Doctor’s sympathetic statement to patient cannot be used as evidence of liability *

USA - May 7 2013
On April 23, 2013, the Ohio Supreme Court issued its opinion in Estate of Johnson v. Randall Smith, Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-1507. In Johnson…

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Ohio Supreme Court upholds statute requiring separate punitive damage proceeding *

USA - April 11 2012
On February 15, 2012, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a 2005 tort reform provision requiring separate trial proceedings for compensatory and punitive damages.

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U.S. Supreme Court to tackle issue of no-harm class actions *

USA - October 12 2011
On November 28, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in First American Financial Corporation, et al. v. Edwards, U.S. Supreme Court Docket No. 10-708, October 2011, on appeal from Edwards v. First American Corporation, 610 F.3d 514 (9th Cir. 2010).

Co-authors: Sommer L. Sheely.

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Employers beware: Ohio Supreme Court holds no insurance coverage for employer intentional tort *

USA - July 18 2011
In Ohio, employees injured on the job may receive benefits under Ohio’s workers’ compensation system.

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Ohio Court of Appeals upholds workplace smoking ban *

USA - November 24 2010
On November 16, 2010, the 10th District Court of Appeals upheld Ohio's workplace smoking ban by reversing an earlier decision by the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas that threw out smoking law violations against Zeno's Victorian Village, a bar in Columbus.

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