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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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Social Networking Sites Can Provide Insights on Potential Jurors

Posted on August 22, 2008
An article posted on the Law Librarian Blog suggests that social networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook could provide lawyers with helpful insights on potential jurors.The same could be said of blogs in which potential jurors provide opinions on subjects...

Federal Courts Post 2007 Case Facts and Figures

Posted on August 22, 2008
On August 20, 2008, the federal court system posted new "2007 Judicial Facts and Figures" containing case data in the U.S. Courts of Appeal, U.S. District Courts, and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the years 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2002-2007. The...

Suspended and Disqualified Attorneys Cannot Meet Clients or Handle Their Funds

Posted on August 22, 2008
Starting September 1st, attorneys who have been either suspended or disqualified will not be able to have any client contact and will not be able to handle client funds. Currently, Rule V of the Rules for the Government of the...

Round 2 Opens for Comments on Access to Ohio Court Records

Posted on August 22, 2008
The Ohio Supreme Court has begun Round 2 of a public comment period on proposed amendments to the Superintendence Rules governing access to court records. Click here to read the proposed changes, which would add Rules 44 through 47. Some...

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Has There Been An Admission Against Interest in the Voting Machine Debacle?

Posted on August 22, 2008
Is the news from Premier Election Solutions, Inc. on msnbc.com an admission against interest (under Ohio Evidence Rule 804(B)(3)) by the maker of Cuyahoga's County's former voting machines? The article indicates that Premier has just stated in a product advisory...

Tributes Planned for Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Posted on August 22, 2008
By now, everyone whose life was touched by her is mourning the loss of Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, who passed away on August 20, 2008. She was a powerful figure in local Cuyahoga County politics and a formidable Judge,...

State Senator Lance Mason Appointed to Cuyahoga CP Bench

Posted on August 13, 2008
State Senator Lance Mason will have soon be vacating his seat in the General Assembly to accept his new appointment to the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court bench, effective August 25, 2008. Judge Mason will take the seat formerly held...

2-Year SOL Applies in Ohio Section 1983 Actions

Posted on August 13, 2008
Is it finally resolved once and for all? According to the Ohio Supreme Court's decision in Nadra v. Mbah, Case No. 2008-Ohio-3918, Ohio's 2-year personal injury statute of limitations contained in O.R.C. 2305.10 applies to civil rights actions brought under...

Ohio Courts Network is Finally a Reality

Posted on August 13, 2008
The Ohio Supreme Court has just launched the Ohio Courts Network as a new system that will eventually allow all Ohio courts and selected state agencies to share and search case-specific data. However, the Supreme Court has indicated that this...

Lakewood Bans Pit Bulls

Posted on July 24, 2008
In a vote Monday night, the Lakewood City Council has banned pitbulls. This new law, Ordinance No. 58-08, amends Section 506.12 of Lakewood's Codified ordinances. Click here to read a short article about the new local law from newsnet5.com. The...

Federal Minimum Wage Rises to $6.55

Posted on July 24, 2008
As of yesterday, the new federal minimum wage for nonexempt, non-tipped employees is $6.55, up 70 cents from the former wage of $5.85. This calculates out to $262 a week or $13,624 per year for a full time employee working...

Inmates Spending More Time on Death Row

Posted on July 24, 2008
On the heels of notice that the state of Ohio is going to conduct its first execution in over a year (see our prior blog post), a study just issued by USA Today claims that the amount of time inmates...

Supreme Court Reports Backlog in Ohio's Mayor's Courts

Posted on July 24, 2008
The Ohio Supreme Court has issued an annual study which reports that the backlog of cases pending in Mayor's courts beyond their recommended time limit has tripled since 2004. Under Chapter 1905 of the Ohio Revised Code, Mayor's Courts may...

OSBA Certifies 42 Paralegals

Posted on July 22, 2008
During its second year of credentialing paralegals, the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) has certified 42 brand new "Certified Paralegals." According to OSBA President Gary Leppla, these paralegals "meet objective and uniform standards of competence and professionalism...

Ohio Secretary of State Ordered to Revise Election Guidelines

Posted on July 22, 2008
The Federal Court for the Southern District of Ohio recently ordered Ohio's Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner, to restructure Ohio's guidelines for including candidates on the ballot. The Libertarian Party challenged its exclusion from November's Presidential election under Ohio's election...

