulted in his felony conviction for failure to report a cash payment of more than $10,000 to his law practice in violation of federal law. Hunter’s license has been under an interim suspension since his criminal conviction was reported to the Court in May 2010.Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:04:11 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1110/102245.asp6d8141f0-b2fa-48b7-9105-03f5e004f636The Supreme Court of Ohio has imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of South Euclid attorney David Nittskoff for multiple violations of state attorney discipline rules in his handling of a deceased client’s estate tax return. The Court also found that Nittskoff failed to notify his clients that he did not maintain malpractice insurance, and failed to respond to inquiries from disciplinary authorities in connection with his misconduct.Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:03:56 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1103/102021.aspb1e64d4a-1554-4b3f-9dba-98a3fd902b78The Supreme Court of Ohio has imposed an indefinite suspension against the license of Columbus attorney Percy Squire for professional misconduct in his dealings with multiple clients.Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:02:59 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1101/101754.aspf552eb6f-dff0-484e-9fe1-27f76bcb62e6The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that property owned by the Ohio State University but rented to third parties for non-university use is not entitled to a property tax exemption under R.C. 3345.17.Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:04:15 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1018/101837.asp396a6677-c935-4a18-96f4-8517a8b9ca71The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the Ohio Court of Claims does not have jurisdiction to review decisions of the Ohio Attorney General that grant or deny an award of attorney fees to a lawyer who prepared an application for reparations on behalf of a claimant under the state’s Victims of Crime Program.Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:04:33 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1018/101324.aspb7d7641a-2b3e-4222-97cf-edf68ff4e0dfThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when the Ohio superintendent of insurance acts in her statutory capacity as liquidator of an insolvent insurance company, she is not a mere “successor in interest” to the insolvent insurer, and is not bound by an arbitration agreement in a contract between the insolvent insurer and a third party when the superintendent’s claims do not arise from the contract containing the arbitration clause.Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:03:47 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1013/111015.aspff57534c-11e7-442c-a2c1-f6d748dc68f2In a 7-0 per curiam decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio permanently revoked the license of former McConnellsville attorney Joseph Norman Williams.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:08:33 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1013/110821.asp854cec0a-4335-467b-b16b-1210aae64770The Supreme Court of Ohio has indefinitely suspended the law license of Cleveland attorney Shawn Javon Brown for professional misconduct in his handling of legal matters entrusted to him by three different clients.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:08:11 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1013/101007_101372.asp35a8a97b-6a14-430e-ada2-576497dc8e56The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when a trial court makes a “nunc pro tunc” (now for then) entry in its journal to correct a clerical omission in a prior judgment entry recording a criminal conviction, the correcting entry is not a new “final order” in the case that triggers a new right of appeal by the defendant.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:07:54 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1005/100857.asp346cdb39-f6cc-43aa-b1a4-2e28ef81b756In a 7-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that an injured third party does not qualify as an “intended beneficiary” of a contract between two other parties unless the contract indicates an intention to benefit that third party.Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:04:45 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/1004/092028.aspc8c18791-ad1f-405a-b836-9a8a7c9a3e3eThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that, in a case where a death penalty has been imposed, the state’s intermediate courts of appeals have jurisdiction to review a ruling by the trial court denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The Court also held that a trial court has jurisdiction to decide a defendant’s motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence even after the defendant’s death sentence has been affirmed on appeal by the Supreme Court of Ohio.Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:04:55 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0929/110697.asp6d4d1fa7-93e9-42d2-955a-2a58be97fac2The Supreme Court of Ohio has indefinitely suspended the license of Mentor attorney Bartley J. Troy for professional misconduct in his dealings with three different clients, and for failing to cooperate with disciplinary authorities in the investigation of those clients’ grievances.Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:05:00 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0929/101091.aspe82e067f-da3c-463a-8dd8-69264bf2a5dbThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that language in an auto insurance policy requiring the policyholder to file suit against the insurer for underinsured motorist coverage within three years after an accident is unambiguous and therefore enforceable, including in cases where the insufficiency of the at-fault drivers’ insurance is not determined within the three-year limitation period.Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:04:08 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0928/101836.asp61574318-047b-4dd7-944e-77fb54249b0cThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that County Risk Sharing Authority Inc. (CORSA), a non-profit association through which a majority of Ohio’s counties self-insure themselves, is not “the functional equivalent of a public office,” and is therefore not required to comply with a citizen’s demand for copies of its board meeting minutes under the state public records act.Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:09:35 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0922/110379.aspd27d6b18-c5a6-45fc-b9e8-e6cd2aef4bb1The Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the law license of Cleveland attorney Carolyn K. Ranke for professional misconduct in her dealings with two clients, and for failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities during the investigation of the grievances filed against her by those clients.Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:08:18 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0921/110283.asp7007dfc2-e109-4605-b3dd-4f8d8a351444The Supreme Court of Ohio has permanently revoked the law license of Cleveland attorney Bruce A. Zaccagnini for professional misconduct arising from his involvement in a conspiracy with his law partners and others through which they unlawfully obtained lucrative contracts to provide appraisals of commercial real estate for the Cuyahoga County Auditor’s Office.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:10:31 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0921/100668.aspbdf3226f-c51d-4759-8a8d-a7f357727598The Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed an indefinite suspension against the license of Cuyahoga Falls attorney Harry Wittbrod for professional misconduct in his handling of legal matters for three different clients.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:10:07 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0920/110131.aspa5664321-b7b5-4c2b-81ca-5ecc2ec0e8bbThe Supreme Court of Ohio has permanently revoked the law license of Cincinnati attorney Kenneth L. Lawson for professional misconduct arising from his involvement in a criminal conspiracy with a physician and another person through which Lawson obtained hundreds of prescriptions for the pain-killing drugs Percodan, Percocet and OxyContin by deception between August 2003 and January 2007.Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:07:32 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0920/100809.aspa5097ff9-efb6-426a-a9c9-0be141fd2b45The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today in a 6-1 decision authored by Justice Robert R. Cupp, the Court affirmed a ruling by the 10th District Court of Appeals that a Franklin County township was immune from possible liability when one of its officers was involved in a traffic accident outside of the township’s boundaries while the officer was responding to a general call for assistance from a county sheriff’s deputy.Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:06:37 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0915/101621.aspfa771e34-4a5e-45d9-914e-4ad561648c5dThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when an employee sues his former employer alleging that he was wrongfully fired in violation of the public policy of the state, the employee must identify the public policy that was allegedly violated by citing a specific provision of the state or federal constitution, a federal or state law, an administrative rule or regulation or a provision of common law as the basis for his claim.Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:17:50 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0914/091806.asp18071052-d397-4a67-8ecf-6841630c2846In a legal dispute between the state and owners of private property bordering Lake Erie, the Supreme Court of Ohio today reaffirmed court decisions dating back to 1878 and legislation enacted in 1917 by holding that the territory of the lake over which the state holds a public trust “extends to the natural shoreline, which is the line at which the water usually stands when free from disturbing causes.”Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:10:10 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0914/110281.asp879440eb-a750-4774-98a8-2856378463d6The Supreme Court of Ohio has indefinitely suspended the license of Willoughby attorney Doreen M. Cantrell for professional misconduct arising from her convictions on felony counts of possession of cocaine and grant theft. The theft counts were based on Cantrell’s falsification of official documents in order to illegally obtain Section 8 public housing benefits.Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:04:18 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0907/101430.asp9e913896-16ac-4334-898f-c64186b74e85The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that, when a civil lawsuit is based on alleged misconduct by a litigant during a federal bankruptcy proceeding, the U.S. Bankruptcy Code preempts state law causes of action.Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:06:13 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0907/100720.aspd5bc6f85-2b8b-4683-a957-cfee064650f3The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a claim asserted by the state under R.C. 4123.931(G) seeking subrogation (reimbursement) of workers’ compensation benefits from the proceeds of a lawsuit judgment or settlement recovered by an injured worker from a third party is subject to the six-year statute of limitations set forth in R.C. 2305.07 for claims “upon a liability created by statute.”Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:05:43 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0901/101898.aspfaedd3ad-9505-4e6f-90fc-f98152d1c34cThe Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the license of Strongsville attorney Tom John Karris for six months for improperly notarizing signatures on legal documents on three separate occasions.Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:04:13 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0831/071741.aspba4e8e24-d6a9-4108-817e-a6d0a3b7cd02The Supreme Court of Ohio today unanimously upheld the aggravated murder convictions and death sentence of Edward Lang of Canton for the 2006 execution-style shootings of Jaron Burditte and Marnell Cheek, a female passenger in Burditte’s car, during a drug-related robbery attempt.Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:02:57 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0830/101236.aspfae1f4ab-d6b5-4ec5-8c76-438c257e0313The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that when a patient’s treatment is covered by both a health insurance contract and the medical payments coverage in an auto insurance policy, state law does not prohibit a health care provider from billing the auto insurance company rather than the health insurance company for the patient’s treatment.Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:06:58 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0825/102265.asp64c04bdc-7914-4a6f-a306-13c287e3dbfcThe law license of Toledo attorney Robert Bernal Scott has been suspended for two years, with the second year of that term stayed on conditions, for multiple acts of professional misconduct during his representation of a defendant in an aggravated murder case, failure to notify another client that he was not covered by professional malpractice insurance, and improper use of his law office trust account.Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:04:12 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0824/101448.aspbd76964f-511f-4e6a-8304-bff9f073a0b4In an 7-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that in conducting the colloquy (dialogue) with a criminal defendant that is required prior to accepting a guilty or no contest plea to a felony, a trial judge who informed the defendant that his plea would waive the right to “call witnesses to speak on your behalf” satisfied the requirement of Ohio Criminal Rule 11(C)(2)(c) that the defendant must be advised he is giving up the right to “compulsory process of witnesses.”Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:03:01 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0823/101431.asp139ff2c1-9982-4c31-b11c-e8c2c7aa71fdThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when read in context with other policy language, a provision in a homeowner’s insurance policy requiring that “any action” against the insurer “must be started” within one year of a loss unambiguously informs the insured that the one-year limitation period applies to the filing of a lawsuit against the insurer.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:11:19 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0728/061366.asp78e08f4d-3329-480c-97e5-ecb60590c21bThe Supreme Court of Ohio today affirmed the convictions and death sentence of Duane Short of Middletown for the 2004 aggravated murders of his estranged wife, Rhonda Short, and Donnie Sweeney, a friend who had assisted Rhonda in moving out of the couple’s home along with two of their three children.