Ohio EPA has proposed rules that will require additional Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) and Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emission controls for certain manufacturing and industrial operations located in the Cincinnati and Cleveland 2015 ozone nonattainment areas. On May 17, 2021, Ohio
Plain Clothes in Plain Sight
The Supreme Court denied cert in a particularly bad decision by the Sixth Circuit, granting qualified immunity to Cleveland cops who arrested, tackled and punched Shase Howse on the porch of his home.
One summer night in 2016, Howse
Trademark Caution Delays Cleveland Name Change
In what speaks to the relative strangeness of our times, speculation on new names for sports teams via trademark filing observations is now something of a pastime for sports fans, adjacent to the pastime itself. It happened with the now-Football
Four years after Indigenous man’s human rights case, Cleveland removing ‘Indians’ from team name
Douglas Cardinal challenged team’s name and logo when they played Toronto Blue Jays in 2016 ACLS
Ordering Out During the Pandemic: Surcharges and Delivery Fee Caps Might Be Here to Stay
Reports of restaurants adding a “COVID surcharge” have become widespread during the pandemic. In recent months, cities and states across the nation have implemented a number of measures designed to help struggling restaurants adapt to the new normal. These include
Cleveland Policy Revisited: Does the Exception Swallow the Rule?
Today’s blog entry deals with the concept of judicial estoppel. As I previously discussed here, the concept says that you make representations in one forum those representations can come back to haunt you later. I have also written on how
Coronavirus Update 12-4-2020: COVID is like a blizzard
N.D. Ohio Preempts Some Opioid Claims (No, Not THAT Case)
The Covid-19 lockdown period is approaching the six-month mark, from mid-March to mid-September. Throughout the spring and summer we have been reading old novels with convoluted plots and surprise endings. Today we take a look at an old case, though
Coronavirus Update 8-10-2020: Indians quarantine of pitcher Zach Plesac is a teachable moment in handling irresponsible employees during this pandemic
The Cleveland Indians have sent pitcher Zach Plesac back to Cleveland from their current run of road games for breaking the team’s COVID-19 protocols.
According to Cleveland.com, MLB security personnel caught the pitcher returning to the team’s hotel early
