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Appropriation

Ohio River Pipe Line, L.L.C. v. Gutheil, 144 Ohio App. 3d 694 (Pickaway 2001) (counsel to amicus curiae)


Arbitration Clause

Council of Smaller Enters. v. Gates, McDonald & Co., 80 Ohio St. 3d 661 (1998) (counsel for appellee Gates, McDonald & Company)


Asbestos/Contract

In re All Kelley & Ferraro Asbestos Cases, 104 Ohio St. 3d 605  (2004) (counsel to amici curiae Ohio Manufacturers’ Association, Ohio Chapter of National Federation of Independent Business and Ohio Chemistry Technology Council)

State ex rel. Int’l. Heat & Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Local #3 v. Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, 2006 Ohio 274 (Cuyahoga 2006) (counsel to amici curiae Council of Smaller Enterprises; Ohio Manufacturers’ Association; National Federation of Independent Business/Ohio; Ohio Chamber of Commerce; Ohio Alliance For Civil Justice; and Ohio Chemistry Technology Council)


Breach of Contract

Unifirst Corp. v. Yusa Corp., 2003 Ohio 4463 (Fayette 2003) (counsel to appellee Yusa Corporation)


Civil Procedure

Chase Manhattan Mortg. Corp. v. Smith, 2007 FED App. 0799N (6th Cir. November 2007) (counsel to plaintiff/appellee Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.)


Class Actions/Antitrust

Marrone v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 110 Ohio St.3d 5 (counsel to amici curiae Ohio Manufacturers' Association, National Federation of Independent Business/Ohio; and Ohio Chamber of Commerce)

Johnson v. Microsoft Corp., 106 Ohio St. 3d 278 (2005) (counsel to amici curiae Ohio Manufacturers’ Association; National Federation of Independent Business/Ohio; Ohio Chemistry Technology Council; and Ohio Chamber of Commerce)
      Merit Brief of amici curiae

Howland v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 104 Ohio St. 3d 584  (2004) (counsel to amicus curiae Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
      Merit Brief of amicus curiae

Wilson v. Brush Wellman, Inc., 103 Ohio St. 3d 538  (2004) (counsel to amicus curiae Ohio Manufacturers' Association)


Collateral Source Rule

Robinson v. Bates, 112 Ohio St.3d 17 (2006) (counsel to amici curiae Ohio Hospital Association, Ohio State Medical Association, and Ohio Osteopathic Association)
      Merit Brief of amici curiae


Construction Law

Dugan & Meyers Constr. Co., Inc. v. Ohio Dept. of Adm. Servs., 113 Ohio St.3d 226, 2007-Ohio-1687 (counsel to amici curiae Ohio Municipal League, Ohio School Boards Association, Buckeye Association of School Administrators and Ohio Association of School Business Officials)


Election Law

Spencer v. Pugh, 543 U.S. 1301 (2004)

Sandusky County Democratic Party v. Blackwell, 387 F.3d 565 (6th Cir. 2004)

State ex rel. South-Western City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Elections, 2004 Ohio 4893 (Franklin 2004) (counsel for relator South-Western City School District Board of Education)

In re Protest of Keith Brooks, 2003 Ohio 7152  (Hamilton 2003) (counsel for Keith Brooks)

In Re: Protests Filed With Summit County Bd. of Elections, 2003 Ohio 5610  (Summit 2003)(counsel for appellants Daniel P. Leite and Keith Brooks)

In re Protest of Keith Brooks, 154 Ohio App.3d 739, 2003-Ohio-5241 (counsel for apppellants Keith Brooks and James M. Wright)

In Re: Protests Filed With Summit County Bd. of Elections, 2003 Ohio 5610  (Summit 2003) (counsel for appellants Daniel P. Leite and Keith Brooks)


Excessive Verdict

Harris v. Mt. Sinai Medical Center., 2007-Ohio-5587 (Ohio Supreme Court October 2007) (counsel for amici curiae Ohio Hospital Association, Ohio State Medical Association and American Medical Association)
      Merit Brief of amici curiae


