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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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Ohio Supreme Court Board Issues UPL Opinion re: Online Legal Document Prep.

Posted on January 26, 2009
The Supreme Court of Ohio's Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law has issued a UPL opinion addressing online legal document preparation. Without naming names, the Ohio Board stated that "an individual, not licensed to practice law in Ohio and...

Don't Forget to File Ohio CLE Transcript

Posted on January 24, 2009
Lawyers whose last names begin with M-Z should remember to file their CLE Final Reporting Transcript by January 31, 2009. Those who have to report can either send in their form manually or file online. Penalties apply for late filers,...

New Ohio Supreme Court Rule Coming for GAL's

Posted on January 24, 2009
For the very first time, the Ohio Supreme Court has issued a state-wide rule for GAL's (Guardians ad litem) that will take effect on March 1, 2009. According to Supreme Court's Press Release, new Rule 48 will govern appointment, responsibilities,...

Ohio Supreme Court Changes Rule Again on Judicial Disclosure of Party Affiliation

Posted on January 24, 2009
On December 30, 2008, the Ohio Supreme Court issued more changes to the Ohio Rules of Judicial Conduct that would have allowed judicial candidates to disclosure their party affiliation during primary and general elections. See our prior blog post for...

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Jury Duty Scam Hits Summit County

Posted on January 24, 2009
Newsnet5.com reports that a jury duty scam has hit Summit County. The Summit County Sheriff's office has learned of a new identity theft scheme where a caller claims to be following up on a jury summons a resident never received....

Ohio Family Law Blog Discusses "Virtual Visitation"

Posted on January 24, 2009
Worth reading-The Ohio Family Law Blog has posted 2 interesting articles about "virtual vistation" as a supplement to standard parenting time. The articles cite ORC 3109.051 and a North Dakota case from 2007.

U.S. Supreme Court Holds Exclusionary Rule Does Not Apply to Invalid Arrest

Posted on January 15, 2009
In Herring v. United States, No. 07-513, the United States Supreme Court upheld the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit holding that the exclusionary rule does not bar evidence seized after an arrest based upon a recalled...

U.S. Supreme Court Orders Retrial That Is Not Barred By Double Jeopardy

Posted on January 13, 2009
In the criminal case of Denny Ross, the United States Supreme Court recently held that he can be retried for the slaying of Hannah Hill in 1999. The Court's decision held that the legal doctrine of double jeopardy did not...

Ohio Supreme Court Now Takes Credit Cards

Posted on January 05, 2009
The Ohio Supreme Court has just issued a press release that it now takes credit cards for payments for filing fees and security deposits. Filing fees for appeals and cross-appeals are $40.00, and original actions cost $140.00 total. The only...

Ohio Minimum Wage Increased to $7.30 on New Year's Day

Posted on January 04, 2009
As reported by Ohio's Department of Commerce's Division of Labor & Worker Safety, Ohio's minimum wage increased from $7.00 to $7.30 per hour effective on January 1st. Waiters and waitresses also receive an increase in their base pay from $3.50...

Two Cuyahoga County Public Health Agencies Will Merge By July 1st

Posted on January 04, 2009
What Cuyahoga County residents now know as separate boards for alcohol/drug addiction and mental health will soon be merged into a single Board to be known as the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County. This...

Ohio BWCMay Have to Reform Group Ratings

Posted on January 04, 2009
According to the December 2008 COSE Update, the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court issued an opinion in San Allen Inc., et al. (dba Corky and Lenny's) v. Bureau of Workers Compensation, et al., (Case No. CV 644950 on the CP...

EEOC Private Claims Went Up 15.2 % in 2008

Posted on January 04, 2009
According to the EEOC's FY 2008 Performance and Accountability Report, private EEOC charges were up 15.2% over 2007 figures. That means that more and more employees have been claiming discrimination and/or harassment at work. Thanks for the tip on this...

Ohio O.K.'d to Buy 700 New Drunk Driving Intoxilyzer Machines

Posted on January 03, 2009
According to cleveland.com, the Ohio Controlling Board has authorized the Ohio Department of Public Safety to purchase 700 brand new Intoxilyzer 8000 breath-testing machines to check for drunk driving. These new machines will be used in Clermont County first, but...

Cuyahoga Falls Will Soon Open Mayors Court

Posted on January 03, 2009
According to the Falls News Press, Cuyahoga Falls will open the doors to its new Mayors Court on January 12th. However, local officers can start citing violators for minor misdemeanors (including traffic violations, disorderly conduct, unleashed dogs, and open containers)...

