Ohio just took another swing at paid family and medical leave. This one might matter.
On April 23, Senators Beth Liston (D) and Louis Blessing (R) introduced SB 396—a bipartisan bill that would create a statewide paid leave insurance
Keeping the grass short is not enough: The Supreme Court refines adverse possession in NC Enterprises
Adverse possession is a doctrine that every lawyer encounters early in their first-year law school property class—the classic “squatter’s rights” analysis involving “open, notorious, exclusive and hostile” possession. Despite its ancient roots, it remains “still new law” as the Ohio
Can an Employee Sue for Failure to Accommodate a Disability She Said She Didn’t Have?
An employee who says “I’m not disabled” can’t turn around and sue for failure to accommodate a disability. The Sixth Circuit just confirmed that’s true even when the employer is the one who raised the disability question in the first
Ohio: Temporarily Shutting Down Injection Wells After Earthquakes Is Not A Penn Central Taking
Here’s the latest in a case we’ve been following for quite a while. In Ohio ex rel. AWMS Water Solutions, LLC v. Mertz, No. 2026-Ohio-1487 (Apr. 29, 2026), the Ohio Supreme Court held that the operator of injection wells lacked
Sam Sheppard Case Spotlight
On July 4, 1954, Marilyn Sheppard, the wife of a prominent local doctor from a Cleveland suburb, was found bludgeoned to death in her bed. Her husband, Sam Sheppard, stood trial for the murder, although he claimed his wife was
Ohio workers’ compensation update: How the Kurtz decision limits Dillon on TTD recoupment
In 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court overruled decades of precedent when it held in State ex rel. Dillon v. Industrial Commission that temporary total disability (TTD) compensation is terminated on the date a claimant reaches maximum medical improvement (MMI) (or,
Lies on YELP Costs Liar
Charging OBGYN With Rape Without Evidence is Defamation
Post number 5327
See the video at https://rumble.com/v794212-lies-on-yelp-costs-liar.html and at https://youtu.be/9FaxVJpKcKk
In Anthony J. Gingo, JR., M.D. v. Jane Hanak, 2026-Ohio-1452, No. 115341, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga
No Anonymity for Teacher Who Displayed Pride Flag
A teacher in the Little Miami, Ohio School District who was ordered to take down a pride flag he’d hung in his classroom failed in his effort to keep his identity private in a lawsuit he filed over the incident.
Sixth Circuit, Sitting En Banc, Rejects Class Certification in Auto Insurance Total Loss Case
En banc class-certification decisions are rare, which makes the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Clippinger v. State Farm Automobile Insurance Company, No. 24-5421, — F.4th —, 2026 WL 1113480 (6th Cir. Apr. 24, 2026) (en banc), especially notable. The case was one
The Scope of the Ending Forced Arbitration Act When it Comes to Related Claims
Before getting started on the blog entry for the week, last week, the Federal Bar Association blog posted my piece on the interactive process. It’s an unusual piece of writing in that it talks about the step-by-step approach to the