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Arbitration Clause in Agreement Applied to Unattached Scopes of Work   5/21/2013
The Ohio Twelfth Appellate District Court has confirmed that an arbitration clause in one contract document may apply to claims based on other related documents for the same construction project.

Doctor’s Sympathetic Statement to Patient Cannot Be Used as Evidence of Liability   5/7/2013
Bulletin on an Ohio Supreme Court case interpreting the Ohio statutory apology statute and its application to pending cases.

The Power of Intent When Forming a Contract   4/16/2013
Bulletin on an Ohio appeals court decision in which the court examined the extent of the parties’ intent when they entered into a contract.

Ohio Supreme Court Skins CAT Receipts Derived From Activities "Related to" Motor Vehicle Sales   12/7/2012
The Ohio Supreme Court has found that the commercial activity tax is unconstitutionally applied to gross receipts derived from motor fuel activities.

Ohio Supreme Court Ruling Makes it Harder for Workers to Prove an Intentional Tort   12/6/2012
employment, Ohio Supreme Court, intentional tort, Hewitt v. L.E. Myers

Ohio Supreme Court Holds That Foreclosure Must Be Dismissed If Plaintiff Does Not Have Standing When Lawsuit Is Commenced   11/12/2012
Bulletin on an Ohio Supreme Court decision resolving a conflict among appellate courts and holding that lack of standing requires dismissal of a foreclosure action.

The Ohio Supreme Court Provides Additional Guidance Regarding Employment Services and the Exclusion for Employees That Are Permanently Assigned to a Consumer   11/1/2012
Bulletin on an Ohio Supreme Court decision providing guidance on the evidence necessary to support a claim that employment might be exempt from taxation because the employees were “permanently assigned” to the consumer.

Ohio Supreme Court Delays Start of 90-Day Notice Period For Some Employees Claiming Workers’ Compensation Retaliatory Discharge   9/25/2012
Ohio Supreme Court decision providing narrow exception to the 90-day period from "discharge" for an employee to to give an employer a written notice of a workers’ compensation retaliatory discharge claim.

Westerville Tax Repeal Issue Rejected by Ohio Supreme Court   9/20/2012
Bulletin on an Ohio Supreme Court decision denying the Taxpayers for Westerville Schools’ request to compel the Board of Elections to place a levy repeal initiative on the November 6 ballot.

Enforcement of Non-Competes After a Merger: Ohio Supreme Court Takes a Restrictive View   6/5/2012
Bulletin on the enforceability of non-compete agreements after a merger and tips for assuring continued enforceability.

Police Officer Must Repay Workers’ Compensation Benefits Due to Illegal Drug Sales   4/11/2012
Bulletin on an Ohio Supreme Court decision in which a claimant argued that his repeated illegal drug sales should not preclude his receipt of permanent total disability compensation.

A 4-3 Ohio Supreme Court Decision Affirms an Ohio Power Siting Board Wind Case   3/12/2012
Bulletin on an Ohio Supreme Court decision finding that the Ohio Power Siting Board properly granted a certificate to Buckeye Wind, LLC for its approximately 126 megawatt wind farm in Champaign County.

Class of Ohio Insureds Lacks Standing Because of Speculative Injuries   2/9/2012
Discussion of an Ohio case in which the plaintiff class damage claims were too tenuous to pass constitutional muster.

Ohio Supreme Court Dismisses Dayton Tea Party Records Suit Against Ohio Municipal League and Ohio Township Association   10/25/2011
Discussion of an Ohio Supreme Court decision on the status of state associations and the Public Records Act.

Supreme Court Upholds Limitation of Action Clauses in Nationwide Insurance Contracts   8/26/2011
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer can enforce a limitation-of-action clause where the clause is unambiguous and the insurer does not admit liability or hold out a reasonable hope of adjustment.

Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Industrial Customers in Contract Dispute with FirstEnergy   8/26/2011
The Ohio Supreme Court has issued a unanimous ruling in favor of five large industrial customers prohibiting a FirstEnergy subsidiary from unilaterally terminating special contracts for electricity.

