Supreme Court of Ohio Decisions 2024

State v. Miree
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5714
Docket Number: 2022-1449
Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5773
Docket Number: 2023-0255
Stull v. Summa Health Sys.
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5718
Docket Number: 2023-0352
Phoenix Lighting Group, L.L.C. v. Genlyte Thomas Group, L.L.C.
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5729
Docket Number: 2023-0631
State v. Hickman
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5747
Docket Number: 2023-0889
Shields v. Bur. of Workers' Comp.
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5743
Docket Number: 2023-0996
In re Natl. Prescription Opiate Litigation
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5744
Docket Number: 2023-1155
State ex rel. Berry v. Booth
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5774
Docket Number: 2023-1163
State v. Wilcox
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5719
Docket Number: 2023-1204
In re B.C.A.
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5761
Docket Number: 2023-1260
State v. Smith
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5745
Docket Number: 2023-1289
State v. Kennedy
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5728
Docket Number: 2023-1299
State v. Dunn
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5742
Docket Number: 2023-1501
State ex rel. Teagarden v. Igwe
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5772
Docket Number: 2023-1565
State v. Alley
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5746
Docket Number: 2024-0288
Reese v. Davis
Date: December 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5755
Docket Number: 2024-1138
State v. Beatty  
Date: December 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5684
Docket Number: 2022-1290

Justia Opinion Summary: A defendant was tried for shooting at a group of four people and was found guilty by a jury of four counts of felonious assault, each with a firearm specification, one count of discharging a firearm on or near prohibited…

State v. Grad  
Date: December 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5710
Docket Number: 2023-0213

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2014, a father was convicted of felonious assault and child endangering after his infant son was found with 26 bone fractures. The state’s case relied heavily on a medical expert who used a process-of-elimination…

State ex rel. Culgan v. Jefferson Cty. Clerk of Courts  
Date: December 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5699
Docket Number: 2023-0959

Justia Opinion Summary: Clifford J. Culgan requested unredacted public records related to Jefferson County Grand Jury Final Reports for October 1997, November 1997, December 1997, and January 1998 from the Jefferson County Clerk of Courts. The…

Total Renal Care, Inc. v. Harris  
Date: December 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5685
Docket Number: 2023-1056

Justia Opinion Summary: Total Renal Care, Inc. (TRC) provides dialysis services to patients in Ohio. TRC filed quarterly commercial-activity tax (CAT) returns and made corresponding payments for the period from April 1, 2012, to December 31,…

State v. Riley  
Date: December 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5712
Docket Number: 2023-1149

Justia Opinion Summary: In July 2016, Michael Riley was indicted in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court for multiple charges, including aggravated murder and felonious assault, stemming from a shooting incident in Cleveland. Riley waived his…

Goomai v. H&E Enterprise, L.L.C.  
Date: December 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5711
Docket Number: 2023-1541

Justia Opinion Summary: Niv Goomai and Bar Hajbi purchased a property in Cincinnati and contracted with H&E Enterprise, L.L.C., Ohad Investment Group, and Avi Ohad for renovations. The renovations were not completed, leading Goomai to sell the…

State ex rel. Prinkey v. Emerine's Towing, Inc.  
Date: December 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5713
Docket Number: 2024-0652

Justia Opinion Summary: Paul Prinkey Jr. was injured while working for Emerine’s Towing, Inc. on January 19, 2015. His workers' compensation claim was allowed for myocardial infarction, substantial aggravation of pre-existing coronary artery…

State ex rel. Copley Ohio Newspapers, Inc. v. Akron  
Date: December 6, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5677
Docket Number: 2022-1444

Justia Opinion Summary: A newspaper, Copley Ohio Newspapers, Inc., doing business as Akron Beacon Journal, made several public-records requests to the City of Akron and the Akron Police Department in 2022. The requests sought records…

Schlegel v. Summit County  
Date: December 6, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5678
Docket Number: 2023-1232

Justia Opinion Summary: Roberta Schlegel experienced flooding in her basement after a portion of a roadway near her home collapsed, causing debris to block a drainage culvert. Schlegel sued Summit County for the flood damage, alleging…

Estate of Cook v. Montville Twp.
Date: December 6, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5690
Docket Number: 2023-1285
State ex rel. Rittman v. Spitler  
Date: December 5, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5668
Docket Number: 2023-1388

Justia Opinion Summary: The City of Rittman filed an original action in prohibition against Judge Corey E. Spitler of the Wayne County Common Pleas Court. Rittman sought to prevent Judge Spitler from exercising jurisdiction over a class-action…

State ex rel. Martens v. Findlay Municipal Court  
Date: December 5, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5667
Docket Number: 2024-0122

Justia Opinion Summary: George Martens filed a complaint in the Third District Court of Appeals for a writ of mandamus against various judges and courts in Hancock County, alleging that they lacked jurisdiction to decide certain tax cases.…

Kennedy v. W. Res. Senior Care  
Date: November 27, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5565
Docket Number: 2023-0372

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, Claudia Kennedy, as the executor of Donald R. Gerres's estate, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Western Reserve Senior Care and Dr. Sataya Acharya, among others, alleging that substandard medical…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Port
Date: November 27, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5566
Docket Number: 2023-1512
State ex rel. Diewald v. Bur. of Sentence Computation
Date: November 27, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5567
Docket Number: 2024-0333
Columbus Bar Assn. v. Ryan
Date: November 27, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5570
Docket Number: 2024-1099
Disciplinary Counsel v. Brown-O'Neal
Date: November 27, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5571
Docket Number: 2024-1109
State ex rel. AutoZone Stores, Inc. v. Indus. Comm.
Date: November 26, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5519
Docket Number: 2023-0493
State ex rel. Heilman v. Industrial Commission  
Date: November 26, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5518
Docket Number: 2023-1258

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Patricia A. Heilman, the surviving spouse of Arthur J. Heilman, who died from an industrial accident. Patricia Heilman sought scheduled-loss compensation under Ohio law, claiming her husband had lost…

State ex rel. Ware v. Vigluicci
Date: November 26, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5492
Docket Number: 2023-1354
Disciplinary Counsel v. Ranke
Date: November 26, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5491
Docket Number: 2024-0491
State ex rel. Obetz v. Stinziano  
Date: November 22, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5460
Docket Number: 2023-0610

Justia Opinion Summary: The City of Obetz initiated a mandamus and prohibition action against Franklin County Auditor Michael Stinziano and Franklin County Treasurer Cheryl Brooks Sullivan. The dispute arose from a tax-increment-financing (TIF)…

