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Contact: Anne Marie Sferra
Bricker & Eckler regularly handles appeals from trial courts to federal and state appellate courts, administrative appeals from agencies such as the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, and
original actions in the appellate courts, such as for mandamus and prohibition. Also, Bricker & Eckler frequently serves as counsel to
amici curiae, such as the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association and other business organizations and coalitions.
Our appellate services include the following:
Counsel clients on federal and state appellate practice and procedure, as well as decisions and developments relevant to their business
Work with trial counsel to brief important legal issues, preserve issues for review, and resolve potential problems before they arise
Prepare memoranda supporting or opposing jurisdiction for discretionary appeals in the Ohio Supreme Court
Work with attorneys in and outside of Ohio to pursue appeals in Ohio state and federal courts
Pursue and defend extraordinary writs (mandamus, prohibition, and procedendo)
Identify amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) opportunities and prepare these briefs for trade associations, coalitions, and individual corporate clients
Pursue and defend state administrative appeals (i.e., Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, State Employee Relations Board, Ohio Elections Commission, Ohio State Racing Commission, etc.)
Representative Cases
State ex rel. Mahaffey v. Blackwell – involving referendum of workers’ compensation legislation (decided favorably to defendants)
Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson
Challenging the constitutionality of Ohio’s noneconomic and punitive damage limitations included in Senate Bill 80 (upholding constitutionality)
Groch v. General Motors
Challenging the constitutionality of Ohio’s statute of repose for products (finding the statute constitutional on its face, but unconstitutional as applied to unique facts presented)
McLeod v. Mt. Sinai
Seeking to set aside a $30 million verdict based on misconduct by counsel in the trial proceedings (decided favorably to defendants)
In re Special Docket
Seeking to reverse appellate court decision which disallowed an asbestos defendant to appeal for lack of a final appealable order of no final appeal (decided favorably to defendants)
Ackison v. Anchor Packing Co.
Involving issue of whether prima facie medical criteria applicable to asbestos claims can be constitutionally applied retroactively to the 40,000 cases pending when H.B. 292 became effective (still pending)
Ohio General Assembly v. Brunner
Involving issue of effectiveness of S.B. 117 in light of new governor’s veto of the bill after it had been filed with the Secretary of State by former governor (decided favorably to defendants)
Barnes v. University Hospitals – involving issue of whether lower courts are required to apply BMW and subsequent federal cases construing the BMW guideposts when reviewing an award of punitive damages (still pending)
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For more information visit the website of our Appellate Advocacy Group
Additional Manufacturing Services
Appellate Amicus Activity
Business Law
Energy
Environmental
Financing/Bonds
Human Resources
Real Estate
Tax
Workers' Compensation
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