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Summarizes news of interest to the local legal community. New Cleveland Ordinances and important local court cases (local municipal courts, Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas, Eighth District Court of Appeals) are highlighted along with some Ohio Supreme Court, Sixth Circuit cases, U.S. Supreme Court and State and Federal Statutes.

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New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Took Effect This Week

Posted on December 03, 2010
Changes to Rules 8, 26 and 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure became effective this week, on Decemer 1, 2010. The new rules make changes to pleading affirmative defenses, expert witness discovery, and the procedures for summary judgment....

Thomson Reuters Will Soon Become the ABA's Primary Book Publisher

Posted on December 03, 2010
Written by Kathy Sasala, December 3, 2010 Thomson Reuters, which offers Westlaw, legal research books, and other products, will soon become the ABA's primary book publisher, according to TR's online newsletter, Legal Current. Through this new arrangement, the ABA hopes...

U.S. Courts Find that Baby Boomers File Almost 50% of Bankruptcies

Posted on December 03, 2010
A new study issued by the U.S. Courts indicates that baby boomers (i.e., 45 and older) file almost half of the bankruptcies the U.S. courts handle. Statistics apparently show that the median age has gone up from 37.7 in 1994...

Cleveland Law Library Is Answering the Call for Increasingly Needed Pro Bono Legal Services with Timely Ethics CLE

Posted on November 23, 2010
On Sunday, November 21, 2010, Cleveland.com reported that the need for pro bono legal services is rising, but "few attorneys meet pro bono legal goals." The Cleveland Law Library is trying to help answer the call for help by providing...

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Cleveland Law Library Hosting Dec. 3rd Tech CLE on Mobile Apps., Cloud Computing and Blogging for Lawyers

Posted on November 23, 2010
Please join us for our upcoming technology CLE on December 3rd called The Web 2.0 Lawyer. For this program, we are bringing back a local law library favorite, Brett Burney of Burney Consultants, who will explain mobile apps. for lawyers...

Findlaw Has Created a Mobile Website

Posted on November 19, 2010
Legal Current reports that Findlaw has created a mobile website at m.findlaw.com. Findlaw includes a great lawyer directory and articles on major areas of the law. The new site proclaims these features: "It?s optimized for iPhone and Android smartphones, and...

Ohio Statehouse Pays Tribute to Justice and Democracy

Posted on November 19, 2010
The Ohio Statehouse has opened up seven (7) exhibits that pay tribute to justice and democracy in America. The exhibits include: We the People, Equality, Inalienable Rights, Knowledge, Tolerance, Liberty and Participation. According to an Ohio Supreme Court Press Release:...

New Security Rules in Effect at Cuyahoga County Courthouse

Posted on November 18, 2010
Effective yesterday, November 17, 2010, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's office instituted new security rules for entry into the Courthouse. County employees will now be subject to random requirements to pass through the security scanners at all Courthouse doors...

Cuyahoga County Judges Tell Banks to Get Foreclosure Paperwork in Order or Cases Will Be Dismissed

Posted on November 18, 2010
An article from the Washington Post has reported on Cuyahoga County Common Pleas' Court's apparent new policy to make banks and financial institutions get their foreclosure paperwork together in 30 days or the cases will be dismissed. The article quotes...

6th Circuit Remands Read Light Camera Case Involving Leased Vehicles for Determination of Unjust Enrichment Claim

Posted on November 17, 2010
Drivers of leased vehicles will have to wait a bit longer to find out if the City of Cleveland will have to reimburse them a collective $10 million dollars over red light traffic camera tickets. The 6th Circuit issued a...

Ohio Jurors Who Visited Crime Scene Fined for Costs of Mistrial

Posted on November 17, 2010
According to the Mansfield News Journal, two (2) jurors who visited a crime scene over lunch, in violation of the judge's orders, have been fined for the costs of a mistrial in the case of a defendant accused of murder....

Ohio Bar Creates Lunch Pail Express Donation Program to Help Feed Hungry Ohio Children

Posted on November 17, 2010
The Ohio State Bar Association has created a brand new donation program called Lunch Pail Express to raise funds for Ohio's hungry children. According to the OSBA's news release, when OSBA President Carmen Roberto learned that one in every 4...

2010 Bankruptcy Filings Increased Almost 14% Over 2009

Posted on November 10, 2010
The sad statistics are in from the federal courts, and the bad news is that bankruptcy filings were up almost 14% over 2009. The highest increases were seen in non-business bankruptcies, with Chapter 7 liquidations leading the numbers. This is...

Cuyahoga County DR Fees Will Increase Effective December 1, 2010

Posted on November 10, 2010
The Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court is increasing its fees on December 1, 2010: "The Court has revised Local Rule 1 pertaining to Security for Cost effective December 1, 2010. Under the new rule the advance deposit will increase from...

