SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Share Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy deal, which will reach the Supreme Court for oral argument on Monday , is just one of many examples of recent unorthodox civil procedure maneuvers in public harms litigation. But can bankruptcy court solve a public health crisis? As William Harrington, the U.S. Trustee argues is different.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The court will first hear arguments in the cases of In re Grand Jury and Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Ohio Adjutant General’s Department asks the court to consider whether the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 empowers the FLRA to regulate labor practices in state militias, like the Ohio National Guard.

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Above The Law

JULY 26, 2024

Ohio Supreme Court Rules "Boneless" Means Expect Bones Actually: They also can't differentiate between glorified chicken nuggets and fish fillets. Can't Just Ignore This Business: 303 Creative litigant needs someone to pay $2M in lawyer fees. Keep Your Eyes On Those Clerkships!

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Above The Law

MARCH 5, 2025

Nielsen, a HLS alumni and litigation associate at a multinational law firm. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Alana C. Frederick, an attorney serving as a judicial law clerk for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Thomas E. Its no question that Stephen Breyer is the biggest name on the bill, but don’t sleep on Kevin Newsom.

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LegalReader

MARCH 19, 2021

Dave Yost files a lawsuit over Envolve's subcontracting services.

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LegalReader

JANUARY 17, 2021

Joseph Michael Franzese, an Ohio OB-GYN was recently suspended and fined over allegations of sexual misconduct and drug abuse.

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Law 360

MARCH 7, 2022

The Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis on Monday refused to strike a jury verdict that held major pharmacy chains liable for fueling the crisis in two Ohio counties, finding there was sufficient evidence at trial for the jury to make its decision and rejecting a request for a new trial.

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Law 360

AUGUST 6, 2024

Dozens of law firms have signed on to an amicus curiae brief urging the Sixth Circuit to reverse a decision in a FirstEnergy shareholder litigation, the latest voices in the legal, insurance and business communities to call on the appellate court to reverse an Ohio federal judge's ruling they warn will threaten attorney-client privilege.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A jury's landmark finding that major pharmacy chains fueled the opioid crisis in Ohio was a badly needed win for governments in nationwide opioid litigation, but experts cautioned that a gauntlet of appeals awaits — something that plaintiffs attorneys themselves immediately acknowledged.

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Law 360

AUGUST 12, 2021

Ulmer & Berne LLP has added a former SmithAmundsen LLC litigation attorney with a focus on commercial litigation, liability defense and business disputes to its Columbus, Ohio, office as counsel.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

is asking an Ohio federal judge to disqualify Roderick Linton & Belfance LLP from representing the company's majority shareholder in litigation between the two, accusing the firm of submitting a "demonstrably false document" to the court on its client's behalf. The minority shareholder of vinyl decking business Plextrusions Inc.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

One Chillicothe State Prison guard bragged about paralyzing the plaintiff.

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LegalReader

JANUARY 1, 2021

Ohio’s attorney general, Dave Yost, is joining religious schools to push back against a public health order issued by the Lucas County Regional Board of Health back in November.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A Kindercare location in Ohio is at the center of a lawsuit alleging wrongful death after an infant died.

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Above The Law

JUNE 1, 2022

Florida's medical malpractice law keeps litigants in the dark. Come June 12th, it'll be even easier to carry guns in Ohio. * We just might be one step closer to "qualified immunity" no longer being a "license to kill." [ Reason ]. No way this will lead to more mourning mothers ! Axios ]. * Claims Journal ].

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LegalReader

MARCH 10, 2021

Ohio parents file lawsuit against son's school after he is suspended from sports.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 4, 2021

On Monday, in a federal courtroom in Ohio, major pharmacy companies — in this case, CVS, Walgreens, Giant Eagle, and Walmart — will be facing trial for the first time for their part in the raging opioid epidemic, according to NPR , US News, and the Washington Post. . Gallucci , a lead attorney for the Ohio counties.

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Law 360

AUGUST 3, 2023

Sotera Health argued Wednesday that an Ohio federal judge should block shareholders from pursuing claims that the company misled them about environmental controls and liability exposure stemming from Sterigenics emissions litigation, arguing it repeatedly disclosed that risk and its stock price has since more than recovered.

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Law 360

DECEMBER 21, 2022

From a billion-dollar deal in Delaware to a hard-fought battle over a bribery scandal involving Ohio's legislature, securities litigators secured big settlements this year that sprang from both class actions and derivative suits, with a high number of resolutions occurring in Delaware Chancery Court.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 21, 2022

In this case, a federal district court relied on the All Writs Act to order Ohio prison warden Tim Shoop to transport state death-row prisoner Raymond Twyford to a medical facility for neuroimaging. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote a dissent that was joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.