Hicks v. Union Twp. Clermont Cty. Bd. of Trustees  
Date: November 21, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5449
Docket Number: 2023-0580

Justia Opinion Summary: Christopher R. Hicks submitted a public-records request to the Union Township, Clermont County Board of Trustees, seeking email- and mail-distribution lists for the township's newsletter. The township denied the request,…

State ex rel. Martin v. Shabazz
Date: November 21, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5450
Docket Number: 2024-0123
Corder v. Ohio Edison Co.  
Date: November 20, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5432
Docket Number: 2023-0216

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a dispute between Ohio Edison Company and the Corder family over the use of herbicides on property subject to easements held by Ohio Edison. The easements, granted in 1948, allow Ohio Edison to maintain…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Byron
Date: November 20, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5433
Docket Number: 2024-1102
Disciplinary Counsel v. Washington
Date: November 19, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5442
Docket Number: 1996-2787
Disciplinary Counsel v. Washington
Date: November 19, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5443
Docket Number: 1997-2646
Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Lemieux
Date: November 19, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5444
Docket Number: 2013-1246
In re Application for Correction of Birth Record of Adelaide
Date: November 19, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5393
Docket Number: 2022-0934
Barga v. St. Paris Village Council  
Date: November 8, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5293
Docket Number: 2023-0637

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves the termination of a police chief, Erica Barga, by the Village Council of St. Paris. Barga was placed on administrative leave by the mayor, who filed charges against her for insubordination and neglect…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Haven
Date: November 7, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5278
Docket Number: 2024-1108
State ex rel. Moody v. Dir., Ohio Bur. of Sentence Computation
Date: November 6, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5231
Docket Number: 2024-0795
State ex rel. Ware v. O'Malley
Date: November 5, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5242
Docket Number: 2023-1084
Disciplinary Counsel v. Hartley
Date: November 5, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5232
Docket Number: 2024-1098
State v. Glover  
Date: November 1, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5195
Docket Number: 2023-0654

Justia Opinion Summary: Tommy Glover committed a series of armed robberies and kidnappings in May and June 2020, resulting in his convictions for 11 first-degree felonies and six gun specifications. Glover's crimes involved holding victims at…

Toledo Bar Assn. v. Westmeyer
Date: November 1, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5196
Docket Number: 2024-0489
Disciplinary Counsel v. McClain
Date: November 1, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5197
Docket Number: 2024-0848
Disciplinary Counsel v. Moore
Date: November 1, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5198
Docket Number: 2024-1106
State ex rel. Johnson v. Higgins
Date: October 31, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5174
Docket Number: 2023-1332
Disciplinary Counsel v. Gernert
Date: October 31, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5205
Docket Number: 2024-0173
State v. Sims
Date: October 31, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5175
Docket Number: 2024-0228
State v. Shockey
Date: October 31, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5176
Docket Number: 2024-0298
State v. Thomas
Date: October 31, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5177
Docket Number: 2024-0832
State ex rel. Adkis v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. Legal Dept.
Date: October 30, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5154
Docket Number: 2023-1582
State ex rel. Dudley v. Yost  
Date: October 30, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5166
Docket Number: 2024-0161

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a group of relators seeking to place a proposed constitutional amendment titled "Ohio Voters Bill of Rights" before Ohio voters. The relators submitted the text and a summary of their proposed amendment…

Calo v. Stuff
Date: October 30, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5167
Docket Number: 2024-0366
Columbus Bar Assn. v. Villarreal
Date: October 30, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5165
Docket Number: 2024-0492
Disciplinary Counsel v. Dugan
Date: October 29, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5118
Docket Number: 2023-1095
State ex rel. Slager v. Trelka
Date: October 29, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5125
Docket Number: 2023-1573
State ex rel. Walker v. Bolin
Date: October 29, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5126
Docket Number: 2024-0115
Mahoning Cty. Bar Assn. v. Rohrbaugh
Date: October 29, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5127
Docket Number: 2024-1105
State v. Echols  
Date: October 25, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5088
Docket Number: 2023-1024

Justia Opinion Summary: Two men opened fire at a party, killing one person and wounding eight others. James Echols was identified as one of the shooters. While in jail awaiting trial, Echols allegedly threatened the State’s principal witness…

State ex rel. Brinkman v. Toledo City School Dist. Bd. of Edn.
Date: October 24, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5063
Docket Number: 2023-1457
State v. Kyles  
Date: October 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5038
Docket Number: 2023-1182

Justia Opinion Summary: A man named Alonzo Kyles was indicted for animal cruelty after police found a cat soaked in bleach in an apartment building's basement stairwell. Kyles admitted to pouring bleach to scare the cat away because he was…

State ex rel. Ware v. Fankhauser
Date: October 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5037
Docket Number: 2023-1497
State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Bloom  
Date: October 22, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5029
Docket Number: 2022-1457

Justia Opinion Summary: A juvenile court judge in Hamilton County, Ohio, presided over the trial of a thirteen-year-old accused of felonious assault. The judge found the juvenile not delinquent and sealed the case record under Ohio Revised Code…

State v. Smith
Date: October 22, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5030
Docket Number: 2024-1049
Disciplinary Counsel v. Shaaban
Date: October 21, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5035
Docket Number: 2023-0179
Epcon Communities Franchising, L.L.C. v. Wilcox Dev. Group, L.L.C.  
Date: October 18, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4989
Docket Number: 2022-1404

Justia Opinion Summary: A property developer settled claims with the U.S. Department of Justice for alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and sought to assert a state-law claim for contribution against other companies involved in…

In re Resignation of Recker
Date: October 18, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-5015
Docket Number: 2024-1401
State ex rel. Brown v. Columbiana Cty. Jail
Date: October 17, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4969
Docket Number: 2023-1218
State ex rel. Hunter v. Goldberg
Date: October 17, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4970
Docket Number: 2024-0205
Lorain Cty. Bar Assn. v. Walton
Date: October 17, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4975
Docket Number: 2024-1107
Disciplinary Counsel v. Miller
Date: October 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4939
Docket Number: 2024-1101
Columbus Bar Assn. v. McCarty
Date: October 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4940
Docket Number: 2024-1103
Toledo Bar Assn. v. Riley
Date: October 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4941
Docket Number: 2024-1104
State ex rel. Brill v. Lorain Cty. Bd. of Elections  
Date: October 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4990
Docket Number: 2024-1313

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a group of relators seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the Lorain County Board of Elections to place a zoning-amendment referendum on the November 5, 2024, general-election ballot. The relators had…

In re Cases Held for Marysville Exempted Village Schools Bd. of Edn. v. Union Cty. Bd. of Revision
Date: October 15, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4931
Docket Number: 2023-0964
State ex rel. Dodson v. Phipps
Date: October 15, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4928
Docket Number: 2023-1418
State ex rel. Bradford v. Palmer
Date: October 15, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4929
Docket Number: 2023-1624
State ex rel. Ohio Democratic Party v. LaRose  
Date: October 15, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4953
Docket Number: 2024-1361

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves the Ohio Democratic Party and two voters, Norman Wernet and Eric Duffy, who filed a mandamus action against Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. They sought to compel LaRose to rescind Directive…

State ex rel. Ames v. Crestwood Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn.
Date: October 11, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4889
Docket Number: 2023-1549
State ex rel. Acosta v. Mandros
Date: October 11, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4891
Docket Number: 2024-0040
State ex rel. Strbich v. Montgomery County Board of Elections  
Date: October 11, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4933
Docket Number: 2024-1372

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the relator, Marcell Strbich, sought a writ of mandamus against the Montgomery County Board of Elections and its members. Strbich claimed that the board failed to provide proper training to precinct…

State v. Hale  
Date: October 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4866
Docket Number: 2023-0621

Justia Opinion Summary: Plain-clothes detectives from the Central Ohio Drug Enforcement Task Force observed Terrance Cunningham, a known suspected drug trafficker, driving a minivan. They relayed this information to Detective Benjamin Martens,…

State ex rel. Gideon v. Page
Date: October 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4867
Docket Number: 2024-0573
State v. Dunlap  
Date: October 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4821
Docket Number: 2022-1227

Justia Opinion Summary: A police officer stopped a car because the car’s owner had a suspended driver’s license. Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer realized the driver was not the owner but asked the driver for his license anyway. The…

State ex rel. Grim v. New Holland
Date: October 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4822
Docket Number: 2023-0069
State v. Gasper  
Date: October 8, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4782
Docket Number: 2023-0786

Justia Opinion Summary: Mark Gasper was indicted on seven counts of rape under Ohio law, specifically for engaging in sexual conduct with a person whose ability to resist or consent was substantially impaired due to a mental or physical…

In re Letter of Notification Application of Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. for the Ford Street Pipeline Project  
Date: October 3, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4747
Docket Number: 2023-0649

Justia Opinion Summary: Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. applied to the Ohio Power Siting Board for approval to construct a 3.7-mile natural-gas-distribution pipeline in Maumee, Ohio. The application was submitted under an accelerated review process…

State ex rel. Mobley v. Viehweger
Date: October 3, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4748
Docket Number: 2024-0220
State ex rel. Roush v. Hickson
Date: October 2, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4741
Docket Number: 2023-1536
Jackson v. Smith
Date: October 2, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4742
Docket Number: 2024-0033
State v. Wogenstahl  
Date: October 1, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4714
Docket Number: 2023-0945

Justia Opinion Summary: In November 1991, a ten-year-old child was kidnapped from her home in Harrison, Ohio, and her body was found days later in Bright, Indiana. Jeffrey Wogenstahl was convicted in 1993 of kidnapping and murdering the child…

State ex rel. Culgan v. Jefferson Cty. Prosecutor
Date: October 1, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4715
Docket Number: 2023-1414
Adams v. Harris  
Date: September 26, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4640
Docket Number: 2023-0733

Justia Opinion Summary: A group of landowners challenged the Ohio Tax Commissioner’s decision to set a woodland-clearing-cost rate of $1,000 per acre for the purpose of calculating the current agricultural use valuation (CAUV) of their…

In re Harvey
Date: September 26, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4668
Docket Number: 2024-1333
State v. Mays  
Date: September 25, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4616
Docket Number: 2023-0839

Justia Opinion Summary: The appellant, Mario D. Mays, was charged with multiple offenses, including violating a protection order under Ohio Revised Code (R.C.) 2919.27(A) and (B), a fifth-degree felony. The trial evidence showed that Mays had a…

State ex rel. Howson v. Edmonson
Date: September 25, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4619
Docket Number: 2023-1105
State ex rel. Reynolds v. Nix
Date: September 25, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4669
Docket Number: 2024-1244
Disciplinary Counsel v. Hoover
Date: September 24, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4608
Docket Number: 2023-0188
H.R. v. P.J.E.
Date: September 19, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4549
Docket Number: 2023-0907
State ex rel. Imposters, Ltd. v. Cuyahoga Board of Elections  
Date: September 19, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4588
Docket Number: 2024-1248

Justia Opinion Summary: Imposters, Ltd., a performing-arts theater in Cleveland, sought to place a local liquor option on the November 5, 2024, general-election ballot. The theater holds D-1 and D-2 permits allowing the sale of beer and mixed…

Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Smith
Date: September 17, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4502
Docket Number: 2023-0708
State ex rel. Citizens Not Politicians v. Ohio Ballot Bd.  
Date: September 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4547
Docket Number: 2024-1200

Justia Opinion Summary: A proposed constitutional amendment in Ohio seeks to repeal Articles XI and XIX of the Ohio Constitution and add Article XX, changing the standards and procedures for drawing electoral districts. The amendment would…

Appenzeller v. Black
Date: September 12, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-4456
Docket Number: 2024-0331
State ex rel. Tchankpa v. Indus. Comm.
Date: September 11, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3430
Docket Number: 2024-0096
Disciplinary Counsel v. Daniell
Date: September 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3437
Docket Number: 2024-0408
In re Resgination of Brandt
Date: September 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3438
Docket Number: 2024-1181
State v. Sheckles  
Date: September 6, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3339
Docket Number: 2023-0294

Justia Opinion Summary: In January 2020, Sontez Sheckles was indicted in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court for attempted murder, felonious assault, and having a weapon while under a disability, stemming from an alleged shooting at a bar. The…

State ex rel. Valentine v. Schoen  
Date: September 6, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3439
Docket Number: 2024-1174

Justia Opinion Summary: Shawn Valentine sought a writ of mandamus to compel the Lucas County Board of Elections to place a zoning referendum on the November 5, 2024, general-election ballot. The referendum concerned a zoning amendment approved…

Hild v. Samaritan Health Partner  
Date: September 5, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3338
Docket Number: 2023-1076