Ohio AG Sues Conneaut Company That Allegedly Swindled Consumers in Foreclosure

Posted on January 03, 2009
The Ohio Attorney General has sued a Conneaut business called "Please Save My Home" for violations of 3 Ohio Acts: the Consumer Sales Practices Act; the Telephone Solicitation Act; and the Debt Adjuster's Act. The suit claims that the company...

Welcome to New Cleveland Public Library Director, Felton Thomas

Posted on January 03, 2009
The Cleveland Law Library welcomes Felton Thomas as the brand new Director of the Cleveland Public Library. CPL's Press Release indicates that Mr. Thomas has 20 years of experience in librarianship and brings energy and vision for the future of...

Ohio Court Records Will Soon Redact PIN Information

Posted on January 03, 2009
On December 22, 2008, the Ohio Supreme Court recently issued new rules for Ohio courts that will become effective in May 2009 regarding access to court records. Key to the changes to Rules 44-47 of the Ohio Rules of Superintendence...

Safety and Security in the Forefront at the Ohio Supreme Court

Posted on December 18, 2008
On Monday, the Ohio Supreme Court announced that it has enhanced its rules governing court security plans and standards. These changes to Superintendence Rule 9 would require all Ohio courts to establish court security committees, adopt emergency preparedness and continuity...

Cuyahoga Common Pleas Open Discovery Rule Official

Posted on December 18, 2008
The Common Pleas Court for Cuyahoga County has posted an official notice that new rules requiring open discovery in criminal cases will take effect on February 10, 2009 for cases arraigned on or after that date. See our prior post...

U.S. Bankruptcy Filings Exceed One Million

Posted on December 18, 2008
This has been a bad year for many Americans. The U.S. Courts website reports that bankruptcy filings for its fiscal year 2008 ending on September 30, 2008 exceeded one million.The total new cases of 1,042,993 topped 2007 figures by over...

Ohio Industrial Commission Decisions No Longer Public

Posted on December 18, 2008
According to an article by William Ross in the September/October issue of the Workers' Compensation Journal of Ohio, decisions issued by the Ohio Industrial Commission are not public documents. Ross points to SB 7 amendments to O.R.C. sec. 4123.88 which...

Ohio Completes Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System

Posted on December 18, 2008
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced yesterday that it has completed a Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System, also known by the acronym SACWIS. This web-based system will be used by all of Ohio's child welfare workers...

Ohio Sole Northern State Executing Prisoners

Posted on December 11, 2008
According to Fox News and others, a new study issued by the Death Penalty Information Center indicates that the vast majority of executions of prisoners occurs in the South, especially Texas. According to the study, Ohio is apparently the only...

Ohio CLE Commission Sanctions 416 Attorneys

Posted on December 11, 2008
According to new policies at the Ohio Supreme Court, for the very first time, the Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education directly sanctioned 416 attorneys who did not comply with Ohio's CLE requirements. This process used to go through the...

Supreme Court Awards $125,000 to Victims of Attorney Theft

Posted on December 11, 2008
This week, the Ohio Supreme Court announced that it awarded over $125,000 from the Clients' Security Fund to victims of attorney theft. According to the Court's Press Release, these funds covered the misconduct of 11 former or suspended attorneys and...

Cleveland Has Updated Its Equal Opportunity Rules for Business

Posted on December 11, 2008
The City of Cleveland recently updated the equal opportunity provisions of its Business Code. The changes affect Chapter 187 and among other provisions, provide that contractors cannot discriminate and the City will give equal access to contracts to minority and...

OSBA Issues Tips for Valuing a Law Practice

Posted on December 11, 2008
The Ohio State Bar Association has posted a short list of 12 key steps involved in the valuation essential for closing, selling or acquiring a law practice. Some of the more important tips include: the core asset is the attorney's...

U.S. Courts Produce 8 Bankruptcy Basics Videos

Posted on December 01, 2008
The U.S. Courts recently produced 8 bankruptcy basics videos. The topics include an 1) Introduction; 2) Types of Bankruptcy; 3) the Limits of Bankruptcy; 4) Filing for Bankruptcy; 5) the Creditors' Meeting; 6) Court Hearings; 7) The Discharge; and 8)...

Statutory Interest Set at 5% for 2009

Posted on December 01, 2008
The Cuyahoga County Clerk of Court has posted the new statutory interest rate on judgments for 2009. In accordance with ORC sec. 5703.47, the rate will only be 5%. Practitioners like me may recall the days when statutory interest was...

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