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Patently O

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The basic outcome here is that issues litigated and decided in one IPR will be seen as fixed and finally decided as between the parties in future IPRs. Since the issue was already litigated and decided in the first case, Hammond is estopped from relitigating that same issue. Ohio Willow Wood Co. Hammond Development , — F.4th

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Law 360

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The recent federal Ohio jury verdict in National Prescription Opiate Litigation found pharmacies liable for contributing to the public nuisance of the opioid epidemic, advancing the question of when pharmacists owe a duty to warn or refuse to fill a prescription, says Roseann Termini at Widener University's Delaware Law School.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 15, 2022

All 50 state attorneys general have come together through the newly formed Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to go after U.S. The task force will be led by N orth Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein , Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 10, 2023

Share From the beginning of Monday’s oral argument in Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authority , it was crystal clear that Ohio Solicitor General Benjamin Flowers would focus like a laser beam on the claim that the FLRA has no statutory authority to issue orders against state agencies. Kagan asked.

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CourtTechBulletin

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We were curious as to the status of online court help to the self-represented litigants as a good 2021 year-end wrapup article for the CTB? We share what we found below. In addition, we just learned of a new NIJ study on the use of Chatbots in the Criminal Justice System to add to our list of online helpers.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 27, 2024

Three of those states – Ohio, Indiana, and Virginia – went to the U.S. That court declined to put the plan on hold while litigation continued, prompting the challengers to ask the Supreme Court to intervene. The EPA then published its own plan that would cover those 21 states as well as two more states that had not submitted plans.

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SquirePattonBoggs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In its decision, the Court took the uncommon step of sua sponte certifying a question of state law (here, Ohio law) to a state supreme supreme court (the Ohio Supreme Court). It is an appeal from one of the many cases pending before Judge Polster in the Northern District of Ohio as part of the National Prescription Opiate Litigation.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 11, 2024

Key findings from the report include: Counties in Ohio are continuing to adopt binding resolutions to create restricted areas where large wind or solar projects are prohibited pursuant to Senate Bill 52 of 2021 (S.B. There has been significant litigation against offshore wind projects.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 16, 2021

Judge decides to cap lawyers' fees in multidistrict opioid litigation.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The lawsuit accuses a 30-year veteran of the Columbus Police Department of wrongfully killing Lewis while he slept inside his own apartment.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Approximately 350,000 Progressive Casualty Insurance customers on Tuesday asked an Ohio federal judge to grant final approval to a $3.25 million settlement stemming from a data breach event that exposed their personal information, noting the resolution is a favorable outcome, given the risks to their claims if litigation continued.

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Fordham Law News

MARCH 31, 2025

5] This is largely attributed to the stability of Delaware corporate law, the predictability of corporate litigation, and the expertise of the Court of Chancery. [6] 18] Another jurisdiction that seems to be entering the incorporation battleground is Ohio. 6] However, recent developments have begun to erode this stronghold.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 25, 2021

Prior to joining LAWPRO, he was a policy lawyer at the Law Society of Ontario and practiced litigation with a focus on professional liability, public law and civil disputes. We rented a cabin in the beautiful Hocking Hills of Ohio outside Columbus. s innovative claims and risk management initiative. Our first trip in two years!)

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Law 360

MARCH 25, 2022

An Ohio federal judge has made it clear that he is not willing to play ball with a $180 million settlement of shareholder derivative litigation against FirstEnergy Corp., instead calling on the parties to conduct depositions in his courtroom.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Fresh off the first jury verdict in coast-to-coast opioid litigation, attorneys for victorious Ohio counties took Law360 behind the scenes to discuss misconduct that nearly derailed the landmark trial, lessons learned from conversations with jurors, and their evolving strategy for future courtroom clashes.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The lawsuit alleges that Facebook--now known as Meta--violates securities statutes by allegedly misleading investors about the negative mental health effects of its product.

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Patently O

AUGUST 18, 2022

In a case affirmed by the Ohio Court of Appeals, those damages were $32 million. Dentons US LLP , 2022-Ohio-1392 (Ohio App. At the start of the matter, Revolaze received funding from a litigation funding group, and Dentons US agreed to reduce and cap its fees but had the right to a percentage of any recovery.

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