Insurance Law

Carl Ralston Insurance Agency v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 2007-Ohio-507 (Summit Cty. Ct. App. 2007) (counsel for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company)

Hous. Advocates, Inc. v. Am. Fire & Cas. Co., 2006-Ohio-4880 (Cuyahoga Ct. App. 2006) (counsel for All American Insurance Company and Central Mutual Insurance Company)

Lee-Lipstreu v. Chubb Group of Ins. Cos., 329 F.3d 898 (6th Cir. 2003)

Thomson v. OHIC Ins. Co., 103 Ohio St. 3d 119 (2004) (counsel to amici curiae Ohio Hospital Association and Ohio State Medical Association)

Tucker v. Wilson, 100 Ohio St. 3d 360 (2003) (counsel to amici curiae American Insurance Association, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Manufacturers Association, National Federation of Independent Business/Ohio, Ohio Chemistry Technology Council, and Ohio Hospital Association)

Ferrando v. Auto-Owners Mut. Ins. Co., 98 Ohio St. 3d 186 (2002) (counsel to amici curiae American Insurance Association, National Association of Independent Insurers, Alliance of American Insurers, National Federation of Independent Business/Ohio, Ohio Manufacturer’s Association, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Ohio Chemistry Technology Council, and Ohio Council of Retail Merchants)

Hillyer v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 97 Ohio St. 3d 411 (2002) (counsel to amicus curiae American Insurance Association)

Luckenbill v. Midwestern Indem. Co., 96 Ohio St. 3d 1203 (2002) (counsel to amicus curiae American Insurance Association)


Peer Review

Fox v. Parma Cmty. Gen. Hosp., 160 Ohio App. 3d 409  (Cuyahoga 2005) (counsel for appellee Parma Community General Hospital)


Product Liability

Sutowski v. Eli Lilly & Co., 82 Ohio St. 3d 347 (1998) (counsel to amicus curiae Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice)


Public Records

State ex rel. Dispatch Printing Co. v. Johnson, 106 Ohio St. 3d 160 (2005) (counsel for respondents Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and Ohio Department of Mental Health)
      Merit Brief of respondents


Public Utilities

State ex rel. Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. v. Henson, 102 Ohio St. 3d 349 (2004) (counsel for Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.)


Punitive Damages

Dardinger v. Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, 98 Ohio St. 3d 77  (2002) (counsel to amicus curiae Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice)


Statutes of Limitation

Cleveland Mobile Radio Sales, Inc. v. Verizon Wireless, 113 Ohio St.3d 394, 2007-Ohio-2203 (counsel to amicus curiae Ohio Manufacturers' Association, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Business/Ohio, and Ohio Insurance Institute)


Tort Reform/Constitutionality

Groch v. General Motors Corp, 117 Ohio St.3d 192, 2008-Ohio-546 (counsel to amici curiae Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice, Ohio Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business and Ohio Manufacturers Association)
      Amicus Brief of Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice

Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson, 116 Ohio St.3d 468, 2007-Ohio-6948 (counsel to amici curiae Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice, Ohio Hospital Association, Ohio State Medical Association, and Ohio Osteopathic Association)
      Amicus Brief of Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice
      Amici Brief of Ohio Hospital Association, et al.

State ex rel. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. Sheward, 86 Ohio St.3d 451  (1999) (counsel to amici curiae Fowler Products, Inc. et al.)


Workers’ Compensation/Constitutionality

State ex rel. Ohio AFL-CIO v. Ohio Bureau of Workers' Comp., 97 Ohio St. 3d 504  (2002) (counsel to amici curiae Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Self-Insurers’ Association, National Federation of Independent Business/Ohio, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, and Ohio Manufacturers’ Association)

 

 

 

Highlights


The Ohio Supreme Court on December 27, 2007 rules in the case of Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson and upholds limitations on damages in general tort actions and on February 21, 2008 in Groch v. General Motors Corp. finding the statute of repose for product liability actions and the subrogation statutes facially constitutional
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