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  • Former Public Safety Department Counsel Suspended
    The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended the law license of attorney Joshua A. Engel for six months for violations of state attorney discipline rules while Engel served as chief legal counsel for the Ohio Department of Public Safety. […]
  • Township Officer Promoted to Chief of Police Not Entitled to Reinstatement to Former Position After Firing as Chief
    The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that when a certified police officer has been promoted to chief of police in a township that does not have a civil service commission, and that person is later terminated as chief other than for cause, the officer does not have an automatic right under R.C. 505.49(B)(3) to be reinstated to the position he or she held befo […]
  • Supreme Court Affirms Local Ruling Voiding Election Result in 2011 Stark County Tax Levy
    The Supreme Court of Ohio today affirmed a decision of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas that set aside the results of a 2011 election in which Lake Township voters approved a property tax levy to fund expansion of the Uniontown Police District. […]
  • Court Denies Newspaper's Request for Names, Identifying Information of Police Officers Wounded in Gang Shootout
    In a 7-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio denied a writ sought by the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper to compel Cincinnati Police Chief James Craig to provide the paper with information from the personnel files of two city police officers who were wounded in a September 2010 gunfight with members of the Iron Horsemen motorcycle gang. […]
  • Each Party Seeking to Modify or Reverse an Administrative Agency Ruling Must File Separate Appeal With Reviewing Court
    The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that when multiple parties seek to reverse or modify a decision of an administrative agency through an appeal in common pleas court, each party must perfect a separate appeal setting forth its own assignments of error in order to vest the court with jurisdiction to consider those issues. […]
  • Penalty for Out-of-State Sex Offender's Failure to Register in Ohio Based on 'Substantially Equivalent' Ohio Offense
    The Supreme Court of Ohio today explained the analysis that a court must undertake in determining (1) whether an out-of-state conviction is a sexually oriented offense that triggers a duty to register in Ohio and (2) the sanction for failure to register as a sex offender in Ohio based on a duty that arises from an out-of-state conviction. […]
  • Sentence That Omits Mandatory License Suspension Ruled Void, Resentencing Limited to Imposing Required Suspension
    The Supreme Court of Ohio held today that when a trial court is legally required to impose a driver license suspension as part of the sentence for a criminal offense, but omits that penalty when pronouncing sentence on a defendant, the sentence pronounced by the court is void and the defendant must be resentenced, but the resentencing is limited to impositio […]
  • Sylvania Attorney Suspended
    The Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the law license of Sylvania attorney Harvey C. Miller for one year, with the final six months of that term stayed on conditions, for violations of the state’s Rules of Professional Conduct. […]
  • Court Rules Union Lacked Standing to File 'Taxpayer Action' Disputing Workers' Exclusion from Early Retirement Plan
    The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a union representing some employees of the Cuyahoga County Sanitary Engineering Division did not have standing to pursue a “taxpayer” lawsuit challenging the exclusion of division employees from an early retirement plan offered to other county employees. […]
  • Former Xenia Attorney Disbarred
    The Supreme Court of Ohio has permanently disbarred attorney Craig W. Saunders for converting client funds to his own use and other acts of professional misconduct in his dealings with three different private clients and while serving as an assistant prosecutor for the city of Xenia. […]
  • Court Affirms PUCO's Reductions In Utility's Claimed Storm Recovery Costs
    The Ohio Supreme Court today affirmed a ruling of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) that Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. is entitled to recover $14.1 million from its customers for extraordinary expenses the company incurred to restore power in its service area following the destruction caused by Hurricane Ike’s passage through Ohio in September 2008. […]
  • School Board Must Conduct Requested Meeting With Principal Before Voting to Renew or Not Renew Employment Contract
    The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that the failure of the Teays Valley Local School Board to grant the request of a grade school principal for a meeting with the board prior to the board’s vote not to renew her contract was a violation of state law that invalidates the board’s vote not to renew the principal’s contract and requires her reemployment. […]
  • Plaintiff May Not Dismiss Civil Suit 'Without Prejudice' After Mistrial Unless All Parties Consent or Court Orders Dismissal
    The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today that a plaintiff may not voluntarily dismiss a civil lawsuit “without prejudice” pursuant Ohio Civil Rule 41(A)(1)(a) when a trial court has declared a mistrial in the case after a jury has been empanelled and the trial has commenced. […]
  • Supreme Court Rules Automatic Lifetime Registration, Notification for Juvenile Sex Offenders Unconstitutional
    The Supreme Court of Ohio today voided as unconstitutional provisions of the Ohio Adam Walsh Act (AWA) that impose automatic lifelong registration and community notification requirements on certain juvenile sex offenders who were tried within the juvenile court system. […]
  • Lewis Center Attorney Suspended
    The Supreme Court of Ohio has suspended the law license of Lewis Center attorney Peggy Maguire for one year for improperly commingling her personal funds with client funds on deposit in her law office trust account, using her trust account to pay personal and office expenses, and failing to cooperate with disciplinary authorities investigating her misconduct […]