Ohio Litigation Blog
What Constitutes Just Cause for Termination of Employment in Ohio? The First District Weighs in.
Durst Kerridge's Ohio appellate lawyers discuss the First District's recent decision in Jun Ma v. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Law Student Q&A with First District Court of Appeals Judges
Durst Kerridge Attorneys Argue in First District Court of Appeals, Participate in Law Student Q&A with Judges
On June 20, 2023, I got to do two super fun things: present oral argument in the ...
The Never-Ending Case: Grimes v. Oviatt is One For The Ages
The Never-Ending Case: Still Not Over, Grimes v. Oviatt is One for the Ages
I have previously written about the nightmare of trying to collect on a judgment. A new case that was just decided by ...
A $300,000 Lesson from the Eighth District Court of Appeals
A $300,000 Appellate Lesson, and a Trial Lesson, from the Eighth District Court of Appeals
Numerous lessons can be gleaned from the rather curious case of MADFAN, Inc. v. Makris, 2017-Ohio-979, ...
Valuable Lessons From the Tenth District Court of Appeals
Shue v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.: One Year Means One Year, and Other Valuable Lessons From the Tenth District Court of Appeals
The Tenth District Court of Appeals recently decided the ...
$500,000 Settlement in N.C. Facebook Comment Defamation Case
$500,000 Settlement in North Carolina Defamation Case Over Facebook Comment
The Citizen-Times reported today that an Asheville, North Carolina defamation lawsuit settled for $500,000.00. This ...
Eyajan v. Eyajan: An Obvious Appellate Lesson
Ohio's Eleventh District Court of Appeals recently decided the case of Eyajan v. Eyajan. This was a case involving a domestic violence civil protection order, apparently between two people who ...
An Appellate Lesson from the Tenth District Court of Appeals
Thompson v. Knobeloch: An Appellate Lesson, Courtesy of the Tenth District Court of Appeals
The Tenth District Court of Appeals recently decided the case of Thompson v. Knobeloch, a lawyer's ...
Williams v. Gray Guy Group, L.L.C.: A Must-Read for Ohio Consumer Protection Attorneys
The Tenth District Court of Appeals recently decided the case of Williams v. Gray Guy Group, L.L.C., 2016-Ohio-8499 (10th Dist. Franklin). It started when the Plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, ...
Trying to Collect on a Judgment in Ohio
The Frustrations of Trying to Collect on a Judgment, as Illustrated by Broadmoor Ctr., L.L.C. v. Dallin
The difficulty of collecting a judgment is major reason that a lot of cases settle. ...
Ohio Landowners Duty to Downhill Property Owners
In Ohio, Uphill Landowners Have No Duty to Downhill Property Owners to Repair Landslide Damage or Prevent Future Landslides, Declares Ohio's First District Court of Appeals in R&R Family ...
Ohio Supreme Court: No Tort of “Negligent Misidentification”
Supreme Court of Ohio: Ohio Does Not Recognize the Tort of “Negligent Misidentification”
I thought I knew of every possible common law tort, but apparently not. Today the Supreme Court of Ohio ...