Ohio Supreme Court Decision Clarifies the Rules on Appeals Before the Tax Commissioner and Board of Tax Appeals   7/18/2011
In a unanimous decision, the Ohio Supreme Court has distinguished between the jurisdiction of the Board of Tax Appeals over an appeal generally, and its authority with respect to specific issues.

Employers Beware: Ohio Supreme Court Holds No Insurance Coverage for Employer Intentional Tort   7/18/2011
Bulletin on a 2011 Ohio Supreme Court decision regarding insurance coverage for employer intentional tort.

Effective September 29: New Caps and Protections From Public Records Requests Aimed At Creating Liability   7/15/2011
The Ohio General Assembly and the Ohio Supreme Court recently took steps to prevent individuals from using Ohio's statute on illegal destruction of records for the sole purpose of seeking large monetary awards against public offices.

Employee Who Was Fired For Failing To Obtain A Required Professional License Cannot Get Unemployment Benefits   6/22/2011
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio held today that a fired employee was ineligible to receive unemployment benefits when she was fired for failing to obtain a professional license that was required as a condition of hiring

Injured Workers Protected From Retaliatory Action Prior to Filing A Workers’ Compensation Claim   6/14/2011
The Ohio Supreme Court extends protection to an employee who is terminated before he or she filing or instituting or pursuing a workers’ compensation claim.

Ohio Supreme Court Reverses PUCO Order Approving AEP Power Generation Rates   4/20/2011
On April 19, 2011, the Ohio Supreme Court issued an opinion on AEP’s electric security plan siding with the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel on three major issues.

Employees of Political Subdivisions May Still Have Immunity from Employment-Related Lawsuits, Ohio’s Supreme Court Says   4/8/2011
The Ohio Supreme Court held that a provision of state law barring political subdivisions from asserting statutory immunity as a defense against an employment-related civil lawsuit does not affect the statutory immunity of an employee of the political subdivision.

Ohio Supreme Court Declares Church Recreation Property Exempt   2/15/2011
The Ohio Supreme Court has held that a church may achieve property-tax exemption for real property that it owns and holds open to the public for recreational purposes.

Ohio Supreme Court Looks at Power Siting Board Jurisdiction   1/20/2011
A summary of the Ohio Supreme Court's reversal and remand of In re Application of Middletown Coke Company.

Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies Doctrine of Inferred Intent   12/30/2010
Summary of an Ohio Supreme Court case holding that when an insurance policy excludes coverage for intentional acts, the doctrine of inferred intent can be applied only where an insured person’s intentional act and the resulting harm are intrinsically linked.

Supreme Court of Ohio: Sales Tax That Applies to Satellite TV But Not Cable TV Is Constitutional   12/29/2010
Bulletin on an Ohio Supreme Court decision holding that the Commerce Clause does not prohibit Ohio from taxing sales of satellite television broadcasting services, even though Ohio does not impose the same sales tax on cable broadcasting services.

Ohio Supreme Court Finds Insurer Liable for Contract Driver Accident   12/29/2010
Summary of an Ohio Supreme Court case finding a university's insurer liable for an accident involving the school's baseball team and a contract transportation company.

Ohio Supreme Court: Documents Must Be Used in Order to Be “Public Records"   12/6/2010
The Ohio Supreme Court has determined that the mere receipt of resumes and application materials by a school district does not make the documents “public records.”

Watch What You Say Online: Ohio Supreme Rules Non-Resident of Ohio Can Be Sued In Ohio Court for Internet Postings Critical of Ohio Business   6/14/2010
Article on Ohio Supreme Court ruling that a resident of another state can be sued in Ohio for defamatory internet posts about an Ohio business.

Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Employer Intentional Tort Statute   3/24/2010
The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a 2005 state law that limits the ability of employees injured on the job to sue their employers for damages in addition to receiving workers' compensation benefits.