Ohio Supreme Court Sets First Execution

Posted on July 22, 2008
The Supreme Court of Ohio scheduled an October 14, 2008 execution date for Richard Wade Cooey. The scheduled execution will be Ohio's first execution in over a year. A de facto moratorium had been in place after challenges in several...

Ohio Court Costs and Filing Fees Committee Issues Recommendations

Posted on July 15, 2008
Ohio's Joint Committee to Study Court Costs and Filing Fees has issued its report with both general comments on the use of the terms "costs" and "fees" in the Ohio Revised Code, as well as specific recommendations for reform. The...

Commission Constituted on Cuyahoga County Government Reform

Posted on July 15, 2008
Pursuant to section 703.30 of HB 562, the Ohio General Assembly recently created a Commission on Cuyahoga County Government Reform. To get that Commission started, Governor Strickland and others have named 9 county residents as members who will study and...

Ohio Unemployment Comp System in Jeopardy

Posted on July 15, 2008
An article from the Columbus Dispatch reports that funding for Ohio's unemployment compensation system is in jeopardy. This comes on the heels of a recent 13-week extension of benefits under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008. (See our prior...

New Changes to Ohio Rules of Appellate, Civil and Criminal Procedure

Posted on July 11, 2008
Make sure to be aware of recent changes to the Ohio Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure. The Ohio Supreme Court's Press Release outlines the changes in these rules...

Garfield Hts. Shopping Center Sued for Alleged EPA Violations

Posted on July 11, 2008
At the request of the Ohio EPA, the Ohio Attorney General has sued the owners of the Garfield Hts. Shopping Center for alleged EPA violations. According to a joint press release from the OEPA and AG offices, the Shopping Center...

Ohio Judges Support Excluding SS Benefits From Division of Property in Divorce

Posted on July 11, 2008
The Ohio Judicial Conference and the Ohio Association of Domestic Relations Judges support Ohio HB 395, which would amend ORC 3105.171 and exclude social security benefits from division of property calculations in divorce cases. According to the OJC's Judicial Impact...

Fernald Uranium Plant Settlement Almost Completed

Posted on July 11, 2008
The Ohio EPA and federal government have reached a proposed $13.75 million dollar settlement to restore the natural resources at the former Fernald, Ohio uranium plant. According to the EPA's press release, this settlement would end 22 years of litigation...

Recommendations Issued for Simplifying Ohio's Felony Statutes

Posted on July 10, 2008
An article from the Columbus Dispatch reports on the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission's latest recommendations to simplify Ohio's criminal code, using the felony statutes as an example. The recommendations include ways to pare the text down by over half and...

Can Lead Paint Still Be A Nuisance in Ohio?

Posted on July 07, 2008
A recent decision from the Rhode Island Supreme Court held that Sherwin-Williams and other paint manfuacturers were not liable for cleaning up lead paint contamination in thousands of homes. Even though lead paint has been linked to health problems, especially...

Ohio To Extend Unemployment Compensation Benefits

Posted on July 07, 2008
The word is spreading quickly that the State of Ohio has extended unemployment compensation benefits by an additional 13 weeks, starting July 6th. Up until yesterday, the average, eligible employee could only receive up to 26 weeks of unemployment comp...

Highland County Judge Disbarred

Posted on July 07, 2008
The new ethics rules governing Ohio lawyers prohibit us from disparaging the name and reputation of sitting judges. However, former Highland County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Hoskins has earned this type of censure, having been permanently disbarred from practicing law...

8th District Appeals Court Refuses to Stay Order Requiring Cuyahoga Prosecutor to Turn Over Evidence

Posted on June 27, 2008
Yesterday, the 8th District Court of Appeals refused to grant prosecutors in the Holliman case a stay of Common Pleas Judge Eileen Gallagher's order requiring the prosecutors to turn over virtually their entire investigatory file to the defense. A newsnet5...

Exculpatory or Not, Judge Orders Prosecution to Turn Over Possible DNA Evidence

Posted on June 26, 2008
For better or worse, Ohio law currently only requires prosecutors to turn over exculpatory evidence to the defense in a criminal case. Although there are strenuous opponents, the law does not require prosecutors to turn over all police reports, witness...

Would You Have Wanted to Finish Law School in 2 Years?

Posted on June 26, 2008
It probably won't cost any less, but Northwestern Law School has launched a new program where law students can become lawyers in only 2 years instead of 3. Click here to read an article from the Wall Street Journal about...

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