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  • Cincinnati Attorney's License Suspended
    The Supreme Court of Ohio today imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Cincinnati attorney David J. Scacchetti for multiple violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct. […]
  • Natural Parent's Small Monetary Gifts to Child Are Not 'Provision of Support and Maintenance' Under Adoption Law
    The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that when a biological parent of a child has failed, without justifiable cause, to make any court-ordered monthly child support payments for at least one year prior to the filing of another person’s petition to adopt that child, small monetary gifts made by the parent directly to the child during that year do not constit […]
  • Chardon Attorney Suspended
    The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the license of Chardon attorney Christine Simon-Seymour for two years, with the final six months of that term stayed on conditions, for multiple violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct in her handling of a client’s husband’s estate. […]
  • Court Holds Personal Identifying Information in Lead Poisoning Reports Must be Redacted Before Documents Disclosed
    The Supreme Court of Ohio today partially affirmed and partially reversed a decision of the 8th District Court of Appeals that ordered the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) to provide copies of forms documenting possible lead poisoning of children residing in CMHA housing units to a Cleveland law firm that sought those documents under the state’ […]
  • Norwalk Attorney Suspended
    The Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the law license of Norwalk attorney Charles P. Derby for two years, with 18 months of that term stayed on conditions, for neglecting the bankruptcy cases of eight different clients between 2007 and 2009. […]
  • Court Holds Warrantless Search of Abandoned Computer Hard Drive Permissible Under Fourth Amendment
    The Supreme Court of Ohio today held that a warrantless search of abandoned property does not violate the property owner’s Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches because the owner forfeits any expectation of privacy in the property after it has been abandoned. […]
  • Court Declares Johnson Entitled to Seat On Carlisle Village Council
    In a 7-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a writ of quo warranto removing a member of the Carlisle Village Council, Scott Richardson, from office and declaring that a mayoral appointee, Terry Johnson, is entitled to that position. […]
  • Two Youngstown Attorneys Suspended
    In separate disciplinary actions announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio imposed indefinite license suspensions against Youngstown attorneys Warren “Bo” Pritchard and Brian P. Kish. […]
  • Supreme Court Holds That Trial Court Lacked Authority to Modify Defendant's Final Criminal Sentence
    The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that, unless authorized by a specific statutory provision, a trial court generally does not have authority to modify its own final judgment that imposes a criminal sentence. […]
  • Court Affirms Death Sentence For Murder of Cincinnati Three-Year-Old
    The Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld the convictions and death sentence of Lamont Hunter of Cincinnati for the 2006 rape and aggravated murder of his girlfriend’s three-year-old son, Trustin Blue. […]
  • Court Rules Expert Testimony Needed to Show Undisclosed Medical Risk Actually Caused Injury
    The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the tort of lack of informed consent is a medical claim and requires expert medical testimony to establish: 1) the material risks or dangers inherent in a procedure, and 2) that an undisclosed risk or danger actually materialized and proximately caused injury. The Court further explained that it is for the trier of […]
  • State Ordered to Compensate Owners for 'Taking' of Land Caused by Overflows from Grand Lake St. Marys
    The Supreme Court of Ohio today issued a writ of mandamus ordering the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to commence appropriation proceedings to compensate the owners of land west of Grand Lake St. Mary’s for a “taking” of their property caused by increased overflows from the lake into Beaver Creek. […]
  • Waverly Attorney Indefinitely Suspended
    The Supreme Court of Ohio has imposed an indefinite suspension against the law license of Waverly attorney Sherry Darlene Davis for multiple violations of state attorney discipline rules in her handling of the cases of three clients. […]
  • Documents Sought from School District Are Subject to Attorney-Client Privilege, Therefore Not 'Public Records'
    In a 7-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio declined to issue a writ of mandamus compelling a school district to provide copies of requested documents to a parent involved in a lawsuit against the district. The Court based its ruling on a finding that the requested documents were subject to the attorney-client privilege between the district […]
  • Columbus Attorney Indefinitely Suspended
    The Supreme Court of Ohio has imposed an indefinite suspension against the license of Columbus attorney Kyle Lee Hunter for professional misconduct, including conduct that resulted in his felony conviction for failure to report a cash payment of more than $10,000 to his law practice in violation of federal law. Hunter’s license has been under an interim susp […]