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a medical negligence claim brought by Janet Hild, the administrator of Scott Boldman's estate, against several medical professionals and entities, including Samaritan Health Partners and Good Samaritan…

Marysville Exempted Village Schools Bd. of Edn. v. Union Cty. Bd. of Revision  
Date: September 4, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3323
Docket Number: 2023-0964

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, Dean and Dave Cook filed a complaint with the Union County Board of Revision in February 2022, seeking an increase in the property valuation of an apartment complex owned by The Residence at Cooks Pointe,…

State ex rel. West v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.
Date: September 4, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3324
Docket Number: 2023-1130
State ex rel. Tjaden v. Geauga County Board of Elections  
Date: September 4, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3396
Docket Number: 2024-1041

Justia Opinion Summary: The relator, Justin Tjaden, sought a writ of mandamus to have his name placed on the November 5, 2024, general-election ballot as an independent candidate for the office of state representative of Ohio House District 99.…

State ex rel. Wells v. Lakota Local Schools Board of Education  
Date: September 3, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3316
Docket Number: 2023-0190

Justia Opinion Summary: Vanessa Wells, a parent in the Lakota Local Schools district, filed a public records request seeking legal documentation related to the district's superintendent, Matt Miller, from the law firm of Elizabeth Tuck. Wells…

State ex rel. Mobley v. Powers  
Date: September 3, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3315
Docket Number: 2023-0501

Justia Opinion Summary: Alphonso Mobley Jr. requested public records from the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office, specifically certified statements created under former R.C. 309.16 for 2016 through 2020 and the office’s records-retention…

Cotten v. Frederick  
Date: August 29, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3250
Docket Number: 2023-1503

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1976, Prince Charles Cotten Sr. was convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to death. The conviction included specifications for killing a police officer while attempting to escape apprehension. Following the…

State ex rel. Goldschmidt v. Triggs  
Date: August 28, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3225
Docket Number: 2023-1649

Justia Opinion Summary: Ronald Goldschmidt appealed the dismissal of his prohibition claim against Judge Alan Triggs and Magistrate Thomas Beridon of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. Goldschmidt argued that Magistrate Beridon exceeded…

In re Application of Moraine Wind, L.L.C.  
Date: August 27, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3224
Docket Number: 2024-0098

Justia Opinion Summary: Moraine Wind, L.L.C. and other out-of-state wind farms applied to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) for certification as eligible Ohio renewable-energy-resource-generating facilities. Carbon Solutions Group,…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Tregre
Date: August 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3173
Docket Number: 2024-0493
Ackman v. Mercy Health W. Hosp., Inc.  
Date: August 22, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3159
Docket Number: 2023-0975

Justia Opinion Summary: The administrator of a deceased woman’s estate filed a complaint alleging medical malpractice and wrongful death against a doctor, the doctor’s employer, a hospital, and Medicare. The doctor and his employer included the…

Mahoning Cty. Bar Assn. v. Macala
Date: August 22, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3158
Docket Number: 2023-1561
Ohio State Bar Assn. v. Winkler
Date: August 21, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3141
Docket Number: 2024-0488
Snodgrass v. Harris  
Date: August 20, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3130
Docket Number: 2023-0354

Justia Opinion Summary: A pipeline running through 13 Ohio counties was valued by the Ohio Tax Commissioner at $1,620,358,699 for tax year 2019. The pipeline's owner, Nexus Gas Transmission, L.L.C., appealed this valuation to the Board of Tax…

State ex rel. Ware v. Vigluicci
Date: August 20, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-3131
Docket Number: 2023-1354
Weidman v. Hildebrandt  
Date: August 8, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2931
Docket Numbers: 2022-0837, 2022-1042

Justia Opinion Summary: Christopher Hildebrant, a real-estate developer, facilitated a property sale in 2011 and expected consulting fees from both the seller and the buyer. During the transaction, Hildebrant alleged that Thomas Weidman, a…

Kyser v. Summit Cty. Children Servs.  
Date: August 7, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2898
Docket Numbers: 2022-1419, 2023-0126

Justia Opinion Summary: A public children-services agency determined that an allegation of child abuse against Kelly D. Kyser was substantiated. Kyser challenged this finding through the agency’s administrative-review process, but her appeal…

Harmon v. Cincinnati  
Date: August 6, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2889
Docket Number: 2023-0559

Justia Opinion Summary: Jeffrey Harmon and David Beasley, longtime employees of the City of Cincinnati and members of a city-employees union, were placed on leave under a Temporary Emergency Leave (TEL) program implemented in April 2020 in…

In re Application of Ohio Power Co.  
Date: August 1, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2890
Docket Number: 2023-0464

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves the Ohio Power Company’s application for an increase in electric distribution rates. The key issue is whether the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) allowed Ohio Power to recover costs for…

Jones v. Kent City School Dist. Bd. of Edn.  
Date: July 31, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2844
Docket Number: 2023-0376

Justia Opinion Summary: Shawn Jones, a teacher employed under a limited contract by the Kent City School District Board of Education, faced nonrenewal of his contract. The board was required by Ohio law (R.C. 3319.111(E)) to conduct three…

Wilson v. Wilson
Date: July 31, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2845
Docket Number: 2024-0046
State ex rel. Mobley v. Bates
Date: July 30, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2827
Docket Number: 2023-1594
State ex rel. Ctr. for Media & Democracy v. Yost  
Date: July 25, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2786
Docket Number: 2023-0270

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a public-records request submitted by David Armiak and the Center for Media and Democracy to the Ohio Attorney General. The request sought documents related to the Republican Attorneys General…

Berkheimer v. REKM, L.L.C.  
Date: July 25, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2787
Docket Number: 2023-0293

Justia Opinion Summary: Michael Berkheimer experienced severe medical issues after a chicken bone became lodged in his throat while eating a "boneless wing" at a restaurant. He sued the restaurant, its food supplier, and a chicken farm,…

State v. Jones  
Date: July 25, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2719
Docket Number: 2023-0572

Justia Opinion Summary: Michael Jones was convicted by a jury of ten drug-trafficking and drug-possession charges. Before the trial, Jones filed a motion to suppress evidence seized from a safe in a house, arguing that the consent to search was…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Kaiser
Date: July 25, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2788
Docket Number: 2024-0171
Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Brown
Date: July 25, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2789
Docket Number: 2024-0487
McCullough v. Bennett  
Date: July 24, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2783
Docket Number: 2022-0879

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a car accident in April 2017 between Ryan McCullough and Joseph Bennett, where McCullough alleged Bennett was at fault. McCullough initially filed a lawsuit on January 15, 2018, but it was dismissed…

State ex rel. Boyle v. Chambers-Smith
Date: July 24, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2777
Docket Number: 2023-1386
State ex rel. Cotten v. Frericks
Date: July 24, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2778
Docket Number: 2023-1465
State ex rel. Smith v. Hamilton Cty. Court of Common Pleas
Date: July 24, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2779
Docket Number: 2024-0028
In re R.G.M.  
Date: July 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2737
Docket Number: 2023-0514

Justia Opinion Summary: A mother, K.G., gave birth to twins in September 2020. Due to concerns about her mental health and ability to care for the children, Muskingum County Adult and Child Protective Services (the agency) took emergency…

State ex rel. Mack v. Richland Cty. Sheriff's Office  
Date: July 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2748
Docket Number: 2023-1201

Justia Opinion Summary: John H. Mack Jr., serving a life sentence for aggravated murder, filed a mandamus action to compel the Richland County Sheriff’s Office to produce records responsive to his public-records request. Mack also sought…

State ex rel. McCarley v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.  
Date: July 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2747
Docket Number: 2023-1271

Justia Opinion Summary: An inmate at the Marion Correctional Institution, Willard McCarley, submitted a statement alleging sexual assault by a prison doctor. The institutional investigator found the allegation to be false and issued a conduct…

State ex rel. Ware v. Stone  
Date: July 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2746
Docket Number: 2023-1343

Justia Opinion Summary: Kimani E. Ware, currently incarcerated, filed a complaint for a writ of mandamus in the Fifth District Court of Appeals, seeking to compel the Stark County Prosecuting Attorney to produce records in response to a…

Look Ahead Am. v. Stark Cty. Bd. of Elections  
Date: July 18, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2691
Docket Number: 2023-1059

Justia Opinion Summary: The Stark County Board of Elections considered and voted to purchase Dominion Voting Systems equipment during four meetings. These discussions and decisions occurred in executive sessions, which are closed to the public.…

State ex rel. Mobley v. Tyack
Date: July 18, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2692
Docket Number: 2023-1094
State ex rel. Peterson v. Miday  
Date: July 18, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2693
Docket Number: 2023-1152

Justia Opinion Summary: Damien L. Peterson was convicted of multiple felonies in November 2019, stemming from four armed robberies in Cleveland. He was arrested by Shaker Heights Police in April 2019 and charged with aggravated robbery. His…

State ex rel. Scott v. Toledo Corr. Inst.  
Date: July 18, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2694
Docket Number: 2023-1170

Justia Opinion Summary: The relator, Jumaane Scott, filed an action requesting a writ of mandamus to compel the Toledo Correctional Institution (TCI) to produce public records. Scott claimed that between April and July 2023, he made four…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Risner
Date: July 18, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2703
Docket Number: 2024-0731
State ex rel. Black v. Cleveland  
Date: July 17, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2688
Docket Number: 2023-0244

Justia Opinion Summary: In April 2012, Arnold Black was arrested during a traffic stop by East Cleveland police officers without any legitimate reason. Detective Randy Hicks violently assaulted Black and detained him in a storage room for four…

State v. Macklin
Date: July 17, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2687
Docket Number: 2023-0539
State ex rel. Ames v. Three Rivers Local School Dist. Records Comm.  
Date: July 17, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2686
Docket Number: 2023-0699

Justia Opinion Summary: Brian M. Ames sought a writ of mandamus to compel the Three Rivers Local School District Records Commission to produce records in response to his public-records request. Ames requested meeting notification rules, meeting…

State ex rel. Curtis v. Turner  
Date: July 17, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2682
Docket Number: 2023-0829

Justia Opinion Summary: Marc D. Curtis, an inmate at the North Central Correctional Complex, requested records from the Cleveland Municipal Court Clerk, Earle B. Turner, related to his criminal case. Curtis sought documents including arrest…

Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Assn. v. Cleveland  
Date: July 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2651
Docket Number: 2022-0724

Justia Opinion Summary: A labor dispute arose between the City of Cleveland and the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (the union representing dispatch supervisors) over overtime scheduling. The dispute was submitted to arbitration, where…

State ex rel. Ware v. Pierce  
Date: July 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2663
Docket Number: 2023-0101

Justia Opinion Summary: Kimani E. Ware filed a mandamus action under Ohio’s Public Records Act, seeking an order compelling John Pierce to produce certain public records and requesting statutory damages. Pierce is employed by Aramark…

State v. Maldonado  
Date: July 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2652
Docket Number: 2023-0480

Justia Opinion Summary: Elvin Maldonado was convicted in 2019 of multiple counts of felonious assault and discharging a firearm, with accompanying firearm specifications, and was sentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to register as a…

In re Resignation of O'Brien
Date: July 15, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2656
Docket Number: 2024-0758
Disciplinary Counsel v. Staggs
Date: July 1, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2502
Docket Number: 2024-0871
State ex rel. Shubert v. Breaux
Date: June 28, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2491
Docket Number: 2024-0675
Disciplinary Counsel v. Blakeslee
Date: June 18, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2315
Docket Number: 2023-0741
In re Application of Daubenmire
Date: June 12, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2230
Docket Number: 2024-0405
State ex rel. Ware v. Booth  
Date: June 4, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2102
Docket Number: 2023-1293

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around a public-records request dispute between Kimani Ware and Glenn Booth, the public-information officer at the Trumbull Correctional Institution. Ware alleges that he personally handed over a…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Scribner
Date: May 31, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2086
Docket Number: 2023-0473
Disciplinary Counsel v. Coomes
Date: May 31, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-2088
Docket Number: 2024-0199
State ex rel. E. Ohio Gas Co. v. Corrigan  
Date: May 24, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1960
Docket Number: 2023-0833

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves East Ohio Gas Company, doing business as Dominion Energy Ohio ("Dominion"), and J. William Vigrass, individually and as executor of Virginia Vigrass’s estate. Dominion had requested access to Virginia's…

Tera, L.L.C. v. Rice Drilling D, L.L.C.  
Date: May 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1945
Docket Number: 2023-0411

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involves a dispute over a lease agreement between Tera, L.L.C., and Rice Drilling D, L.L.C., and Gulfport Energy Corporation. The lease granted Rice Drilling and Gulfport Energy certain mineral rights in the…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Gernert
Date: May 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1946
Docket Number: 2024-0173
State ex rel. Yeager v. Lake Cty. Court of Common Pleas  
Date: May 22, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1921
Docket Number: 2023-1172

