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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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Local Judicial Profiles and Info at Judge4Yourself.com

Posted on February 13, 2008
A good place to find biographical information and ratings on local judicial candidates is judge4yourself.com. This site is a service of the Judicial Candidates Rating Coalition (JCRC), which is comprised of The Cleveland Bar Association, The Cuyahoga County Bar Association,...

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer on Public Records and Open Government

Posted on February 13, 2008
In a Press Release issued by the Ohio Supreme Court, Chief Justice Thomas Moyer discusses the history behind Ohio laws governing public records and open government. Moyer goes on to indicate that the Court is currently working on a drafting...

Cleveland and Cuyahoga County Bar Associations to Merge 3/1/08

Posted on February 13, 2008
It will soon be a 'done deal' on March 1st when the Cleveland Bar Association and the Cuyahoga County Bar Association formally merge into a single entity. Right now, a joint Blue Ribbon Panel composed of members from both associations...

Cleveland Muni Court Implemeting New Case Management System

Posted on February 05, 2008
The Daily Legal News print edition reports that Cleveland Municipal Court is in the process of implemeting a new case management system called CourtView at a cost of $9.3 million dollars. The system is supposed to be phased-in over 6...

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New Berea Courthouse on Hold

Posted on February 04, 2008
The Sun News reports that construction plans to build a new courthouse in Berea have been put on hold for 2 years. Cited for the delay are falling city revenues and higher than expected construction bids. With this postponement comes...

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Issues 2006 Report

Posted on February 04, 2008
The Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court General Division has just issued its 2006 Annual Report. The report is available online and covers: statistics on filings and dispositions; general financial information about court expenses; and information on all court departments that...

Feb 5th-ACLU Gets Injunction Hearing on Cuyahoga County Paper Ballots

Posted on February 04, 2008
Tomorrow, on February 5, 2008, Judge Kathleen O'Malley of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio will hold a hearing on the ACLU's petition for a preliminary injunction to prohibit Cuyahoga County from using paper ballots....

Medical Malpractice Claims Down 20% in Ohio

Posted on February 04, 2008
The Toledo Blade and Associated Press reports that the Ohio Department of Insurance has issued a report showing that medical malpractice claims were down 20% in 2006. Only 4,006 claims were filed in 2006, compared to 5,051 in 2005. Although...

Pictures of Ohio's 88 County Courthouses Now on Display at Ohio Judicial Center

Posted on February 04, 2008
The Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus is now home to pictures of all of Ohio's 88 courthouses. According to the Ohio Supreme Court's press release, the photos came from various members of the community, as well as the Ohio Historical...

OPERS Sues Freddie Mac in Class Action For Securities Fraud In Mortgage Industry

Posted on February 01, 2008
On behalf of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, commonly known as OPERS, Attorney General Marc Dann has sued Freddie Mac in Youngstown federal court, for securities fraud in the mortgage industry. The docket in the case can be found...

Akron's Speeding Laws Are Valid Under Home Rule

Posted on February 01, 2008
Yesterday, the Ohio Supreme Court provided guidance to a Cleveland federal district court that certified a question concerning the legality and enforceaiblity of Akron's speeding ordinance. In Mendenhall v. Akron, 2008-Ohio-270, the Ohio Supreme Court held that Akron has the...

Medina Court Posts Child Support Contempt Proceedings

Posted on February 01, 2008
Newsnet5.com reports that Medina Domestic Relations Court Judge Mary Kovack has begun posting video clips of her child support contempt sentencing hearings to the Internet. Judge Kovack and Common Pleas Court Judge James Kimbler are both using the website/blog called...

Cleveland Suing 21 Companies Over Foreclosures

Posted on January 14, 2008
The City of Cleveland is suing 21 investment companies over the rise in foreclosures and abandoned homes around the City. The case docket and list of parties can be found by searching Case No. CV-08-646970 on the Cuyahoga County Common...

Akron City Employees Must Live Where They Work

Posted on January 11, 2008
In a case decided yesterday, the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, held that Akron City employees must live in Akron if they want to keep their jobs. The Court?s decision upholding a residency restriction in Akron City Charter amendments...

Pamphlet Available re: Ohio Groundwater Ownership and Allocation

Posted on January 09, 2008
The Ohio Legislative Service Commission has added another Brief to its growing list of informative pamphlets on legal issues affecting Ohio and its citizens. The latest in this series is an Internet pamphlet entitled "Ohio Law Governing Ground Water Ownership...

OJur and ALR Now Exclusively on Westlaw

Posted on January 09, 2008
This year, Ohio Jurisprudence and the American Law Reports (ALR's) are only going to be available on Westlaw. Traditional template searching to gain access to these products on Lexis will no longer work. Westlaw will also be the only place...

Georgia Attorney Sues LexisNexis Over File & Serve Fees

Posted on January 08, 2008
Legaldockets.com reports that a Georgia attorney has sued LexisNexis, claiming that File & Serve filing fees are illegal. The attorney is trying to certify a class action to determine whether the fees File & Serve charges for e-filing violate filing....

NCSC Issues 2007 Report on Future Trends in State Courts

Posted on January 08, 2008
The National Center for State Courts has issued its 2007 report on Future Trends in State Courts. This report discusses public access to court records containing personally identifiable information, using technology to improve customer service, national information exchange, increasing access...

Ohio Supreme Court Seeking Comments on Rules for Grievances & Discipline

Posted on December 28, 2007
In a Press Release issued today, the Ohio Supreme Court has announced that it is seeking comments on proposed rule changes to the rules of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline. The proposed rules would make changes to...

Ohio's Minimum Wage Going Up On 1/1/08

Posted on December 28, 2007
Ohio's minimum wage for most employees is going up on January 1, 2008 from $6.85 per hour to $7.00 per hour for non-tipped workers and from $3.43 per hour plus tips to $3.50 per hour plus tips for tipped workers....

Ohio Supreme Court Upholds S.B. 80 Tort Reform

Posted on December 28, 2007
The Ohio Supreme Court has just issued a press release that the Court has upheld 2 tort reform statutes. In Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson, 2007-Ohio-6948, the Court held that 2 recent Ohio tort reform statutes do not violate the...

Fired Workers Comp. Claimant Can only Sue for Retaliation Under Statute

Posted on December 26, 2007
The Ohio Supreme Court just issued a decision in Bickers, which holds that a workers' comp. claimant who is terminated while receiving benefits has no common law right to sue in tort for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy....