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Daily Case Announcements
& Opinions
July 25, 2024
State ex rel. Ctr. for Media & Democracy v. Yost
Berkheimer v. REKM, L.L.C.
State v. Jones
Disciplinary Counsel v. Kaiser
Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Brown
In Berkheimer v. REKM, L.L.C., the Court ruled that a restaurant patron who ordered boneless chicken wings could have reasonably expected to find a piece of bone in his meal and guarded against swallowing it.
July 24, 2024
McCullough v. Bennett
State ex rel. Boyle v. Chambers-Smith
State ex rel. Cotten v. Frericks
State ex rel. Smith v. Hamilton Cty. Court of Common Pleas
In McCullough v. Bennett, the Court ruled that a state statute permits the refiling of a dismissed lawsuit as long as it is refiled within the designated time limit.
The Court declined to reconsider Snyder v. Capizzi.
In Claugus Family Farm, L.P. v. Harris, the Court returned the case from mediation to the regular docket and directed appellant Claugus Family Farm to file a brief within 40 days.
July 23, 2024
In re R.G.M.
State ex rel. Mack v. Richland Cty. Sheriff's Office
State ex rel. McCarley v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.
State ex rel. Ware v. Stone
The Court accepted Columbus City School Dist. v. State for review.
In In re R.G.M., the Court ruled that a parent in a legal custody proceeding in juvenile court does not have the same legal safeguards as a parent facing the loss of parental rights in a permanent custody proceeding.
July 22, 2024
In Dottore v. Boros, the Court ordered appellee Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge Debra L. Boros to file a response, if any, by 4 p.m., Wednesday, July 24, to appellant Mark Dottore’s motion for an emergency stay.
The Court published official versions of 13 opinions, which were previously released as slip opinions.
July 19, 2024
In State ex rel. Brown v. Yost, the Court ordered the respondent Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to file a response, if any, by Wednesday, July 24, to relators’ motion to expedite the case.
In State v. Jones, the Court denied the request of appellee Elwood Jones to set a date for oral argument.
July 18, 2024
Look Ahead Am. v. Stark Cty. Bd. of Elections
State ex rel. Mobley v. Tyack
State ex rel. Peterson v. Miday
State ex rel. Scott v. Toledo Corr. Inst.
In Look Ahead Am. v. Stark Cty. Bd. of Elections, the Court ordered a new trial to determine whether the Stark County Board of Elections violated state open meetings laws when purchasing new voting machine equipment.
July 17, 2024
State ex rel. Black v. E. Cleveland
State v. Macklin
State ex rel. Ames v. Three Rivers Local School Dist. Records Comm.
State ex rel. Curtis v. Turner
In State ex rel. Black v. E. Cleveland, the Court ruled the city of East Cleveland must pay more than $30 million for unlawfully arresting a man, beating him, and confining him in a storage closet for four days.
News from the Supreme Court of Ohio
- Restaurant Not Responsible for Injury From Bone in Boneless Wing
- Fifth District: Social Media and Text Messages Showed Intent to Threaten Security Manager
- Community Changemaker Sits on State Supreme Court Bench
- Legacy Leads Judge to Ohio Supreme Court Bench
- Seats of Justice: A Look at Huron County
- Finding Hope in Prison
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Ohio Courts in the News
- Boneless chicken wings can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court rules: Columbus Dispatch
- Lawsuit over chicken bone: Ohio court rules restaurant not responsible for injury: WLWT
- Ohio's highest court says parent's rights were not violated in local 2021 custody case: Zanesville Times Recorder
- Ohio Supreme Court to hear arguments in Dispatch lawsuit over Columbus police records: Columbus Dispatch
- Human resources firm investigates alleged inappropriate work environment at Sandusky County courthouse: WTOL
- Kitto given life without parole for beating girlfriend's toddler son to death: Toledo Blade
- Fatal fire nets Valley man life sentence: Tribune Chronicle
- Former Canton residents get jail time after moving away, leaving dog behind to starve: Canton Repository
- Couple sues business in death of family pet: The Vindicator
- A man poured bleach on a stray kitten. Can he be charged with a felony in Ohio?: Columbus Dispatch
- Ohio Supreme Court will hear Senate president's fight against deposition: Ohio Capital Journal
- Bond revoked for man accused of killing Cleveland police officer and his own grandmother: WOIO
- Man shot by police near Blade gets 18 months in prison, faces unrelated gun charge: Toledo Blade
- Youngstown man gets 2 to 3 years in prison for burglary: The Vindicator
- Trotwood man accused of sexually assaulting, seriously injuring woman at hotel pleads guilty: Dayton Daily News