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:02:21 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0713/091735.asp8d7ff629-2ef2-469f-bb27-38e358492cacIn a 7-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that a physician who serves as a volunteer “clinical faculty member” by allowing students at a state university medical school to observe his private practice is not entitled to personal immunity from malpractice liability under R.C. 9.86 as an employee or officer of the state. The Court’s opinion, which reversed a ruling by the 10th District Court of Appeals, was authored by Justice Paul E. Pfeifer.Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:03:27 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0713/090088.aspa30a091c-88bc-4a49-8f68-81c682ab5377The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that imposing enhanced sex offender registration and community notification requirements included in the 2007 Ohio Adam Walsh Act (AWA) against defendants whose crimes were committed before the effective date of that law violates Section 28, Article II of the Ohio Constitution, which prohibits the General Assembly from enacting retroactive laws.Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:03:06 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0712/100276.asp62d401a7-edb3-42fd-895f-c58cf48dc775The Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld lower court rulings that a biological mother who acknowledged her same-sex partner as a “co-parent” of her daughter while the two women were in a relationship did not permanently give up her sole custody of the child to create legal shared custody with the partner.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:02:25 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0707/110023.asp55cf4997-c58d-47bb-b84a-3c122ee9d977The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the law license of Cincinnati attorney John W. Hauck for one year, with six months of that term stayed on conditions.Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:23:02 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0707/101027.aspeb068c7b-65eb-4605-a0f6-b52014a6596eBy a 7-0 vote, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the jurisdiction of the State Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) is invoked to review a determination of the value of personal property if the notice of appeal states the appellant’s objection and identifies the treatment the state tax commissioner should have applied.Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:22:42 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0707/100963.asp151b2b96-8e0d-45e2-b1f4-0bef0533d00bThe Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled 7-0 that the destruction of a public record in violation of R.C. 149.351(A) gives rise to a forfeiture only if the requester was “aggrieved” by the destruction. The Supreme Court found that a party is not aggrieved if it cannot demonstrate that it actually wanted the records sought.Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:22:14 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0707/100924.aspd3ff8937-e2f0-4dfa-9808-535cc4754928The Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled 6-1 that because aggravation of a preexisting medical condition is a type of causation, it is not a separate condition or distinct injury as defined in R.C. 4123.01 and a workers’ compensation claimant can present evidence on any theory of causation pertinent to a claim for a medical condition that already has been addressed administratively.Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:21:46 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0706/102251.asp64bd25cd-fe5f-45b8-b16d-73f31c0a9dbaThe Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the license of Marietta attorney Norman L. Folwell for two years, with one year of that term stayed on conditions based on his attempts to settle a minor’s claim without probate court approval, mingling client funds, and other matters involving six clients and his secretary.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:03:18 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0706/102248.asp7e762b78-ec43-42ed-b24c-577c218b17a7The Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the law license of Hilliard attorney Richard H. H. Troxell for professional misconduct arising from his alleged neglect of client matters, failure to provide competent representation, failure to reasonably communicate with his clients or respond to their demands for information, failure to give notice of, account for, and deliver funds in which a client or third person has an interest, and failure to respond to the resulting disciplinary investigations.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:03:00 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0623/101886.aspb0019ce4-bcdc-4d14-b8bd-6a1be5b748d0The Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the license of Toledo attorney David R. Pheils Jr. for one year, with the final six months of that term stayed on conditions, for professional misconduct including providing financial assistance to a client while he was representing that client in a pending lawsuit and creating a conflict of interest by representing clients with adverse interests.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:11:20 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0623/101693.asp1a1f3db9-3b63-4ef3-987c-db71ef829cc9The Supreme Court of Ohio has voted to permanently disbar former Cleveland attorney Dea Lynn Character.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:11:00 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0623/101570.aspf7f874de-bb9d-42f0-817b-383c5ba4104aThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that R.C. 321.38, which authorizes a county treasurer’s removal from office “immediately on the institution of a suit,” is unconstitutional on its face because it conflicts with Sect. 38 Art. II of the Ohio constitution that requires a complaint and hearing before an officer is removed. Based on that determination, the Court issued a writ of quo warranto that removes the current Stark County Treasurer, Alexander A. Zumbar, and reinstates ousted Gary D. Zeigler to the remainder of his elected 2008 term. The Court’s 5-2 majority opinion was authored by Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:10:33 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0622/102203.asp000cf4b5-3558-4ee3-be9c-b80c39a3a9bdThe Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the license of Brunswick attorney Frank A. Raso for six months for professional misconduct in his representation of two clients.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:05:04 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0622/101166.aspb74b1e3a-114a-4add-917f-3cb0445c269bThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when an employee is notified at the time of hiring that obtaining or maintaining a specified professional license or certification is a condition for continued employment, and the employee agrees to the condition and is given a reasonable opportunity to obtain or maintain the required license or certification, the employee’s failure to comply with that condition constitutes “just cause” for termination under Ohio’s unemployment compensation laws, and the employee is therefore ineligible to receive unemployment benefits.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:04:38 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0622/100180.aspbe822a84-47c9-4325-b18f-c19ba16eab26The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that when a child has been declared abused, neglected or dependent and placed in the temporary custody of a children’s services agency, a subsequent court order that denies a motion by the agency to obtain permanent custody in order to place the child for adoption, and instead awards legal custody to the child’s parent, is a “final” order that may be appealed by the guardian ad litem representing the child who is the subject of the order.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:04:15 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0621/101951.asp941b1878-25d2-497d-812e-2c790fe0106bThe Supreme Court of Ohio has permanently revoked the license of Cincinnati attorney William I. Farrell for professional misconduct based on his failure to file returns or pay federal, state and local income taxes owed by himself and his former wife from 2001 through 2006, and his false statements during a prior attorney discipline proceeding and in a sworn affidavit filed with the Hamilton County Domestic Relations Court indicating that those taxes had been paid.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:04:17 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0621/100819.asp758762b5-ea51-43c0-ba2e-b33bb55745e9The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when a private citizen submits to a clerk of courts an affidavit and sworn criminal complaint that meets the requirements of Ohio Criminal Rule 3, the complaint invokes the subject matter jurisdiction of the court.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:03:50 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0621/100433.asp1f9f2717-edd7-4539-a021-bff80730dd89The Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld a ruling by the 5th District Court of Appeals that denied a writ of mandamus, statutory damages and attorney fees sought by a private citizen from a clerk of courts for failure to provide access to public records that were not in the clerk’s possession at the time they were requested.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:03:25 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0616/101325.asp6d30c140-0f3d-4b97-834c-188c14359d4bThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when both a videotape of the proceedings and a certified written transcript of a criminal trial are filed in a court of appeals, it is the filing of the certified written transcript that triggers the running of the 180-day time limit for the defendant to file a petition for postconviction relief under R.C. 2953.21(A)(2).Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:16:34 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0609/100670.asp0e155daa-5249-402d-b92b-c6598cb2c859The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that R.C. 4123.90, a state law that prohibits the firing of workers in retaliation for filing workers’ compensation claims, expresses a clear public policy against the retaliatory firing of injured employees, including those who are fired before filing a workers’ compensation claim.Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:17:29 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0608/101805.asp1181d304-7e97-4bd3-b027-bb8585cad7c5The Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the license of East Liverpool attorney Richard V. Hoppel for two years, with the final 18 months of that term stayed on conditions.Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:04:08 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0608/101203.asp77a30b68-ec35-4f89-820a-edbea2b33800In a 7-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that when a person convicted of a misdemeanor seeks but is denied a stay of execution of his sentence by the trial court and files an appeal of his conviction but does not also file a motion for stay of execution in the court of appeals, the defendant’s involuntary completion of his sentence while his appeal remains pending does not render the appeal moot.Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:03:42 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0608/100897.asp3174a090-f79d-419e-9737-4b3a321e3ffeThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when a criminal case is remanded for resentencing because a trial court failed to merge two or more criminal charges that are “allied offenses of similar import” in setting the defendant’s sentence, the court must hold a new sentencing hearing at which it addresses all of the convictions that remain after the state has selected which of the allied offenses it wishes to pursue.Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:03:19 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0608/100240.aspbdd99d56-0b07-4144-93de-167db755b04cThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the state law that defines sexual activity with a child under the age of 13 as rape is unconstitutional as applied to sexual conduct between two children who are both under 13 when neither child uses force or impairs the other in any way.Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:02:56 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0607/101894.aspb0345666-e3cf-4ae2-aa58-e9b39f259d2bThe Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the Ohio law license of Covington KY attorney Robert N. Trainor for two years, with the final 18 months of that term stayed on conditions.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:08:03 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0607/101846.asp10303c09-912f-447c-adf9-e629f137fbfbThe Supreme Court of Ohio has imposed an indefinite suspension against the license of Columbus attorney Kenneth Ray Boggs for professional misconduct in his dealings with four different clients.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:07:31 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0524/101533.asp7e913afc-39a4-455d-82b1-87f8f0236cf2The Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld an order of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) that allowed Columbus Southern Power Company, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), to recover through customer surcharges revenues the company lost as a result of programs that helped improve energy efficiency and reduced the overall demand for power during peak use periods.Tue, 24 May 2011 21:03:24 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0524/092060_100722_100723.asp6eca5371-9db7-4eeb-ab5e-6870effe4c3fThe Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld orders of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) that granted special discounted electric power rates to a pair of southeast Ohio manufacturing firms and allowed the utility companies serving those customers to recover most, but not all, of their claimed revenue losses from other customers.Tue, 24 May 2011 21:02:54 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0519/100992.aspe2451b54-b9e2-464c-baf2-07e86e6c06c1The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the denial of a motion to disqualify opposing counsel in a divorce proceeding is not a “final” order subject to immediate appeal.Thu, 19 May 2011 21:03:45 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0518/100597.aspefbc7cc8-8e69-4324-a26b-3ad738feafdcThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the statutory time limit for the state to seek recovery from a decedent’s estate for Medicaid payments made by the state for the care of the deceased person does not begin to run until a required form reporting the decedent’s death has been filed with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS).Wed, 18 May 2011 21:03:45 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0427/100508_100511.asp0c7f2c9b-7d18-4afc-b5ee-5d00ad9a80a8The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that the four-year statute of limitations (time limit) for filing a professional negligence lawsuit against a property appraiser under R.C. 2305.09(D) commences to run on the date that the negligent act is committed, not on the date the plaintiff suffers an actual loss arising from the appraiser’s alleged negligence.Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:03:53 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0420/102169.asp16b22599-a599-4ea1-b76a-548e79dc2785The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the law license of attorney Kevin P. Hallquist, formerly of Cleveland and currently residing in Fairmont, W. Va., for two years with the final six months of that term stayed on conditions.Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:06:27 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0420/100297.asp1b0a928d-1206-4a5d-9df0-728f3153b471The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that a damage claim for emotional distress asserted by a patient based on a faulty diagnosis that allowed her undetected cancer to spread and increase in severity is a claim based on a physical injury that may be pursued as part of a traditional medical malpractice lawsuit, and is not the basis for an independent cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress.Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:05:41 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0420/092214_100024.asp03e2ca44-c873-468f-a976-6b1697e4fb47The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when an exclusion in a homeowners’ insurance policy bars coverage for claims “arising out of” premises that are owned by an insured person but are not identified in the policy as an insured location, the exclusion precludes coverage for premises-based liability claims such as claims that arise from the quality or condition of a non-listed premises, and also bars coverage for claims predicated upon an insured’s ownership of an unlisted premises on which an injury occurs.Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:05:04 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0419/092022.asp4bfe0e43-ac2d-4f0b-a2a3-8d403929f9beThe Supreme Court of Ohio today partially affirmed and partially reversed a 2009 order of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) in which the commission approved a three-year Electric Security Plan proposed by Columbus Southern Power Co. and Ohio Power Company, both of which are owned by American Electric Power (AEP).Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:04:42 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0419/082251.asp2579a882-1617-45c8-95cb-953e76fd796eThe Supreme Court of Ohio held today that when a trial court issues a pretrial order removing a criminal defendant’s retained counsel of choice, that action is a final order subject to immediate review by a court of appeals.Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:04:20 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0407/100611_100858.aspb736852f-d223-4f13-bdb9-6e6f6e30f12eThe Supreme Court of Ohio held today that an appeal of an administrative agency order is “filed” and perfected if a clerk of courts serves the agency with a copy of the appellant’s notice of appeal that has been filed in common pleas court, and the administrative agency receives the notice sent by the clerk within the statutory filing deadline prescribed under R.C. 2505.07.Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:04:50 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0407/100218.asp46615faa-533e-4389-b149-137675cb4d9eThe Supreme Court of Ohio held today that a provision of state law that bars a city or other political subdivision from asserting sovereign immunity as a defense against an employee’s employment related civil lawsuit does not affect the statutory immunity of an employee of the subdivision from employment-related claims asserted by a fellow employee.Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:03:57 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0406/102121.aspe9366ffc-7b83-4c6c-b167-a180c96c6620The Supreme Court of Ohio today approved a consent decree in which the operator of a Youngstown “bankruptcy petition preparer” business agreed to cease and desist from conduct constituting the unauthorized practice of law, and to stop using the business name “Bankruptcy for Less” or any similar name in his business.Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:04:12 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0406/101646.aspab5cdbb8-4642-4146-9ac8-42c9a35fca9eThe Supreme Court of Ohio has permanently disbarred Mayfield Heights attorney Shondra C. Longino for multiple violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct including misappropriation of client funds, falsifying and improperly notarizing legal documents, neglect of entrusted legal matters to the detriment of her clients and commingling her personal funds with funds held for clients in her law office trust account.Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:03:46 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0406/100393.asp26066d0c-8541-4e8e-8c8c-a6ed1db241d1The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when an injured worker who qualifies for an award of permanent total disability (PTD) contracts to receive a partial lump-sum advancement of state workers’ compensation benefits to be offset by deductions from future weekly benefit checks, and the claimant later alleges that the state has wrongfully continued to withhold funds after it has recovered the full value of the lump-sum advancement, that claim is for money damages due under a contract, and therefore must be brought in the Ohio Court of Claims rather than a local common pleas court.Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:03:18 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0405/discipline.aspff834240-8b63-4069-8baf-f9efe3f75389The Supreme Court of Ohio today permanently revoked the license of Lakewood attorney Bryan S. Freeman based on an 18-count complaint involving more than 50 violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility and Rules of Professional Conduct in his dealings with eight different clients.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:07:09 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0405/100047.aspa8b21c65-80a3-40e9-82cf-e273fd6823deThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that, pursuant to its earlier decision in State v. Bodyke, a person who was judicially classified as a sexually oriented offender and ordered to register with law enforcement once a year under the pre-2008 version of Ohio’s sex offender law (Megan’s Law) is not subject to prosecution under a more restrictive registration requirement imposed by the Ohio Adam Walsh Act (AWA) effective Jan 1, 2008.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:06:35 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0331/101889.aspfe8b95d3-35c0-4bc6-9db5-af2f234ed489The Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the law license of Stow attorney Daniel K. Dismuke for two years, with the second year of that term stayed on conditions, for professional misconduct arising from his neglect of matters entrusted to him by two clients, failure to maintain current attorney registration information with the Supreme Court, and failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities investigating the client grievances filed against him.Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:04:57 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0309/101888.aspde6bb1b7-72f3-4c26-9f53-495fb98b9bf2The Supreme Court of Ohio has indefinitely suspended the law license of Avon attorney Joseph H. Smith for violations of state disciplinary rules arising from conduct that resulted in his convictions on federal felony counts of filing false income tax returns, conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service and attempting to obstruct the ensuing investigation.Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:12:04 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0309/092298.aspb3f5acb2-fda5-4840-a088-9b953c182625The Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld rulings by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) in which the commission withheld permission sought by Columbus Southern Power Co. (CSP) to sell or transfer two generating facilities, and rescinded an earlier order in which the commission had allowed CSP to recover $51 million per year from its customers to cover the costs of owning and operating those facilities.Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:11:35 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0224/discipline.asp7d9de3b1-d3fe-4a56-b2b9-1de7a6599cd6In separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio permanently disbarred attorney Ricardo R. Sanz of Cincinnati and suspended the licenses of attorneys John A. Van Sickle of Columbus and Rebecca S. Blair of Cleveland.Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:04:14 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0224/100235.asp4d5e35aa-5a35-482c-aaa9-5feeb9e860bcThe Supreme Court of Ohio held today that the “firearm specification” provision of state law that adds three years to the prison sentence of an offender who uses a firearm in the commission of a felony does not charge the defendant with a separate criminal offense, and therefore Ohio’s allied offenses of similar import statute (R.C. 2941.25) does not require the firearm specification and the underlying offense to be merged for sentencing.Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:03:32 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0223/101840.aspe37e7acc-d3f1-454f-ad41-9f5cc86b908bThe Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the law license of Columbus attorney Janet L. Larkin for professional misconduct arising from her indictment for possession of cocaine and heroin and admitted addictions to alcohol and drugs.Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:04:44 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0223/101655.asp5db7dc34-b1aa-44cf-a1bd-c2f336750b8cThe Supreme Court of Ohio today reversed and remanded for further proceedings an August 2010 decision in which the 12th District Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit that sought to remove Brown County Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger from office and place his opponent in the 2008 election, Dennis Varnau, in that office.Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:04:11 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0216/100728.asp42e05eda-d774-4cae-9b06-951225c753ecThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled 7-0 today that privately organized working groups of business leaders, government employees and private citizens that have been making informal recommendations for the smooth transition of Cuyahoga County government to its new format are not “public bodies” or “public offices” as those terms are defined in state law, and therefore are not subject to the requirements of Ohio’s open meetings and public records statutes.Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:02:12 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0215/101803.asp5ccc0674-6530-40f0-94a7-597a68fdd7c1The Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the law license of Columbus attorney SaKeya M. Stubbs for misuse of her client trust account, failure to maintain adequate records of client funds held in her trust account, failure to pay a client’s expenses from funds she withheld from the proceeds of a settlement, and failure to respond to the resulting disciplinary investigations.Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:32:04 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0127/101794.asp38673fff-d4d3-4e78-9a8c-32b407bb5356The Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the Ohio law license of Fort Wayne, IN attorney Brian Jeffrey Butler. Butler has been under an interim license suspension in Ohio since December 2008, when the Court was informed of his convictions on multiple felony counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor.Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:04:36 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0127/101793.aspde337e2d-95b1-4ffb-98c8-4e1c47575f58The Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the law license of Gallipolis attorney William Scott Medley for cashing state payroll warrants totaling $71,405.04 in gross wages that were mistakenly issued to him between January and December of 2005, while he was suspended without pay from his former position as judge of the Gallia County Probate Court. The Court also found that Medley made false statements in seeking reissuance of four expired warrants.Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:04:13 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0127/101216.asp6d7a3a4e-ce14-43c3-8f37-5fea88b59b5bThe Supreme Court of Ohio held today that a Lorain County common pleas court judge acted without jurisdiction when he reopened a 15 year old criminal case based on an error in the court’s original sentencing entry, issued a judgment of acquittal, and released from custody a woman who was serving a prison term for multiple sex offenses.Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:03:49 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1230/092358.asp0fe02f1c-9657-4bf9-87df-95692340b1d5The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when an insurance policy excludes coverage for intentional acts, the doctrine of “inferred intent” can be applied in cases other than those involving homicide or sexual molestation, however inferred intent applies only where an insured person’s intentional act and the resulting harm are intrinsically linked, so that the act necessarily results in the harm.Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:03:54 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1230/091977.aspe00fb153-c985-4e32-8dc7-5dd607bfc0cfThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when a criminal defendant indicates intent to introduce expert testimony at trial regarding “battered woman syndrome,” the court may compel the defendant to undergo a psychiatric examination by an expert chosen by the state without violating her right against self-incrimination.Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:03:05 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1229/092280.asp0d34ddfd-2346-45f8-8541-33e4ea9ca6d5The Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld as constitutional a state law enacted by the General Assembly in 2006 that provides that only federal or state regulations can limit an Ohioan’s individual right to bear arms.Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:03:26 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1229/091997.asp1890783d-10f2-4b72-a337-67a156159165The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that: 1) a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision does not revive former Ohio statutory requirements for judges imposing consecutive sentences in criminal cases; and 2) defendants sentenced by trial judges who didn’t apply those former provisions are not entitled to resentencing.Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:03:04 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1229/091481.asp827634a5-57ee-4840-8d29-e50257a1a096In a decision overruling its 1999 holding in State v. Rance, the Supreme Court of Ohio held today that when determining whether two criminal offenses arising out the same conduct are “allied offenses of similar import” that must be merged for sentencing, the state’s trial courts must consider the conduct of the accused in each case, and not merely compare the elements of the two crimes in the abstract.Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:02:39 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1228/092307.asp84e27f84-e267-4df2-b14f-283b3c6fc110The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when an auto insurance policy issued to a university extends liability coverage to any person operating “with permission” a vehicle that is “owned, hired or borrowed” by the university, the policy language provides coverage for injuries resulting from a traffic accident in which a bus driver employed by a charter bus company was operating the company’s bus while it was under charter by the university.Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:06:42 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1228/092122.asp9ab40a84-80e3-48dd-9b85-d654ac413f49The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a six-year statute of limitations for a felony offense that contains an element of fraud begins to run only after the corpus delicti (body of the crime) of the offense is discovered. The Court also ruled that a state statute provides one additional year in which to file charges from the date an aggrieved party discovers the corpus delicti of the offense.Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:06:18 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1228/091619.asp7daa6c37-8292-4832-b686-61346d63955bThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a 2003 order of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas acquitting Akron murder defendant Denny Ross on a charge of rape and a death penalty specification based on rape was a “final verdict” on those counts that the state is barred from appealing under R.C. 2945.67(A).Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:05:45 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1228/091469.aspf7ec9084-8ea7-4f35-a3a3-cf471c08066dThe Supreme Court of Ohio held today that R.C. 2901.21(B), a provision of state law that supplies the default culpable mental state (mens rea) of “recklessly” to a criminal offense when the statute defining that offense does not state a required mens rea and does not plainly indicate a purpose to impose strict liability, applies only when there is a complete absence of a mens rea in the Revised Code section defining that offense.Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:05:17 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1227/092106.aspf1949239-e025-48fa-9b2d-567c1e421004In a decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that a court order denying a motion for summary judgment filed by a political subdivision or an employee of a political subdivision that asserts federal qualified immunity from claims brought under Section 1983 of the U.S. Civil Rights Act is a “final” order subject to immediate appeal pursuant to Section 2744.02(C) of the Ohio Revised Code.Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:12:58 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1227/090627.asp0cdcab4c-b4de-4443-b956-bd3d9776bb0cThe Supreme Court of Ohio today rejected a constitutional challenge to an Ohio law that imposes state sales tax on pay TV services that are transmitted directly to a satellite receiver at the consumer’s location, but does not impose sales tax on competing pay TV services that are delivered to consumers via cable.Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:12:32 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1223/101495.aspa25f1d02-ca22-4b37-a25a-accbc30be4d2The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that Cincinnati-based Foreclosure Alternatives Inc. (FAI) and employees Kert Alexakis and Lance Trester engaged in the unauthorized practice of law by managing the defense of foreclosure actions while negotiating with lenders for two homeowners.Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:09:29 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1223/100851.aspd2c42753-c67a-476a-95e2-f3d88fe97f99The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended Mt. Vernon attorney Scott Pullins indefinitely for multiple acts of professional misconduct.Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:08:48 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1223/091547.aspabc9d45d-1720-400c-ac56-64d6f3116f02The Supreme Court of Ohio today affirmed an order by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) granting a change in the method Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc., a natural gas company, uses to calculate the gas transmission portion of customers’ bills. The Office of Consumers’ Counsel had appealed the order on behalf of the utility’s residential customers.Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:08:12 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1223/090897.aspea7d1b17-ffd2-498e-bc0e-7f3cdfa1645bIn a decision that modifies its 2007 holding in State v. Bezak, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when a trial court that sentenced a criminal offender prior to July 11, 2006 failed to properly include a statutorily required term of postrelease control the sentence is void, is not precluded by the principle of res judicata from review by an appellate court, and may be reviewed at any time, on direct appeal or by collateral attack.Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:07:14 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1222/101496.aspc5ba4195-bedb-4dd2-a382-74b1498507f5The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that Gardner Pratt of Loveland engaged in the unauthorized practice of law by holding himself out as an attorney at law, performing legal services and collecting fees from six different “clients” over a two-year period despite the fact that he is not and never has been admitted to the practice of law in Ohio.Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:45:32 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1222/discipline.asp2f142e12-fdfc-4803-8e12-1ef3ee35850aIn separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio permanently disbarred attorney James R. Henry of Gallipolis and suspended the licenses of attorneys Karen K. Meade of Parkman and Frank X. Gresley of Middleburg Heights.Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:44:43 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1222/100118.asp87c45d16-469f-4a76-8502-a69d061c92ebThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that diverting $230 million in tobacco use prevention fund proceeds to pay for non-tobacco related expenditures did not violate the retroactivity clause of the Ohio Constitution and/or the contracts clauses of the U.S. and state constitutions.Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:43:59 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1221/discipline.asp8379bea9-dac6-47fb-83b4-1ff209a326eaIn separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio suspended the licenses of Cleveland attorney Ramie Ann Resnick and Dayton attorney Kevin M. Hunt.Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:18:57 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1220/101463.aspf537fb60-53fe-4744-913f-bb808762eb2eThe Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the law license of Akron attorney Christopher P. Muntean for professional misconduct arising from his theft of funds from the Summit County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Board while serving as treasurer of that board.Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:02:59 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1220/091418.asp634de2c6-8031-42ed-8e2c-776fed186a2eIn a 6-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that an officer, employee or duly authorized agent of a community school that receives public funds under R.C. Chapter 3314 falls within the statutory definition of a “public official,” and therefore such persons may be personally liable to the state for lost or misspent public funds.Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:02:26 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1216/092004.aspa2ed70af-a7fc-4d22-8383-f50c715805b4The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that: 1) a challenge to a legislative enactment under the Ohio Constitution’s “one-subject rule” is a challenge to the authority of the General Assembly to enact that bill, not a challenge to the statutory provisions of the bill itself; and 2) a township is not a necessary party to a constitutional challenge to an enactment of the General Assembly under the one-subject rule.Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:16:43 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1215/092293.aspfe635e7e-adce-4cb3-bf04-c3ea0629c504The Supreme Court of Ohio today partially granted and partially denied a writ of mandamus directing the State Medical Board to provide unredacted copies of some of the public records requested by Dr. Mahendra K. Mahajan, a Dayton psychiatrist, relating to a board investigation of Dr. Mahajan.Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:15:06 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1215/092131.asp937e657b-eb29-4080-ab05-f44490824f08In a decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that possession of an item with a purpose to use it to violate a federal law is sufficient to support a finding that a defendant intended to use that item “criminally” in violation of R.C. 2923.24(A), Ohio’s “criminal tools” statute.Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:14:31 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1214/discipline.asp1bd25ac1-10cc-4dd8-932f-1b00ad71e763In separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio permanently disbarred Westlake attorney Howard Mishler and suspended the license of Norwalk attorney Thomas J. Stoll.Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:02:52 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1202/101234.aspa3e0e3ef-fe02-4bff-a83a-2205151c73a0The Supreme Court of Ohio has indefinitely suspended the license of attorney Jeffery A. Zapor, formerly of Columbus, who currently resides in Sylvania, for misappropriation of funds belonging to a client for whom Zapor was serving as a court-appointed guardian. Zapor, who entered a guilty plea and was convicted on a felony count of theft based on his misappropriation, has been under an interim license suspension since March 2010.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:06:25 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1201/discipline.aspa0e1d304-d1a0-4399-8c85-2655ade0ab95In separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio permanently disbarred Fairview Park attorney John P. Hildebrand Jr. and suspended the license of Boardman attorney Michael A. Sakmar.Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:19:36 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1201/091149.aspc1592242-149e-4e9e-8a30-d43cd9589004The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that an agreement between a Lake County man and local prosecutors in which the defendant entered a guilty plea to aggravated vehicular assault and the state agreed to drop two criminal specifications and continue the defendant’s bond constituted a “negotiated guilty plea” that barred the state from later charging the defendant with vehicular homicide when the victim later died as a result of his injuries.Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:18:52 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1201/090941.aspa1ff034a-32e7-46aa-8d38-4569e8ab144eThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) erred by denying that it has jurisdiction to review the environmental impact of coke ovens that are part of an electric power “cogeneration station” proposed to be constructed near the Butler County community of Monroe. In a 5-1 decision authored by Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger, the Court reversed a decision of the OPSB approving the siting of the proposed facility without considering the environmental impact of the coke ovens, and remanded the application of the Middletown Coke Company to the siting board for further proceedings to determine whether the proposed facility “represents the minimum adverse environmental impact.”Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:17:45 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1130/discipline.aspa526b65c-a5aa-4499-9dbe-3516712358f0In separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio suspended the law licenses of Xenia attorney Craig W. Saunders and Cleveland attorney Stanley Jackson Jr.Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:06:12 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1130/100209.asp0fd9d6de-a335-4ce5-a0eb-3941affa1230When the owner of farm land who has obtained a current agricultural use valuation (CAUV) of his property petitions to detach that land from a municipality under R.C. 709.42, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a court considering the detachment petition must determine the amount of property taxes the owner “is taxed and will continue to be taxed” based on the CAUV of the land rather than the tax the owner would pay based on the non-agricultural market value of the property.Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:05:28 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1130/092208.aspf6866434-0d23-4348-8112-b29c1d6ac82aThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a court of appeals may not reverse a criminal conviction based on the improper admission of spousal testimony in violation of Evidence Rule 601(B) unless the appellate court conducts a plain-error analysis and determines that the outcome of the trial would have been different if the spousal testimony had not been admitted.Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:04:44 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1130/091926.aspd3ac76f9-6951-4e98-8c4d-66cb75a5bac0The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a determination by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) pursuant to R.C. 3314.015 (B)(3) that an organization is not “education oriented” and therefore is not eligible to sponsor a community school is subject to appeal in accordance with R.C. 119.12.Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:04:00 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1130/091606.asp2706e24b-a80c-4fb2-9408-df23a8fa5dc4The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when a trial court fails to include restitution in the sentence that is pronounced on a criminal defendant at his sentencing hearing, or in the journal entry recording that sentence, the court may not later add restitution to that person’s sentence by means of a “nunc pro tunc” (now for then) entry amending the court’s journal.Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:03:17 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1124/100217.asp9784cca7-9ac4-488b-b709-8cd524126ec2The Supreme Court of Ohio today affirmed a ruling by the 1st District Court of Appeals that denied an award of attorney fees to the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper for legal costs the Enquirer incurred in pursuing a public records lawsuit against the Cincinnati Public School district.Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:04:11 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1026/092310.asp8c76f639-cb33-4f58-a45f-42c27bfd556cThe Supreme Court of Ohio today affirmed a ruling by the State Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) that denied a “charitable use” property tax exemption sought by a Butler County kidney dialysis facility.Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:26:33 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1026/092104.aspe7051bfc-dcdd-41e7-9ab8-5b52eb9c88bdThe Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld as constitutional two provisions of state law that 1) require Ohio school districts to conduct criminal background checks on non-licensed school employees who were not subject to such checks prior to 2007, and 2) require districts to release from employment current employees if it is determined that they have a prior conviction for certain specified criminal offenses.Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:26:04 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1026/061126.asp8148df19-3ca6-41ff-84a1-14d774267957The Supreme Court of Ohio today unanimously vacated the aggravated murder conviction and death sentence of Jason Dean of Springfield and ordered that he receive a new trial.Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:25:29 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1021/091917.aspf7451851-f7a1-414c-955e-6eca8e2ffaf9The Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the law license of Cincinnati attorney George W. Newman III for misconduct that resulted in his convictions on three counts of felony theft.Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:12:32 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1012/091671.asp1bb85f88-591e-4b2c-8d25-b3c470caa70fIn a 7-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that the property tax exemption for a “public schoolhouse” set forth in R.C. 5709.07(A)(1) does not apply to property that is leased by its owner to a school for profit. The decision, authored by Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger, reversed a ruling by the State Board of Tax Appeals (BTA).Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:08:12 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1012/091559.asp34c3221d-b12d-4a39-9786-a4cb5d3c81d9The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that a provision of state law placing a $10 value limit on the prizes that may be awarded for one play of a legal skill-based gaming machine is rationally related to legitimate government interests, and does not violate the equal protection clauses of the U.S. and Ohio Constitutions.Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:07:29 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1012/091363.asp3a70a570-7f70-4002-951c-a7059bd4058fThe Supreme Court of Ohio held today that all wrongful-imprisonment claims brought against the state must follow a two-step process in which the claimant must first bring an action in a court of common pleas to secure a determination that he or she is a wrongfully imprisoned individual entitled to compensation, and then must file a civil action against the state in the Ohio Court of Claims to recover a sum of money.Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:06:51 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1007/discipline.aspd2f5f900-18ae-4676-a3a2-b3f6379cdd3bIn separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio suspended the licenses of attorneys Jane M. Grote of Cincinnati and Rita R. Johnson of University Heights.Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:15:37 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/1007/100062.asp49f99841-6808-4fbb-8a89-41bba64a62ccThe Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed a six-month suspension, with the full term of suspension stayed on conditions, against the law license of Judge Daniel Gaul of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas based on his actions and statements in a 2007 criminal case before his court.Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:14:53 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0929/100341.aspf20e87e4-ca38-4722-8238-019afd893c03Toledo attorney Douglas J. Ritson has been permanently disbarred by the Supreme Court of Ohio for multiple violations of state attorney discipline rules arising from his involvement in a criminal conspiracy that induced approximately 3,000 real estate agents and appraisers to join two professional organizations with the false promise that their membership dues purchased errors-and-omissions insurance coverage that did not in fact exist.Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:04:20 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0929/091816.asp4c0dabf9-20a1-47b0-94e8-7ed03b57edb0The Supreme Court of Ohio held unanimously today that the Ohio statutes governing liquidation of an insolvent insurance company do not authorize the Superintendent of Insurance to pay interest to an insurer’s creditors and other preferred claimants on allowed claims before paying the funds remaining in the estate to the insurer’s shareholders.Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:03:47 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0929/090886.aspd8c3cdde-e83a-4835-9712-25383a8d4eaeThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled 6-0 today that, when a trial court permits an alternate juror to be present during deliberations by seated jury members over the objection of the defendant, the jury returns a verdict adverse to the defendant, and the defendant moves for a new trial based on the presence of the alternate juror, the state bears the burden of proving that the presence of the alternate juror during deliberations did not result in prejudice to the defendant.Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:03:06 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0928/091765.asp0d34fb09-0332-4720-bf91-821fc2a754cdThe Supreme Court of Ohio held today that R.C. 5715.19(D), a state law requiring that a tax valuation of property established by a ruling of the State Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) must be “carried over” to subsequent tax years, does not supersede a different statute that requires county auditors to reappraise all real property within their county and establish a new tax valuation for each parcel every six years.Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:10:27 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0928/091321.asp279d90ee-dbd6-4eba-a1a4-8d065343e09cThe Supreme Court of Ohio held today that Ohio recognizes a common law “self protection” exception to attorney-client privilege that permits an attorney to testify concerning attorney-client communications where such testimony is necessary to establish a claim for legal fees on behalf of the attorney or to allow an attorney to defend against a charge of malpractice or other wrongdoing in litigation between the attorney and a client.Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:09:41 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0923/100316.aspe17bbf1f-7429-4d99-a54f-f229e735c764The Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the license of Warren attorney Kenneth N. Shaw for two years, with the second year of that term stayed on conditions, for professional misconduct in his handling of legal matters entrusted to him by two sets of clients and for failing to promptly cooperate with disciplinary authorities investigating the grievances filed against him.Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:03:33 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0923/090213.asp907ae439-e19e-4bc8-b098-d852d9fd222cThe Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld as constitutional rules adopted by the state tax commissioner to implement 2005 legislation that granted a 10 percent property tax rollback to owners of single-family, two-family and three-family rental properties, but did not extend a similar tax break to owners of apartment buildings with four or more residential units.Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:02:54 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0827/090079_090311.aspeefb22dc-08ee-4f2b-b349-3f07b113a3fbIn a decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio overruled its 2008 decision in State v. Colon.Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:12:44 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0825/092267.asp9db92bc4-c48c-47b8-ba6f-1c54ad03e1e6The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the law license of Columbus attorney David J. Robinson for 12 months for destroying business documents that he had removed from his former law firm and making false and misleading statements denying possession of those documents during a sworn deposition and a pretrial hearing in a lawsuit filed against him by his former firm.Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:17:18 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0825/071261_072425.aspaf502ee4-9309-4645-b183-5e42b57d527bThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that in capital murder cases where a trial court is required to file a separate sentencing opinion setting forth the court’s specific findings regarding a death sentence, a “final appealable order” consists of both the court’s judgment of conviction filed pursuant to Criminal Rule 32(C), and its sentencing opinion filed pursuant to R.C.2929.03(F).Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:16:35 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0824/discipline.aspf71692bb-8a0d-4951-8485-b25f71c2a471In separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio suspended the licenses of attorneys Joseph D. Ohlin of Warren, Henry R. Freeman of Tallmadge, Patrick J. O‘Malley of Chagrin Falls, and Kristin A. Stahlbush of Toledo.Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:11:25 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0721/discipline.asp455209e3-cbea-4da2-a996-650deaf687d6In separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio suspended the licenses of attorneys Bradley M. Kraemer of West Chester and former judge John Joseph Plough of Ravenna.Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:13:50 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0721/090950.asp0150c753-2a4c-44c4-b76f-26f072ef39dbThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when a rejected bidder establishes that a public authority violated state competitive-bidding laws in awarding a public-improvement contract, that bidder may recover reasonable bid-preparation costs as damages if the bidder promptly sought, but was denied, an injunction to suspend work on the project pending resolution of the bid dispute, and it is later determined that the bidder was wrongfully rejected and injunctive relief is no longer available.Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:13:01 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0720/100057.aspf41862f7-1d7b-42b4-901d-6b7b0c09e987The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that some of the investigatory records compiled or accessed by the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office during its investigation of a 2008 complaint alleging sexual abuse of a child by a priest in the 1990s are not exempt from disclosure under the Ohio Public Records Act, and those documents must therefore be provided in redacted form to the person who filed the complaint.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:17:21 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0720/discipline.asp3b087de4-3968-4ac0-b1b9-e8c15b7ad01eIn separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio indefinitely suspended the licenses of attorneys Wayne Donald Miller of Columbus and Paul Joseph Kellogg of West Chester.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:10:40 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0720/091196.asp935f3cb2-fe75-445d-8457-0497a5ff0804The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a state law that “tolls” (stops the running of) statutes of limitations for prosecuting a criminal defendant during a period in which the accused purposely avoids prosecution applies to all crimes committed by the accused, regardless of whether an indictment for those crimes had been returned or the underlying criminal activity had been discovered at the time the accused fled.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:09:53 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0720/082127_082249.aspddc7d53d-bb7a-4181-b7f6-62f519b929c6The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a defendant may plead guilty to an indictment that was amended to change the name or identity of the charged crime when the defendant is represented by counsel, has bargained for the amendment, and is not prejudiced by the change.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:08:51 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0715/092192.aspcbc38e32-ff2a-48f7-95f9-346eae0bf5e2In a 7-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that the Cleveland Division of Police did not violate the Ohio Public Records Act by maintaining its archive of the daily reports it receives from local pawnbrokers on 3-by-5 inch index cards – the format in which those reports are submitted by the pawnbrokers.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:10:24 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0715/092034.asp2d89c3b3-3f58-47c4-926e-17fe795dc3f4The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the law license of Van Wert Municipal Court Judge Phil William Campbell for 12 months, with the final six months of that term stayed on conditions, for multiple violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct and Code of Professional Responsibility.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:09:58 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0715/091695_091980.asp02aeb859-2d4f-4c96-954f-04b4ae0057f5The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the preadoption placement procedures for “private” adoptions set forth in R.C. 5103.16(D) must be followed even in cases where the child has been living with the prospective adoptive parents pursuant to an award of legal custody by a juvenile court. The Court’s 6-0 decision was authored by Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:09:12 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0714/091602.asp72ba8f82-769d-4894-a702-49dfce905a73The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when the affidavit of a retained nonparty expert is submitted in opposition to a pending motion for summary judgment, and statements in the affidavit contradict testimony given by the same expert during a prior deposition, the affidavit does not create a “genuine issue of material fact” that prevents summary judgment unless the expert sufficiently explains the reason for the contradiction.