Justia Opinion Summary: Andre M. Yeager, an inmate at the Richland Correctional Institution, represented himself in a trial where he was found guilty of grand theft, breaking and entering, and vandalism. He was sentenced to an aggregate prison…

State ex rel. Mobley v. LaRose  
Date: May 21, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1909
Docket Number: 2023-0834

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around Alphonso Mobley Jr., who filed a writ of mandamus against Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, seeking a certified copy of a document in response to a public-records request. Mobley also sought…

State ex rel. Mitchell v. Fredrick  
Date: May 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1861
Docket Number: 2023-0791

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around James E. Mitchell, an inmate serving a 160-year prison sentence for a 1994 conviction in Summit County, which is to be served consecutively to a 3- to 15-year prison sentence imposed for a June…

Ayers v. Ayers  
Date: May 15, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1833
Docket Number: 2022-0560

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a dispute over child support between Deborah Belleville and David Ayers, who were married in 2006 and had three children. In July 2019, Belleville filed for divorce. At the time, both parties were…

State v. Wiley
Date: May 14, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1795
Docket Number: 2022-1114
In re Resignation of Kalis
Date: May 13, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1812
Docket Number: 2024-0550
In re Resignation of Kohler
Date: May 13, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1813
Docket Number: 2024-0560
State v. Taylor  
Date: May 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1752
Docket Number: 2022-1069

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Damon L. Taylor, who was charged with felony murder in the adult court after the juvenile court found probable cause to believe that Taylor was complicit in a murder. The adult court convicted Taylor of…

State ex rel. Woods v. Jenkins
Date: May 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1753
Docket Number: 2023-1579
State ex rel. Salem v. Jones  
Date: May 8, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1718
Docket Number: 2023-1264

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around Fadi Salem, who was convicted of third-degree-misdemeanor sexual imposition in February 2021. As per Ohio law, this conviction classified him as a Tier I sex offender, requiring him to register…

State ex rel. Woods v. Heekin  
Date: May 8, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1719
Docket Number: 2023-1340

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around the appellant, Jeffery Woods, who filed a legal malpractice lawsuit in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. The defendant in the lawsuit filed a motion to dismiss the suit. Woods then…

Disciplinary Counsel v. VanBibber
Date: May 7, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1702
Docket Number: 2023-0979
State ex rel. Boyd v. Tone  
Date: May 7, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1703
Docket Number: 2023-1140

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around Deonta Boyd, an inmate at the Richland Correctional Institution, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to aggravated murder with a firearm specification, felonious assault, and aggravated burglary. The…

State ex rel. Ottinger v. B&B Wrecking & Excavating, Inc.  
Date: May 2, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1656
Docket Number: 2023-0763

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around a workers' compensation claim filed by Billy J. Ottinger, who suffered a severe injury while working for B&B Wrecking & Excavating, Inc. Ottinger fell from a roof and landed on his legs,…

Lorain Cty. Bar Assn. v. Robinson
Date: May 2, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1657
Docket Number: 2024-0169
Caldwell v. Whirlpool Corp.  
Date: May 1, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1625
Docket Number: 2023-0809

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around a dispute over workers' compensation. The appellant, Brian Caldwell, was injured while working for the appellee, Whirlpool Corporation. After a successful initial workers’ compensation claim,…

State ex rel. Martre v. Reed  
Date: May 1, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1624
Docket Number: 2023-1111

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around Derrick Martre, who was arrested in May 2017 for domestic abuse and possession of sexually explicit images of children on his cellphone. The arrest was prompted by a police report filed by…

State ex rel. White v. Aveni  
Date: April 30, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1614
Docket Number: 2023-0714

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves appellant Marcus D. White's appeal against the Tenth District Court of Appeals’ judgment dismissing his complaint for a writ of mandamus or procedendo against appellee, Franklin County Common Pleas…

State ex rel. Ellis v. Chambers-Smith
Date: April 30, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1615
Docket Number: 2023-1062
Disciplinary Counsel v. Taylor
Date: April 26, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1623
Docket Number: 2024-0557
In re Zamensky
Date: April 26, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1597
Docket Number: 2024-0568
Disciplinary Counsel v. Perrico
Date: April 25, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1540
Docket Number: 2023-1274
Turner v. Kelsey
Date: April 24, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1506
Docket Number: 2023-1225
Vandercar, L.L.C. v. Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority  
Date: April 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1501
Docket Number: 2022-1312

Justia Opinion Summary: Vandercar, L.L.C. entered into a $36 million purchase contract for the Millennium Hotel in Cincinnati and then assigned its interest in the hotel to the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority. The agreement…

State v. Williams  
Date: April 18, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1433
Docket Number: 2022-1053

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around Timothy Williams, who was 16 years old when he committed the offense in question. Williams rang the doorbell of Everett and Leslie Lawson's home, pretending to have been injured in a car…

Ludlow v. Ohio Dept. of Health  
Date: April 17, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1399
Docket Number: 2022-1391

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around a public-records request made by Randy Ludlow, a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch, to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). Ludlow requested a digital spreadsheet copy of the Electronic Death…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Alexander
Date: April 17, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1438
Docket Number: 2023-0977
State ex rel. S.Y.C. v. Floyd  
Date: April 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1387
Docket Number: 2023-1028

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves S.Y.C., who appealed the judgment of the Eighth District Court of Appeals dismissing her petition for writs of procedendo and mandamus against Judge Alison L. Floyd of the Cuyahoga County Court of…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Daniell
Date: April 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1422
Docket Number: 2024-0408
Disciplinary Counsel v. Fannin
Date: April 12, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1380
Docket Number: 2023-1400
Makuch v. Makuch  
Date: April 10, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1305
Docket Number: 2023-1212

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a divorce proceeding initiated by Jolene K. Makuch against John Makuch III in the Geauga County Common Pleas Court. Jolene represented herself, stating she could not afford representation. After the…

State ex rel. Mobley v. Noble
Date: April 9, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1291
Docket Number: 2023-0412
In re Disqualification of Ruehlman
Date: April 8, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1306
Docket Number: 23-AP-191
In re Disqualification of Bruns
Date: April 8, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1308
Docket Number: 24-AP-006
State v. Carter  
Date: April 4, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1247
Docket Number: 2023-0156

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around a criminal defendant's right to confront the witnesses against him under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The defendant, Eli Carter, was found…

