Ohio

Jurors Award $12.6M in Suit Against Dinsmore over Disclosures in Corporate Purchase

Jurors in Ohio have awarded $12.6 million to a manufacturer in a suit claiming Dinsmore & Shohl failed to reveal important information in a corporate sale. Jurors found Dinsmore and one of its lawyers “were fraudulent in their dealings with” Turbocombustor Technology, Cincinnati.com reports. Dinsmore represented two Cincinnati companies purchased…

Oct 26, 2012 11:54 AM CDT

Despite Brutal Legal Job Market, Some Well-Known Law Firms are Hiring in the Midwest

Although the overall market for legal hiring could hardly be called robust, it is perhaps improving in the Midwest; and in certain high-demand niche practice areas, experienced attorneys are even being sought-after. Tucker Ellis, based in Ohio, added 21 new attorneys lawyers this year, 16 in its downtown Cleveland office.…

Oct 10, 2012 3:30 PM CDT

Initially on Probation for $166K Client Theft, Ohio Lawyer Gets Over 8 Years for Probation Violation

Agatha Martin Williams asked an Ohio judge on Thursday for another chance to try to straighten out her life. But she didn’t get it. “Doesn’t happen that way, particularly does not happen when you’re an attorney,” said Stark County Common Pleas Judge Charles E. Brown Jr. at a Thursday hearing.…

Oct 5, 2012 4:30 PM CDT

Feds Say Suspect in $100M Scam Is Fugitive Harvard Law Grad Charged in 1984 Client Funds Theft

Federal authorities say a Harvard Law School graduate who has been a fugitive for 25 years is in jail awaiting trial as a suspect in an unrelated case involving $100 million scam in which donations for U.S. Navy veterans were collected throughout the country. The suspect, who said his name…

Oct 1, 2012 9:20 PM CDT

Divorce Lawyer Is Sued Along with Client Who Secretly Monitored Wife on Video

A well-known Cincinnati lawyer is among the defendants in two federal privacy lawsuits filed by a woman and her online friend claiming the attorney intended to use secret surveillance in divorce proceedings. Plaintiff Catherine Zang alleges her then-husband, Cincinnati home builder Joseph Zang, spied on her with a hidden video…

Sep 12, 2012 12:10 PM CDT

Cameras Go Untested in Columbus Federal Court Because of Lack of Litigant Interest; Do Viewers Care?

A pilot program to evaluate cameras in the federal courts is suffering from a lack of interest in Columbus, Ohio. Federal courts in Columbus and 13 other districts are participating in the program in which civil proceedings are recorded if both sides agree. The recordings are then posted on a…

Sep 4, 2012 3:09 PM CDT

Hustler Loses Appeal Over Publication of News Anchor’s Wet T-shirt Photo

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that pornography publisher Hustler Inc didn’t have the right to publish a wet T-shirt contest photo featuring an Ohio TV news anchor. In Thursday’s decision (PDF), the Cincinnati-based court rejected Hustler’s contention that its use of the image was protected by…

Aug 17, 2012 2:02 PM CDT

3 Law Firms Among 8 Defendants Sued in Ohio Class Action Claiming Mortgage Servicers Altered Docs

Six law firms are coordinating to represent seven Ohio homeowners in what they say could be a class action benefiting thousands of individuals harmed by falsified and fraudulent paperwork filed in foreclosure cases by mortgage servicers and those working for them. The Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court suit, which names three…

Aug 14, 2012 11:01 PM CDT

Arrested Lawyer Had Permit for Handgun at Batman Movie, Says He Cooperated with Police

A 46-year-old Connecticut immigration attorney who was arrested after openly carrying a loaded pistol into a Tuesday screening of The Dark Knight Rises had a permit for the weapon and says he did nothing wrong. Sung-Ho Hwang, who is the incoming president of the New Haven County bar association, says…

Aug 8, 2012 9:31 PM CDT

Former Legal Chief for US Arm of Fujitec Is Accused of Stealing $180K via Fake Claims and Expenses

The former chief legal and administrative officer for the United States arm of an international Japan-based elevator manufacturing company has been indicted on charges that he stole $180,000 from his employer via faked legal matters and expenses. Darren Courtney, 48, was indicted Friday by a grand jury in Warren County,…

Jun 27, 2012 6:52 PM CDT

After Marketing Director Moves on, Cincinnati Law Firm Focuses on Client Relations

When its former marketing director moved on to another job, a Cincinnati-based law firm decided to try a new approach. Instead of hiring a replacement, Graydon Head & Ritchey, after considerable thought, brought in entrepreneur Paul Darwish to fill a new position as director of client relations. His job is…

Jun 22, 2012 5:45 PM CDT

Ethics Board Recommends Suspension for Lawyer Who Told Ohio State Coach of Player Misconduct

An Ohio ethics board is recommending a six-month suspension for a lawyer accused of revealing confidential information when he tipped then-Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel about player misconduct. The Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommends the suspension for Christopher Cicero, accused of warning the…

Jun 12, 2012 2:33 PM CDT

School District Ordered to Pay Student $20K in Lawsuit Over ‘Jesus Is Not a Homophobe’ T-Shirt

Corrected: A federal judge on Monday ordered an Ohio school district to pay $20,000 in damages and court costs to a high school student who was prevented from wearing a “Jesus Is Not a Homophobe” T-shirt in school. The judgment equals the amount of a settlement offer made to 16-year-old…

May 22, 2012 6:30 PM CDT

Top Ohio Court Suspends Former Chief Public Safety Counsel for 6 Months Over Email Interception

Already fired and prosecuted over his role in illegally intercepting worker emails directed to the state inspector general, the former chief counsel for the Ohio Department of Public Safety was slapped with a heavier-than-expected legal ethics sanction by the state’s top court. The Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners on…

May 17, 2012 7:34 PM CDT

Obese Boy Removed from Mom’s Home Is Returned and Released from Protective Supervision

An Ohio boy who was removed from his mother’s home because he was obese is no longer under court supervision. The boy, now 9 years old, returned to his mother’s home in Cleveland Heights in early March after he lost more than 50 pounds, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. He…

May 11, 2012 1:59 PM CDT