Camara v. Gill Dairy: Post-Trial Review of Summary-Judgment Fact Disputes Must Use the Trial Record; R.C. 2745.01(C) Presumption Requires Only Evidence of “Deliberate Removal” 1. Introduction In...
App.R. 26(B) Reopening Requires a “Genuine Issue” of Ineffective Appellate Counsel; Court Will Not Revisit Aggregate-Consecutive-Sentence Proportionality After Polizzi 1. Introduction In 08/11/2026...
Ohio Mandamus: Municipal Fiscal Officers Must Certify Referendum Petitions Unless an Emergency Clause States Specific Reasons—and They Cannot Decide “Administrative vs. Legislative” I. Introduction...
Ohio Supreme Court: Civ.R. 9(B) Requires Element-Level Particularity to Plead “Manifest Mistake” to Set Aside a Binding Insurance Appraisal; “Hidden Damages” Allegation Alone Is Insufficient 1....
Colt’s Neck: “Any Order” in Joint-County Ditch Proceedings Is Immediately Appealable; R.C. 6133.10(A) Requires a Multi-County Panel; Jurisdictional-Priority Errors Are Voidable and Forfeitable...
State v. Barnes (2026-Ohio-2750): Marsy’s Law Victims Must Follow App.R. 4(A) and Cannot Use App.R. 5(A) Delayed Appeals Reserved to Defendants I. Introduction State v. Barnes, Slip Opinion No....
R.C. 2953.73(D) “Reasons” Requirement Satisfied by Stating a Statutory Ground for Accepting or Rejecting Postconviction DNA Testing 1. Introduction In State v. Lash, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-2746,...
July 21, 2026 Supreme Court of Ohio Case Announcements: Procedural Dispositions, Sua Sponte Dismissals, and Record-Completion Enforcement 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s July 21, 2026...
State v. Reillo (2026-Ohio-2701): Deference to the Fact-Finder’s Credibility Determinations in Manifest-Weight Review I. Introduction In State v. Reillo, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-2701 (decided July...
State v. Khalif: Noncompliant R.C. 2945.75(A)(2) Verdict Forms Remain Error, but Unobjected-to Errors Require Plain-Error Prejudice Beyond the Missing Degree/Element 1. Introduction In State v....
Foreclosure Appeals Not Moot After Sale-Proceeds Distribution: R.C. 2329.45 Restitution Available Without a Stay I. Introduction In Wells Fargo Bank, Natl. Assn. v. Doberdruk, Slip Opinion No....
Attorney Discipline for Retaliatory Civil Suits and Harassing “Debt-Collection” Communications in a Personal Dispute I. Introduction In Dayton Bar Assn. v. Baker, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-2673...
Ohio Prosecutors May Seek Discretionary Appellate Review of Post-Verdict Crim.R. 29 Acquittals (Overruling State ex rel. Yates) I. Introduction In State v. King, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-2656 (July...
Quo Warranto Standing in Ohio: Only the State (AG/Prosecutor) or a Claimant to the Office May Seek Ouster Case: State ex rel. Esrati v. Foley Citation: 2026-Ohio-2646 Court: Supreme Court of Ohio...
Consecutive-Sentencing Proportionality and Appellate Review: No Aggregate-Term Requirement Under R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) and R.C. 2953.08(G)(2) I. Introduction State v. Polizzi, Slip Opinion No....
Reasonable Reliance on “Duplicative Request” Case Law Can Justify Denial of Statutory Damages Under R.C. 149.43 1) Introduction In State ex rel. Mobley v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Commrs., Slip Opinion...
State v. Rodriguez (2026-Ohio-2573): The “Discernible-Facts” Rule for Carbon-Copy Counts of the Same Offense I. Introduction In State v. Rodriguez, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-2573 (decided July 9,...
No Affirmative Duty to Itemize Copying Costs When Requiring Prepayment Under Ohio Public Records Act; Crisis-Precaution Form Not Shown to Be an Exempt “Medical Record” 1. Introduction State ex rel....
Nondefective Equipment Placement Is Not a “Physical Defect” Under R.C. 2744.02(B)(4) 1. Introduction Steigerwald v. Berea, 2026-Ohio-2554 presented a recurring governmental-immunity question: when a...
Nonprecedential Case Announcements: Sua Sponte Dismissal and Procedural Disposition of Habeas, Tax, and Appellate Motions (Supreme Court of Ohio, July 7, 2026) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of...