Ohio Supreme Court Swears in About 900 New Ohio Attorneys

Posted on November 10, 2010
The Ohio Supreme Court swore in about 900 new Ohio attorneys this week on November 8th at the Ohio Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. According to the Supreme Court's press release, the bar passage rate was 82.8% and a little higher...

Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court Now Offers Mediation in Pending Cases Involving Children

Posted on November 05, 2010
The Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court has partnered with the Cuyahoga County Department of Justice Affairs, Office of Mediation to offer mediation in pending cases involving children. This new process was instituted under Local Rule 32, which provides that mediation...

Alleged Bomber May Have Targeted Licking County Court

Posted on November 05, 2010
Judges beware. According to the Columbus Dispatch, a man who was supposedly so behind on his child support that a warrant had been issued for his arrest had a bomb in the back of his car that was allegedly for...

Pick up Your Legal Documents Like Your Meds and Money--At a Drive-Through Window

Posted on November 05, 2010
I've picked up money, food, medicines, beverages, and even books via a drive-through, but legal documents?? Yes-it is true. A Connecticut firm occupies an office in a building that used to have a drive-through restaurant, and it is using the...

Cleveland Law Library's Foreclosure CLE Should be Very Helpful and Informative

Posted on November 05, 2010
The Cleveland Law Library is sponsoring a CLE program on Foreclosures in 2 weeks on Friday, November 19, 2010. We have lined up experts in a lot of relevant areas, and we will be covering the role of the court...

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's 3Rs Program Underway in Cleveland and East Cleveland High Schools

Posted on November 05, 2010
The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's 3Rs program on Rights, Responsibilities, and Realities started today in 10th grade classrooms in Cleveland and East Cleveland high schools. I went to Max Hayes today, and the kids were really pumped up about our...

New Legal Apps Available for Federal Rules and US Code

Posted on November 05, 2010
William & Mary Law School and The Law Pod have partnered to produce apps for the iPhone and Blackberrys that allow lawyers to download versions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the full US Code, and the Federal Rules...

LexisWeb's Search Engine Validates Sites It Retrieves

Posted on October 22, 2010
LexisWeb is still in Beta, but you can start using it to search for legal information on the Internet. Yesterday, a Lexis representative told us that Lexis validates legal sites before including them in a list of search results. This...

Free Enhancements Coming to Lexis.com at the Cleveland Law Library on November 10th

Posted on October 22, 2010
On November 10, 2010, Lexis.com enhancements will arrive at the Cleveland Law Library. I took a look at the new interface yesterday, and the changes are easy to see, use and understand. All of the basic features and search functions...

Social Media for Lawyers: The Next Frontier--New Book in at Law Library

Posted on October 19, 2010
The 2010 ABA book entitled Social Media for Lawyers: The Next Frontier has just reached our Law Library. The table of contents covers everything from posting information on personal and professional sites, like Linked In and Facebook, to the ethics...

If Survey Results Are Correct, Litigators Ought to Make Money Next Year

Posted on October 19, 2010
Fulbright's 7th Annual Litigation Trends Survey Report indicates that business disputes and litigation will be up in the next 12 months. That would be good news for lawyers who have had fewer clients and less work to do lately. Click...

New Mark Available for Labeling Works in the Public Domain and Potentially Free of Copyright Restrictions

Posted on October 14, 2010
The Creative Commons has released a Public Domain Mark 1.0 to identify works that are free of known copyright restrictions. The Mark looks like a gray no-smoking sign with the letter c inside, instead of a cigarette. The Mark is...

A new article from Columbus Business

Posted on October 13, 2010
A new article from Columbus Business First suggests that more lawyers are joining or creating virtual law firms with huge benefits. According to the attorneys who were interviewed from Ohio and elsewhere, virtual firms offer the opportunity to work less,...

Legal Aid and CMBA Hosting Expungement Clinic on October 27, 2010 as Part of National Prop Bono Week

Posted on October 13, 2010
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association are hosting an Expungement Clinic at The Legal Aid offices from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 27, 2010. Information and assistance in completing expungement paperwork is...

Rumor Is That Ohio Jurisprudence 4th Is In The Works

Posted on October 08, 2010
If the rumors are true, West is planning to publish Ohio Jurisprudence 4th. We'll keep you posted when it comes out. Our library has access to the current version of Ohio Jurisprudence 3rd in print and via Westlaw so we...

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Gaul Receives Stayed 6-Month Suspension from the Practice of Law

Posted on October 08, 2010
Local Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Daniel Gaul has received a stayed sanction of a 6-month suspension from the practice of law. This discipline derives from his actions related to a 2007 criminal trial over which he was presiding....

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