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Ohio Supreme Court Finds That Local Ordinances Conflict With Statewide Statutory Scheme For Permitting of Oil And Gas Operations
By Karen Winters, Squire Patton Boggs
On February 17, 2015, the Ohio Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision in Ohio ex rel. Morrison et al. v. Beck Energy et al.., with a majority of the…
Banking & Finance Law Report
Constructively charged with having retroactive actual notice when challenging an improperly recorded defective mortgage…wait, what?
By Matt Moberg
“Great cases...make bad law” declared Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in his dissenting opinion in the Northern Securities antitrust case of 1904. One of the most oft-quoted phrases…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision. Court Nixes Psychologist’s Testimony. State v. Harris.
Update: On December 20, 2016, Harris withdrew his not guilty plea. The court entered a plea of guilty to involuntary manslaughter and sentenced Harris to 13 years with credit for time…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
New Legislation Clarifies Status of Oil and Gas Leases in Ohio
By Ilya Batikov
New legislation provides clarity on the question of whether an oil and gas lease conveys a real estate interest under Ohio law. While the oil and gas industry has long…
Real Estate Advisor Law Blog
Bourbon Street coming to Ohio?
The push in recent years for open container entertainment districts in Ohio, which would allow people to openly drink alcoholic beverages in designated outdoor public areas, took another step forward…
Asset Protection Law Journal
Two or More APTs May Be Advisable In Some Situations
By Ken Laino
In Ohio (as in other states that have enacted a Domestic Asset Protection Trust Statute), it may be advisable to have two or more trusts as part of an overall…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision. Failure to Raise Constitutional Challenges Below Proves Fatal. State v. Quarterman.
On September 23, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Quarterman,2014-Ohio-4034. The defendant in this case raised a constitutional challenge to Ohio’s mandatory…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Oral Argument Preview: Who Owns Charter School Property Bought with Public Dollars? Hope Academy Broadway Campus, et. al. v. White Hat Management, LLC, et. al.
Update: On September 15, 2015 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here. Read the analysis of the oral argument here.…
The Law for Lawyers Today
No inherent conflict in confessing judgment via cognovit note, Ohio Board says
By Karen Rubin
Confessing judgment on behalf of a cognovit note debtor does not place a lawyer in an inherent conflict of interest, the Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline has…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision: Political Subdivision Supervisor Has Immunity for Employment Discrimination Claim. Hauser v. Dayton Police Dep’t.
On August 28, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Hauser v. Dayton Police Dept.,2014-Ohio-3636. In a 4-3 opinion written by Justice French, the Court…