In re Disqualification of Scott
Date: April 4, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1462
Docket Number: 24-AP-033
McDermott v. Ohio State Univ.
Date: April 3, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1227
Docket Number: 2023-0202
State ex rel. Taylor v. Montgomery Cty. Court of Common Pleas  
Date: March 28, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1127
Docket Number: 2023-0788

Justia Opinion Summary: The case centers on an appeal by the appellant, Gudonavon J. Taylor, who petitioned for a writ of prohibition against the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas (the trial court). Taylor argued that the trial court had…

State ex rel. Townsend v. Gaul  
Date: March 28, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1128
Docket Number: 2023-0862

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of Ohio dealt with an appeal made by an inmate, Albert Townsend Sr., against the Eighth District Court of Appeals' decision denying his complaint for a writ of mandamus. Townsend was previously…

State v. Jones  
Date: March 27, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1083
Docket Number: 2022-1049

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves James W. Jones, who was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 60 months for offenses under three separate indictments. These convictions included trafficking marijuana, having weapons while under a…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Taylor
Date: March 27, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1082
Docket Number: 2023-0743
Estate of Tomlinson v. Mega Pool Warehouse, Inc.  
Date: March 26, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1065
Docket Number: 2023-0230

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of Ohio reversed a decision by the Fifth District Court of Appeals concerning the right to a jury trial in a civil case. The case arose from a dispute between the Estate of Tomlinson and Mega Pool…

State ex rel. Ware v. Galonski
Date: March 26, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1064
Docket Number: 2023-0268
State ex rel. Ware v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.  
Date: March 21, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1015
Docket Number: 2023-0090

Justia Opinion Summary: In the case before the Supreme Court of Ohio, the relator, Kimani Ware, an inmate, sought a writ of mandamus to compel the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (“ODRC”), Trumbull Correctional Institution…

State v. Fork  
Date: March 21, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1016
Docket Number: 2023-0356

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the Supreme Court of Ohio was called upon to interpret the definition of "motor vehicle" as it applied to the crime of aggravated vehicular assault. The defendant, Joshua Fork, was charged with multiple…

Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Stenson
Date: March 20, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-995
Docket Number: 2023-0041
State v. Carstaphen
Date: March 19, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-976
Docket Number: 2022-1297
Columbus Bar Assn. v. O'Brien
Date: March 19, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-1014
Docket Number: 2024-0394
State v. Knuff  
Date: March 14, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-902
Docket Number: 2019-1323

Justia Opinion Summary: Thomas E. Knuff Jr. was convicted on two counts of aggravated murder with death specifications for killing John Mann and Regina Capobianco. Knuff was released from prison and arranged to stay with Mann. After his…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Alexander
Date: March 14, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-900
Docket Number: 2023-0977
State ex rel. Thompson v. Gonzalez
Date: March 14, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-897
Docket Number: 2023-1070
Disciplinary Counsel v. Bell
Date: March 13, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-876
Docket Number: 2023-0739
In re J.C.
Date: March 13, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-877
Docket Number: 2023-0855
Disciplinary Counsel v. Goodman
Date: March 12, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-852
Docket Number: 2023-0740
Plaza v. Black  
Date: March 12, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-853
Docket Number: 2023-0762

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, Robert Plaza, a prisoner serving an indeterminate sentence, appealed the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus by the Ninth District Court of Appeals. Plaza's petition related to the Adult…

State v. Wilson  
Date: March 7, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-776
Docket Number: 2022-1482

Justia Opinion Summary: This case originates from the Supreme Court of Ohio and concerns a defendant, Tyler Wilson, who was charged with attempted murder and felonious assault. The charges stemmed from an altercation at a gas station where…

State v. Dudas  
Date: March 7, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-775
Docket Number: 2023-0393

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the Supreme Court of Ohio addressed the issue of the filing deadline for a petition for postconviction relief following a delayed appeal. The defendant was convicted of murder and other crimes, did not file…

Smith v. Ohio State Univ.  
Date: March 6, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-764
Docket Number: 2023-0009

Justia Opinion Summary: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohio State University suspended in-person instruction, transitioned to virtual learning, restricted campus access, and provided limited refunds to students. Brooke Smith, a student…

State ex rel. Clark v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.  
Date: March 6, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-770
Docket Number: 2023-0387

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involves a dispute over a public records request made by the relator, Thomas Clark, an inmate at Lebanon Correctional Institution. Clark sent a request to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Cooms
Date: March 6, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-795
Docket Number: 2024-0199
State v. Brown  
Date: March 5, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-749
Docket Number: 2022-1182

Justia Opinion Summary: In a case before the Supreme Court of Ohio, the defendant was accused of setting up a fake car sale, during which he threatened two women with a gun and stole money. The defendant was convicted of robbing both women and…

State ex rel. Dillon v. Indus. Comm.  
Date: March 5, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-744
Docket Number: 2023-0152

Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around a worker's compensation claim by appellant, Loretta Dillon, against the Industrial Commission of Ohio and others. Dillon had received temporary-total-disability (TTD) compensation for a…

In re Resignation of Iqbal
Date: March 4, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-760
Docket Number: 2024-0102
In re Resignation of George
Date: March 4, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-765
Docket Number: 2024-0247
Blodharn v. Chambers-Smith
Date: February 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-645
Docket Number: 2023-1083
State v. Nicholson  
Date: February 22, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-604
Docket Number: 2019-1787

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed the defendant's convictions and death sentences for the aggravated murders of two individuals. The court found that the evidence was sufficient to convict the defendant of aggravated…

State ex rel. Ware v. Beggs  
Date: February 22, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-611
Docket Number: 2023-0138

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of Ohio denied a writ of mandamus brought by Kimani E. Ware, an inmate at the Trumbull Correctional Institution (TCI), against Lori Beggs, the manager of TCI's cashier’s office, and TCI itself. Ware had…

State ex rel. Ware v. Galonski  
Date: February 22, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-613
Docket Number: 2023-0176

Justia Opinion Summary: The case in discussion was brought before the Supreme Court of Ohio and involved an inmate, Kimani E. Ware, who filed an original action in mandamus under Ohio’s Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43. Ware sought to compel the…

In re T.D.S.  
Date: February 21, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-595
Docket Number: 2022-0359

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the Supreme Court of Ohio considered whether a juvenile, T.D.S., knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights before providing statements to the police. The statements related to a…

