Regaining ownership of severed oil and gas mineral rights in Ohio *

USA - May 15 2013
Ohio's Dormant Minerals Act (Revised Code 5301.56) provides a landowner with the opportunity to acquire title to previously severed oil and gas…

Co-authors: Matt Warnock.

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Ohio Appellate Court rules that state’s oil & gas drilling statutes preempt "home rule" power *

USA - February 11 2013
On February 6, 2013, in State of Ohio ex rel. Jack Morrison, Jr. V. Beck Energy Corp., 9th Dist. Case No. 25953 (February 6, 2013), the Ninth…

Co-authors: Matt Warnock.

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E-discovery spoliation sanction standards in Ohio state and federal courts: differing culpable mental states *

USA - November 17 2011
The No. 1 E-Discovery issue vexing businesses and other organizations today is how far to go in preserving evidence for litigation.

Co-authors: Gregory J. Krabacher.

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Let the Sun Shine In: Cleveland - First Suburbs solar project wins $100,000 grant *

USA - June 16 2010
On June 9, The Cleveland - First Suburbs Solar Special Improvement District Pilot Program (District) was awarded an EfficientGovNow grant after voters cast nearly 17,500 votes in May.

Co-authors: Raymond C. Headen.

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Statute precludes property owner’s liability for “take home” asbestos exposure claim *

USA - June 15 2010
In a 5-1 decision the Ohio Supreme Court held that a premises owner is not liable in tort for claims arising from asbestos exposure originating from asbestos on the owner’s property, unless the exposure occurred at the owner’s property.

Co-authors: Anne Marie Sferra.

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