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:09:36 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0622/090756.asp0936450b-e0d8-4d4d-9272-7f199ce4ee2fThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that where a company employment policy imposes a minimum length of service requirement before any employee is eligible for leave, and does not grant an exception from the minimum service requirement for maternity leave, that policy is not direct evidence of sex discrimination under the state’s civil rights statutes.Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:04:52 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0622/090104.asp439eb203-3f70-41ed-929f-1ca9932a0a49Under the Court’s 2002 decision in Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., when a policyholder incurs loss or damage over an extended time period during which it was covered by multiple insurance policies issued by different insurers, and the policyholder files a claim targeting only one of those insurers, the targeted insurer may file a claim for contribution against a nontargeted insurer with applicable insurance policies.Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:03:48 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0617/092301.asped749e6c-f6b1-4c9f-9c27-c934a03c0e7eThe Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the law license of Columbus attorney Gerald T. Noel Jr. for two years, with the final six months of that term stayed on conditions, for causing harm to two clients by neglecting their cases and then failing to cooperate with disciplinary authorities investigating the grievances filed against him by those clients.Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:05:28 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0617/090015.asp4ef842da-0093-445c-943a-b0dad018f220The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that evidence of a loss of revenue to the school district in which property is currently located is a legally sufficient basis for the State Board of Education to deny a petition by the owners of that property to transfer to a different school district.Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:04:45 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0617/081693.aspa430140f-0ef4-4fce-83f1-493d4e2f182eIn a decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that a child’s statements made to an interviewer at a child advocacy center for purposes of medical diagnosis and treatment are non-testimonial and therefore admissible evidence at trial.Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:03:46 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0610/090542.aspd4ea7df8-78eb-4a6f-af7c-b2cbeae67a6fThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a premises owner is not liable for tort claims arising from exposure to asbestos located on the owner’s property, unless the exposure occurred at the owner’s property.Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:15:20 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0610/081038.asp6cc8da1e-9121-4530-a8b5-442a1b19e2b9The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that an Ohio trial court could properly exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant in a defamation case in which an Ohio-based plaintiff alleged that the defendant posted disparaging statements on the public forum areas of several Internet sites with the intention of damaging the plaintiff’s business and personal reputation.Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:14:39 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0609/090121.asp8f081093-e83b-477c-8371-9492afda1b4dThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that although a county board of developmental disabilities does not have legal standing to file a motion in probate court seeking the removal of a court-appointed guardian for an incompetent adult, the probate court has plenary authority to sua sponte (on its own initiative) conduct proceedings to remove a guardian based on information received from that board.Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:03:57 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0608/091323.asp4d788f83-0154-4ff0-96be-065480065504The Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled 6-0 that a decision in State v. Chandler, a 2006 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court held that a detectable amount of the controlled substance must be present before a court may impose an enhanced major drug offender penalty, does not apply to trafficking cases where no drugs are recovered and therefore the major drug offender penalty may be imposed in those cases.Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:06:31 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0608/090918.asp20a6e28e-dde3-4b02-af38-2397f0e475feThe Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled that the Industrial Commission of Ohio did not abuse its discretion in including wages from a second job to calculate an injured worker’s average and full weekly wages in determining temporary total disability compensation for an injury he sustained on the first job.Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:05:52 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0608/082424.asp00f79181-9a49-496b-9e76-126310b04d6eThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the involuntary commitment of a criminal defendant who is charged with a violent first or second-degree felony and who remains mentally incompetent to stand trial beyond the one-year statutory time frame for restoring competency does not violate that person’s constitutional rights to due process or equal protection.Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:04:51 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0603/082502.asp40d67d47-dc5e-4d53-ace4-435035e91d3eIn a narrowly tailored decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio voided as unconstitutional two sections of the Ohio Adam Walsh Act (AWA) that authorize the state attorney general to reclassify sex offenders who had already been classified by judges under a previous version of the law, “Megan’s Law.” The Court held that the challenged provisions violate the separation-of-powers doctrine of the Ohio Constitution.Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:03:35 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0602/091069.asp5dbef8a2-a80c-4973-b12a-4db6774b000fThe Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled 5-1 that a police officer’s unaided visual estimation of a vehicle’s speed is sufficient to support a speeding conviction without independent verification of the vehicle’s speed if the officer is trained, certified by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy or a similar organization, and experienced in visually estimating vehicle speed.Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:03:19 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0526/091282.asp12b49ead-4d1b-48d0-b064-de4b2d8bee0cThe Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled that a document is “filed” when it is deposited properly for filing with the clerk of courts. The Supreme Court also ruled that even when a document lacks a clerk’s endorsement indicating it has been filed, filing may be proved by other means.Thu, 27 May 2010 18:07:36 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0526/090441.asp189c1adf-e878-45f4-a77d-5edd3421b50bThe Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled that a state statute, which the city of Cleveland contended permitted a criminal trial in the absence of the defendant, does not apply to criminal trials against corporations in municipal court initiated by affidavit or complaint.Thu, 27 May 2010 18:07:09 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0525/100025.aspdb784ec5-fd55-48cf-a434-14d91e8a1b80The Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Fremont attorney Andrew Lockshin for multiple professional misconduct violations, including inappropriate touching of and sexual remarks to clients and others.Wed, 26 May 2010 19:04:45 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0525/090580.asp36328e12-998a-49db-957d-e68c31b561d9The Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled that the rules of civil procedure do not allow a claimant to designate defendants using fictitious names as placeholders in a complaint filed within the statute-of-limitations period and then identify, name, and personally serve those defendants after the limitations period has elapsed.Wed, 26 May 2010 19:04:05 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0520/092339.aspdd31b4d4-6e89-4b95-9f1f-0d158100bcbeThe Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Willoughby attorney Doreen Cantrell for multiple violations of disciplinary rules and professional conduct violations in her handling of probate matters entrusted to her by two unrelated clients.Fri, 21 May 2010 18:05:19 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0520/092316.asp9a996baf-eac9-4c16-9f7f-8eb88951e9c5The Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Lewis Center attorney Marc Bandman for the misappropriation of assets in administering a client’s family trust.Fri, 21 May 2010 18:04:44 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0520/090971.aspc2361ef1-8ae3-448e-b4a0-54d3c1e43b09The Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled that an appeal from a sexual offender classification must be appealed in the criminal case and filed within 30 days.Fri, 21 May 2010 18:03:51 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0518/090933.asp779a8525-f867-4258-98df-a31de5261829The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when a vendor charges its customer a nonexistent tax, the funds collected are not a tax collected for the benefit of the taxing authority and the customer may seek recovery of those payments by filing a civil action directly against the vendor. The Court’s 6-0 decision was authored by Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton.Wed, 19 May 2010 18:02:22 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0506/091070.aspb4f3f21e-da01-4016-aebb-6b25b191e7ccThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when the plaintiff in a civil lawsuit asserts both asbestos-related and non-asbestos-related claims in the same tort action, the non-asbestos claims may be severed and proceed to trial immediately even though the asbestos-related claims are administratively dismissed under R.C. 2307.93.Fri, 07 May 2010 18:05:50 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0505/092260.aspb96d443d-e6f8-4778-8f41-7737b3032fc8The Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the license of Columbus attorney Charles Brandt Clovis for failing to perform promised legal work for a client after accepting a $4,000 fee advance, and then failing to respond to the resulting disciplinary investigation.Thu, 06 May 2010 18:11:11 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0505/090953.asp5fb0b6d8-804f-4da9-aa29-bb6ae01a116cThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that 2006 legislation unambiguously sets a 12-year statute of limitations (time limit) for the filing of civil lawsuits based on childhood sexual abuse that occurred after the Aug. 3, 2006 effective date of that legislation and applies that same 12-year limitations period to the filing of suits based on abuse that occurred prior to Aug. 3, 2006, if no prior claim has been filed and if the limitations period under the previous version of the law had not expired before the new law took effect.Thu, 06 May 2010 18:10:25 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0505/090825.asp224e3c42-a527-44ca-92e0-ab6083f6bce9The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a nurse employed in a hospital, who steals drugs in the course of her employment, does not occupy a “position of trust” and is not categorically ineligible for Intervention in Lieu of Conviction (ILC).Thu, 06 May 2010 18:09:34 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0504/092290.asp306ecfaa-8982-4eb4-9830-869a8c035fc0The Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the license of Cincinnati attorney Steven C. Gittinger for engaging in conduct that resulted in his 2008 conviction on a felony count of bank fraud. Gittinger’s law license has been under an interim suspension since the Court was advised of his felony conviction.Wed, 05 May 2010 18:10:02 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0504/090820.asp90d5e9d7-a649-4cbc-951c-1dba02c110b0The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the defendant in a personal injury lawsuit is not barred by Ohio’s collateral source statute from introducing at trial evidence of “write offs” accepted by medical service providers that reduced the actual cost of the plaintiff’s medical treatments to a lower amount than those providers originally billed for their services.Wed, 05 May 2010 18:09:15 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0504/090605.asp5937464b-a3a1-4594-9d1c-0608a97ed626The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that under R.C. 2953.74, a state law that allows prison inmates to obtain new DNA testing of evidence from their trials under certain conditions, a prior DNA test is not “definitive” when a new testing method can detect information that could not be detected by the prior DNA test.Wed, 05 May 2010 18:08:22 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0504/090325.asp4d24331b-b5da-40cc-8037-f38ce85b0612The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that an award of attorney fees in a civil lawsuit is distinct from an award of punitive damages, and the public policy of the state does not prevent an insurance policy from providing coverage for attorney fees when they are awarded solely as a result of an award for punitive damages.Wed, 05 May 2010 18:07:44 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0429/discipline.aspe61829eb-04de-4b3e-afb5-d651a4fe734bIn separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio suspended the licenses of attorneys John L. Sayler of Lakewood and Lawrence F. Peskin of Cleveland.Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:05:45 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0413/100161.asp0ffe2d15-fa96-4f8a-aee4-7cb95a32b93cThe Supreme Court of Ohio today granted a writ of prohibition sought by the Toledo Blade newspaper. The writ bars the Henry County Court of Common Pleas and Judge Keith P. Muehlfeld from enforcing a “gag order” that would prohibit the news media from publishing or broadcasting stories about the proceedings in an upcoming manslaughter trial until after a jury has been impaneled for the separate trial of a second defendant charged in the same incident.Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:02:27 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0412/discipline.asp556d861e-363c-4074-a99d-7f9dd1737ae2In separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio permanently disbarred Columbus attorney Charles M. Kiesling and suspended the law licenses of John C. Kealy of Cleveland and F. Benjamin Riek III of Shaker Heights for 18 months, with the final 12 months of those terms stayed on conditions.Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:46:47 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0408/091541.asp06cdbc70-77f7-4d3a-a9ab-9ce646dddd7aThe Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the license of Youngstown attorney Charles W. Theisler based on conduct that resulted in his convictions on 98 felony counts that included aggravated trafficking in drugs, illegal processing of drug documents and practicing medicine or surgery without a certificate.Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:10:04 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0408/082183.asp27fec3e2-8617-442b-ad68-2589b45c9b2dThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when the allegations contained in a civil complaint are directed against an office of a political subdivision, an officeholder named as a defendant in that complaint is sued in his or her official capacity, rather than as an individual.Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:08:23 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0325/081478.asp906bf5a2-751a-4fad-b57f-ad8530588e4aThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the Franklin County Board of Commissioners failed to properly exercise its discretion when it disqualified the low bid for painting services during construction of Columbus’s Huntington Park baseball stadium. Based on that holding, the Court remanded a lawsuit filed against the commissioners by the disappointed bidder to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas for further proceedings.Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:27:24 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0325/090678.aspbbb5c332-8ae4-4e51-ba1e-65def11392f6The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that an indictment that charges a defendant with child endangering in violation of R.C. 2919.22(A) as a third-degree felony, but does not contain language that the victim suffered serious physical harm, adequately informs the defendant of the charge against which he must defend and is therefore legally sufficient.Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:02:47 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0324/090321.aspfa7bb7d8-0241-4b96-9796-4613a279601aThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that Ohio rules of evidence and criminal procedure prohibit the use of a policyholder’s criminal convictions based on no-contest pleas in a civil action in which an insurer seeks a declaratory judgment denying coverage under its policy.Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:02:20 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0323/080857_080972.asp8c514140-4dd5-4eff-9c63-60dec8977a94In two separate decisions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio upheld as constitutional a 2005 state law that limits the ability of workers who are injured on the job to sue their employers for a “workplace intentional tort” in addition to receiving state workers’ compensation benefits. The challenged statute requires that workers asserting intentional tort claims against their employer must prove that, in committing the acts or omissions that resulted in a worker’s injuries, the employer acted “with a deliberate intent to cause injury.”Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:04:30 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0323/061502.aspd18177c7-267c-4ba9-a6eb-7a87b01be05cThe Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld the convictions and death sentence of Clarence Fry of Akron for the aggravated murder of his estranged girlfriend Tamela Hardison in July 2005.Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:03:33 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0318/091533.aspd282ae73-e54a-4a1b-bc79-8b2c4b39b28aThe Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Columbus attorney Timothy G. Chasser for multiple acts of misconduct in his dealings with a client he represented in a personal injury case.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:05:18 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0318/090893.asp88132d76-5154-4db4-9d21-45981b37fa9cThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that an exception to the community notification requirement for Tier III sex offenders set forth in current R.C. 2950.11(B)(2) applies to offenders who were first notified of their classification after Am Sub. S.B. 10 took effect on Jan. 1, 2008.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:04:27 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0318/090437.aspdd8c97c6-82bd-4c69-9305-e1cf6fc8a0a2The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a retailer is not entitled to a reduction in the taxable value of merchandise held in its inventory based on “vendor markdown allowances” through which manufacturers compensate merchants for having to mark down slow-moving items from their expected retail price in order to sell them.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:03:42 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0317/discipline.asp2331bc92-630d-4782-bd4c-c374cbac02dfIn separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio indefinitely suspended the licenses of attorneys Blaine L. Gottehrer of Cleveland and John R. Andrews of West Chester.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:02:35 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0304/082408.asp768c9545-20d8-4b0e-8c35-78f3912bbe43In a decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that when a property has been the subject of two arm’s length sales between a willing buyer and seller within a reasonable length of time before or after the tax-lien date, the sale occurring closer in time to the tax lien date establishes the true value of the property for taxation purposes.Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:09:44 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0303/091522.asp6135d489-78af-4a5f-b564-ebbcd4618f25The Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Akron attorney Michelle A. Smithern for misappropriating more than $100,000 from her law firm by depositing retainer fees she received from 32 clients into her own personal bank account rather than the firm’s accounts. Smithern has been under an interim license suspension since February 2009, when the Court was notified of her conviction on a felony theft charge.Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:06:56 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0303/090330.asp8a43c818-ff33-4b73-8a37-934104d4ce76The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a hearing-impaired jury candidate should have been dismissed for cause in an Ottawa County murder case in which the court knew that evidence from an audio tape recording would be introduced as purported proof of the defendant’s guilt.Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:06:19 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0303/081499.aspaa26b829-c503-451f-adb6-39e6d85a35feThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that, under the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in Garrity v. New Jersey and Kastigar v. United States, when a public employer compels an employee under threat of firing to make a statement in an administrative proceeding: the state may not make any direct or derivative use of the employee's statement in a criminal proceeding against the employee; the state makes derivative use of the employee's statement when it presents to a grand jury testimony from a witness to the statement and when the prosecutor reviews the employee's statement in preparation for trial; and when the state fails to prove that it did not make any use of the employee's statement in obtaining an indictment, the indictment must be dismissed.Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:03:59 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0302/091643.asp02f452aa-f257-4124-8240-7c0156e151ccThe Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed a $20,000 civil penalty against Kimberly A. Dalton of Cincinnati and Precision Land Title Agency for engaging in the unauthorized practice of law, and issued an injunction ordering them to desist from all future actions that constitute unauthorized law practice.Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:03:13 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0302/090558_090649.asp5757316d-e79d-4d6c-892d-7f528604d110The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that in an employee-initiated action under the state’s “prevailing wage” statute, when a court finds that a contractor has failed to pay workers the prevailing wage for work on a public improvement project, the court must assess against the employer not only a judgment for the amount of the plaintiffs’ underpaid wages, but also the financial penalties set forth in R.C. 4115.10(A), unless the violation falls under one of two exceptions set forth in R.C. 4115.13(C).Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:02:33 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0225/091544.asp793c33ac-bec1-46fc-80a6-467cd26400cfThe Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the license of attorney J. Michael Nicks of Galena for two years, with 18 months of that term stayed on conditions, for professional misconduct in his handling of probate matters entrusted to him by two different clients.Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:04:27 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0225/091540.asp245eb64b-19c5-4a01-8970-fc4f7311b8b4The Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Columbus attorney James D. Thomas for misappropriating at least $32,600 from funds that he held in trust for a client.Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:04:02 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0225/082360.asp85a9243b-a1f2-45c5-88d4-01fa2336de58The Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed a one-year license suspension against Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court Judge Joseph Russo, with the full term of suspension stayed on conditions, for violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct arising from two separate incidents in which Russo was convicted of disorderly conduct as a result of physical altercations with a girlfriend.Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:03:34 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0225/081562.aspb58f6747-6c5a-466a-bdcb-a7ef81113cf1The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that an order of a juvenile court denying discretionary bindover of a juvenile offender for trial as an adult because the court finds the defendant is amenable to care or rehabilitation within the juvenile system is not a final order from which the state may appeal as a matter of right.Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:02:48 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0224/091501.aspc7538646-3a2b-49d0-ace7-3a5f39a0ff96The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the law license of Cleveland attorney Debbie Kay Horton for two years, with the second year of that term stayed on conditions, for settling a personal injury lawsuit without the knowledge or permission of her clients, forging the clients’ signatures on the settlement checks and converting the proceeds of $3,800 to her own use.Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:02:25 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0204/091100.asp1be00191-753b-48ce-bcf5-64e4ccb1dadcThe Supreme Court of Ohio has imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Mason attorney Clyde Bennett II for conduct that resulted in his conviction on felony counts of unlawfully structuring financial transactions to evade federal regulations that require reporting of bank transactions involving more that $10,000 in cash. Bennett’s license has been under an interim suspension since Feb. 15, 2008, when the Court received notice of his felony conviction.Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:11:30 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0204/082490.aspac3adb69-3840-4f5c-8a16-29aacaa8e4b5The Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled that a trademark-investigation expert’s testimony that he is aware that certain trademarks are registered but that he has never personally viewed the trademark-registration documents is insufficient to prove by itself that the trademarks are registered on the principal register in the United States Patent and Trademark Office as required for a conviction for trademark counterfeiting under R.C. 2913.34.Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:10:47 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0204/082119_082172.aspd5eb8b8f-4ab5-4760-a8cc-d1be7e08636eThe Supreme Court of Ohio today ruled that, to obtain a conviction for the crime of escape for violating the terms of a post-release control order, the state may prove that a defendant was subject to postrelease control without proving that during a sentencing hearing the trial court orally notified the defendant that he would be subject to postrelease control. The Court’s 5-2 decision was written by Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer.Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:10:04 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0204/081771.asp3f61fbb0-7fb6-48f8-83e0-c51385130936The Supreme Court of Ohio today dismissed a disciplinary complaint alleging professional misconduct by Logan County assistant prosecutor Kimberly Kellogg-Martin. The Court’s decision reversed findings of disciplinary rule violations by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline.Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:09:17 -0500http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/PIO/summaries/2010/0203/091534.aspd3e0ee86-8241-4478-bfd0-d17d77c82b98The Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed a six month suspension against the law license of Youngstown attorney Dennis A. DiMartino for falsely stating on a North Carolina marriage license application that he had never been married before, and entering into a bigamous second marriage in that state before a divorce from his first wife in Ohio had been finalized.Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:05:46 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0128/091500.asp8f2fc5b0-d4d1-4879-a694-d67c14281949The Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Shaker Heights attorney William Kaplan for multiple violations of state attorney discipline rules.Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:06:51 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0128/091171.asp4ee2abb5-23aa-4bc9-a04d-b760fef6d66eThe Supreme Court of Ohio today dismissed a disciplinary complaint involving Toledo attorney John G. Rust.Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:06:09 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0128/090186.aspd08b3378-af4b-4706-a461-705de87da37fIn a decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that by filing objections with county commissioners to an annexation petition pursuant to R.C. 709.023(D), a board of township trustees does not gain legal standing to later file a mandamus action challenging the commissioners’ approval of the requested annexation.Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:05:28 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0128/090014.aspc2bbfdeb-940f-43c7-bb50-8bba6e0ee5c0The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a common law doctrine known as the “public duty rule” does not immunize employees of a political subdivision from personal liability for injuries they cause in the performance of their official duties in cases where the injured party alleges that the employee engaged in “wanton or reckless conduct.” The Court’s 6-1 majority opinion, authored by Justice Maureen O’Connor, affirmed a decision of the 4th District Court of Appeals.Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:04:50 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0127/090609.aspb7d1ab6a-d102-4305-a0ee-c7e432cda49fThe Supreme Court of Ohio today agreed with the state attorney general’s interpretation that a state law banning electronic transmission to minors of pornography or other material “harmful to juveniles” applies only to personally directed communications such as instant messaging, person-to-person emails and private chat rooms, and exempts from liability material that is posted on generally accessible websites and in public chatrooms.Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:26:40 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0127/082037.aspa97406be-e4f9-48d6-9779-93789f632529The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that pursuant to Ohio’s multiple-count statute: a defendant’s conviction for felonious assault based on causing serious physical harm [R.C. 2903.11(A)(2)] is an allied offense of an attempt to commit murder while committing an offense of violence [R.C. 2903.02(B) and 2923.02]; a defendant’s conviction for felonious assault based upon causing or attempting to cause physical harm by means of a deadly weapon [R.C. 2903.11(A)(2)] is an allied offense of attempted murder [R.C. 2093.02(B)]; and therefore these respective counts of felonious assault merge with the respective counts of attempted murder.Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:25:56 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0126/discipline.aspc0d4fc19-3aab-4203-b496-942edaddbd20In separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio indefinitely suspended the licenses of attorneys Donald C. Mitchell II of Cincinnati and George L. Hoff of Akron.Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:04:52 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0126/081837_090314.aspf735094e-387b-4d6c-b9fc-a1f25b2756c9The Supreme Court of Ohio today affirmed orders of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) that approved a change in the way two natural gas companies recover their costs of distribution service. The Court’s 7-0 decision was authored by Justice Paul E. Pfeifer.Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:03:51 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0106/082106.aspbd37fc50-8fcd-4eb9-9837-6ed6a958d756The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a plaintiff may, in the same case, pursue claims for dog bite injury under both the state’s specific dog bite statute, R.C. 955.28, and common law negligence. The court’s 5-2 decision, which affirmed a ruling by the 9th District Court of Appeals, was authored by Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton.Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:06:04 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0105/082133_082228.aspc51007d1-a748-4b64-a2b6-278e7cd72547The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that R.C. 2953.08(D)(1), which bars a criminal defendant from appealing a jointly recommended sentence that is “authorized by law,” does not bar appellate review in cases where the sentence imposed by a trial court is contrary to a mandatory provision of the state’s criminal sentencing statutes.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:46:58 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2010/0105/081669.asp20460c8f-ab4a-4caa-8e2e-30eaa6d81c3bIn a 5-2 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio clarified the procedures to be followed by Ohio courts in correcting criminal sentences in which a defendant has improperly received multiple punishments for convictions that should have been merged as “allied offenses of similar import.”Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:45:06 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1230/091267.asp063dc541-7f78-4f33-b09d-07e87bbd519fThe Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the license of Cincinnati attorney Robert K. Larson Jr. for two years, with the second year of that term stayed on conditions, for neglecting the cases of three different clients, failing to respond to repeated inquiries from those clients about the status of their cases or to refund their unearned fees upon request, and failing to cooperate with disciplinary authorities during the investigation of his misconduct.Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:09:16 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1230/090211.aspe6924029-fc84-441c-81cc-36fea87bfaf3The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is not a “necessary party” who must be joined in a suit challenging the validity of rules adopted by a local solid-waste management authority. Based on that decision, the Court remanded a Stark County suit challenging a local waste management rule that had been dismissed by the 5th District Court of Appeals on procedural grounds back to that court for a ruling on the merits.Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:08:35 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1229/091172.asp0f8247a0-67c7-4348-9d1c-d44b5f47a144The Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed a 24-month suspension against the license of Cleveland attorney William M. Crosby for engaging in a pattern of misconduct in which Crosby commingled his own funds with client funds on deposit in his law office trust account, and improperly used the trust account as a personal bank account and operating account for an extended period in order to avoid collection actions by his creditors for unpaid judgments and delinquent taxes.Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:51:07 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1229/081507.asp5d29e569-c628-4eeb-955b-36bbe6f5a773The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) did not exceed its authority or substantially impair the contract rights of a private firm selling service warranties by issuing a 2008 order that gave Columbia Gas of Ohio exclusive authority to repair or replace customer-owned natural gas service lines that run from the curb to its customers’ gas meters in Columbia’s 22-county service area.Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:50:27 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1222/081255.asp35ce5ae1-21f7-4d97-ae9e-8cdd399eacd7The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that in order to correct criminal sentences that do not properly impose a term of post-release control, the state’s trial courts: 1) must conduct de novo sentencing hearings for offenders who were sentenced before July 11, 2006; and 2) must follow statutory resentencing procedures set forth in R.C. 2929.191 for offenders whose sentences were imposed on or after July 11, 2006, the effective date of the statute.Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:20:00 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1215/080584_080630.asp67295f33-7fe7-4eb9-9e8c-3e9f76d80d47In response to a motion for reconsideration of a decision it handed down earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Ohio today issued an order limiting application of its May 7 ruling in Medcorp Inc. v. Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS) to cases in which an appeal of an administrative agency order was filed after the announcement of the Medcorp decision.Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:13:27 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1215/091231.asp3887407c-728a-4f51-ad44-1e3feb7389e2The Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the license of former Dayton attorney Keith J. Brown, currently residing in Indiana, for neglecting legal matters entrusted to him by two clients and subsequently failing to respond to inquiries or otherwise cooperate with disciplinary authorities during the investigation and prosecution of his misconduct.Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:12:59 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1215/081781.aspc5aa5754-e836-4267-8b10-75826b7b5fa8The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures requires police to obtain a warrant before searching data stored in a cell phone that has been seized from its owner in the course of a lawful arrest when the search is not necessary to protect the safety of law enforcement officers and there are no exigent circumstances.Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:12:14 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1203/082363_090170.asp215458cc-73eb-49a7-b84c-915a68f43200The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled 7-0 today that pursuant to R.C. 1343.02, when a debtor defaults on a written instrument that specifies an interest rate payable on the unpaid balance, and there is no agreement of the parties or another statutory provision expressly authorizing the compounding of interest, the creditor is entitled to simple interest on the unpaid amount until payment is made.Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:10:21 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1202/discipline.asp03e611c5-9534-40cc-9452-3ca8719c8691In separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio permanently disbarred Centerville attorney Charles E. Bursey II and suspended the license of attorney David N. Patterson of Willoughby.Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:11:01 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1202/052364.asp2e4783f5-8dc9-4d59-8c7f-1ee4e3081748The Supreme Court of Ohio today affirmed the death sentence of Kerry Perez for the aggravated murder of Ronald Johnson, who was shot and killed during a March 2003 robbery of a Springfield bar and its patrons.Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:10:24 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1119/discipline.aspbc687de8-ab82-4bfc-83c9-412626f3cb33In separate decisions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio suspended the licenses of Cleveland attorneys Donald S. Nance and William Dawson for violations of state attorney discipline rules.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:29:02 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1118/091233.aspdbbb4ec0-c01e-4c8c-98f5-2a0563016a5dThe Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended the license of attorney Andrew F. Siehl of Eaton for abandoning the case of an incarcerated client he was appointed to represent in a postconviction appeal, then failing to respond to inquiries or otherwise cooperate with disciplinary authorities during the investigation of his misconduct.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:57 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1118/090696.asp30099cc9-6d5e-42a8-ae96-4c4c1e4fe9aeThe Supreme Court of Ohio today affirmed a decision of the 1st District Court of Appeals that denied a writ of mandamus sought by the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper to compel disclosure of documents related to the Cincinnati Public Schools’ search for a new superintendent.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:19 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1118/090054.asp01a9ca44-8f99-4076-a6cd-d5c841321baaThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when a party in a civil lawsuit moves for a stay of trial pending arbitration of the dispute, and the trial court issues an order granting or denying the requested stay, R.C. 2711.02(C) permits an immediate appeal of the trial court’s order, even when that order does not include a judicial determination that there is “no just cause for delay” in pursuing an appeal as required by Civil Rule 54(B).Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:37 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1118/081942_082170.aspee2ec75d-8878-4214-a859-734b317fe200The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the damaging of a single private telephone or cellular telephone disrupts public services in violation of R.C. 2909.04(A)(3) if the conduct substantially impairs the ability of law-enforcement officers, firefighters, rescue personnel, emergency-medical-services personnel, or emergency-facility personnel to respond to an emergency or to protect and preserve any person or property from serious physical harm.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:17:53 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1117/090719.aspdbdf4b22-02b0-41e1-aea1-4ad7abd944d8The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the license of Greenville attorney David A. Rohrer for six months for deliberately violating a court order and then misrepresenting to the court his responsibility for that misconduct.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:11:50 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1117/082415.aspc5b7adf9-fd03-4a95-97e0-0a094efe77f5The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a criminal defendant waives the Sixth Amendment right to present a closing argument when he or she neither requests a closing argument nor enters an objection to its omission. The Court’s 7-0 decision was authored by Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:11:13 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1029/082391.aspd90114cb-7e7a-4e87-9b8d-70e0a7e89aeeThe Supreme Court of Ohio ruled unanimously today that when an applicant with multiple convictions under one case number moves to seal his or her criminal record in that case pursuant to R.C. 2953.32, and one of those convictions is exempt from sealing pursuant to R.C. 2953.36, the trial court may not seal the remaining convictions.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:20:11 -0500http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1029/081265.aspb145d37c-ffb1-4372-9c45-7443ae1705a7The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when a plaintiff in a civil suit has previously dismissed its complaint against a defendant voluntarily and then refiled it, and the plaintiff subsequently files an instruction directing the clerk of courts to serve the refiled complaint on the defendant more than one year after 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