State ex rel. Barr v. Wesson
Date: February 21, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-596
Docket Number: 2023-0113
State ex rel. Peterson v. Licking County Board of Elections  
Date: February 21, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-646
Docket Number: 2024-0155

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of Ohio denied a request from Jeryne Peterson, the mayor of Buckeye Lake, for writs of prohibition and mandamus against the Licking County Board of Elections and its members, the Fairfield County Board…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Vick
Date: February 20, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-557
Docket Number: 2022-0939
Disciplinary Counsel v. Adams
Date: February 20, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-559
Docket Number: 2022-1256
State ex rel. Walters v. Indus. Comm.  
Date: February 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-552
Docket Number: 2023-0024

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of Ohio upheld the judgments of the Industrial Commission of Ohio and the Tenth District Court of Appeals, denying Laurie M. Walters's request for scheduled-loss compensation under R.C. 4123.57(B) for…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Warner
Date: February 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-551
Docket Number: 2023-0180
State v. Palmer  
Date: February 15, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-539
Docket Number: 2022-0987

Justia Opinion Summary: In December 2019, a taxicab driver, Phillip Palmer, shot a heavily intoxicated passenger, Nicholas Young, following a dispute over cab fare. The incident escalated into a physical altercation at a gas station, where…

Toledo Bar Assn. v. Driftmyer
Date: February 15, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-540
Docket Number: 2023-0978
Schaad v. Alder  
Date: February 14, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-525
Docket Number: 2022-0316

Justia Opinion Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio General Assembly passed a temporary law (H.B. 197) stating that for a limited time, Ohio workers would be taxed by the municipality that was their “principal place of work” rather…

State ex rel. Cassens Corp. v. Indus. Comm.  
Date: February 14, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-526
Docket Number: 2022-1208

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed the decision of the lower court, granting a writ of mandamus to Cassens Corp., a self-insuring employer, against the Industrial Commission of Ohio. The case involved an employee, Luis…

State v. McDonald
Date: February 14, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-527
Docket Number: 2023-0954
State v. Maxcy-Tipton
Date: February 13, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-448
Docket Number: 2022-1255
State v. Heflin
Date: February 13, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-449
Docket Number: 2022-1637
State v. Hall
Date: February 13, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-450
Docket Number: 2023-0810
In re Resignation of Boyuk
Date: February 13, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-494
Docket Number: 2024-0036
In re Resignation of Crossin
Date: February 13, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-495
Docket Number: 2024-0094
In re Resignation of Leon
Date: February 13, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-496
Docket Number: 2024-0118
State ex rel. Thomas v. Wood Cty. Bd. of Elections
Date: February 2, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-379
Docket Number: 2024-0072
State ex rel. Renner v. Athens Cty. Bd. of Elections
Date: February 1, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-356
Docket Number: 2024-0078
State ex rel. Henderson v. Clermont Cty. Bd. of Elections
Date: January 31, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-333
Docket Number: 2024-0090
State ex rel. Schreiner v. Erie Cty. Bd. of Elections  
Date: January 29, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-290
Docket Number: 2024-0052

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case before the Supreme Court of Ohio, Dennis Schreiner petitioned for a writ of prohibition against the Erie County Board of Elections and its members. Schreiner sought to remove Steven Kraus, a candidate for…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Estadt
Date: January 26, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-273
Docket Number: 2023-0177
State ex rel. Mobarak v. Brown  
Date: January 25, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-221
Docket Number: 2023-0369

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves appellant Soleiman Mobarak, who appealed the judgment of the Tenth District Court of Appeals dismissing his petition for a writ of mandamus against appellee, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge…

Disciplinary Counsel v. Billingsley
Date: January 25, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-222
Docket Number: 2023-0976
State ex rel. AWMS Water Solutions, L.L.C. v. Mertz  
Date: January 24, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-200
Docket Number: 2023-0125

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of Ohio reversed the decision of the lower court in a case involving AWMS Water Solutions, L.L.C., et al. (AWMS) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). AWMS sought a writ of mandamus to…

State ex rel. Edward Smith Corp. v. Marsh
Date: January 24, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-201
Docket Number: 2023-0711
State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Wilson  
Date: January 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-182
Docket Number: 2022-0425

Justia Opinion Summary: The Cincinnati Enquirer sought a writ of mandamus to compel Andy Wilson, the director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, to produce records related to the travel and expenses of Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers…

State ex rel. Walker v. Ballinger  
Date: January 23, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-181
Docket Number: 2023-0663

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves an appeal by an inmate, Keith Walker, against the Third District Court of Appeals' dismissal of his request for a writ of mandamus. Walker had been convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence in 2020,…

State v. Johnson  
Date: January 18, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-134
Docket Number: 2022-0488

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the appellant, Eric Johnson, filed a third, untimely, and successive petition for postconviction relief based on an affidavit from the victim, James Keith, who recanted his identification of Johnson as the…

State ex rel. Jones v. Paschke
Date: January 18, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-135
Docket Number: 2023-0611
State ex rel. Gilreath v. Cuyahoga Job & Family Services  
Date: January 17, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-103
Docket Number: 2022-0824

Justia Opinion Summary: This case pertains to a public records request made by Marcellus Gilreath to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) and its director, Matt Damschroder. Gilreath sought access to specific records related…

State ex rel. Mobley v. Powers  
Date: January 17, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-104
Docket Number: 2023-0501

Justia Opinion Summary: Alphonso Mobley Jr. filed an original action in mandamus under Ohio’s Public Records Act against Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa A. Powers, seeking records related to former R.C. 309.16 and a…

State ex rel. Yost v. FirstEnergy Corp.  
Date: January 16, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-101
Docket Number: 2022-1286

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involves an appeal from the Tenth District Court of Appeals of Ohio. The appellant is the State of Ohio, represented by the Attorney General, and the appellees are FirstEnergy Corporation, Samuel Randazzo, and…

Ohio State Bar Assn. v. Bruner
Date: January 12, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-85
Docket Number: 2020-1533
Disciplinary Counsel v. Andrews
Date: January 12, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-87
Docket Numbers: 2022-1511, 2023-0974
Disciplinary Counsel v. Brooks
Date: January 12, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-88
Docket Number: 2023-0993
In re Resignation of Kingsbury
Date: January 12, 2024
Citation: 2024-Ohio-90
Docket Number: 2023-1515
The opinions published on Justia State Caselaw are sourced from individual state court sites. These court opinions may not be the official published versions, and you should check your local court rules before citing to them. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site, or the information linked to on the state site.

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.