Ohio

No Charges Filed, But Parents of 1 Girl File Suit Over Ohio School Strip Search

Authorities in Monroe County have decided not to file criminal charges over an incident in which several girls at Trinity Lutheran School reportedly were required to strip to their underwear for a search after $42 went missing. A female teacher allegedly conducted the search, but “Principal John Hilken was reportedly…

Nov 6, 2008 6:58 PM CST

In Hard-Fought Presidential Race, More Ballot Battles are Likely

If the presidential ballot count in Ohio is close on Tuesday, lawyers who specialize in election law are likely to busy next week. Court challenges are expected in hard-fought states, especially over provisional ballots and questionable voter-registration status, and Ohio appears likely to be front-and-center in the legal fray, reports…

Nov 1, 2008 12:27 AM CDT

GOP Fundraiser Drops Ohio Voter Registration Suit

A Republican fundraiser has dropped a lawsuit against Ohio election officials that had sought verification of new voter registrations that didn’t match government databases. The suit was one of two that had sought verification of some 200,000 new registrations that had prompted complaints by Democrats that the GOP was trying…

Oct 22, 2008 12:51 PM CDT

US Supreme Court Axes TRO in Ohio GOP Suit Over Newly Registered Voters

Ending, at least for now, a challenge by the Ohio Republican Party to the Ohio’s secretary of state’s plan for handling new voter registrations, the U.S. Supreme Court today vacated a temporary restraining order won by the GOP in lower court rulings. A trial court had ordered Secretary of State…

Oct 17, 2008 6:44 PM CDT

Ohio Judge’s Complaint about Opponent’s ‘Robocalls’ Advances

An Ohio judge’s complaint about false statements in his election opponent’s automated “robocalls” to potential voters has advanced to the state’s election commission. The complaint by Judge John Connor of Franklin County targets candidate David Goodman for claims that the judge released an admitted criminal, the Columbus Dispatch reports. The…

Oct 17, 2008 12:03 PM CDT

Did Ohio Divorce Lawyer Fight Too Hard to Win Cases?

A prominent Ohio divorce lawyer is facing legal ethics charges for allegedly fighting too hard to win cases. In a four-count complaint filed with a state commission that oversees lawyer grievances, attorney Vincent Stafford is accused of harassing clients’ husbands, lying to a judge and violating court orders, among other…

Oct 15, 2008 6:32 PM CDT

Courts Reject Inmate’s Petition Claiming He is too Fat for Execution

Two appellate courts have rejected a convicted murderer’s request for a stay of execution that contends his obesity makes him a poor candidate for lethal injection. Lawyers for inmate Richard Cooey claimed it would be difficult to find a vein for lethal injection because of their client’s weight, the Associated…

Oct 10, 2008 1:18 PM CDT

Too Little Time? One Ohio Law Firm Pays Delivery Charges

Busy professionals can have difficulty finding even a few minutes during the day to drop off dry cleaning or buy groceries for a family dinner. But that’s no problem if they work at Calfee, Halter & Griswold. The Cleveland-based law firm pays delivery charges for services from certain vendors in…

Oct 6, 2008 3:40 PM CDT

Judge Rules Trustee Lacks Authority to Sue Countrywide for Abuses

A federal bankruptcy judge in Miami has tossed a suit by the U.S. Trustee against Countrywide, ruling the agency has no authority to sanction companies for alleged bad faith conduct. Judge A. Jay Cristol said the trustee had “noble intentions” but the authority to seek punishment rests with federal prosecutors,…

Oct 6, 2008 1:55 PM CDT

Ex-Ohio Prosecutor, Shot by Son, Asks if it was Intentional During 911 Call

The former chief assistant prosecutor for Lorain County in Elyria, Ohio, was shot by his son on Saturday, and a recorded 911 call caught the aftermath. Lawyer Jonathan Rosenbaum was shot by his 23-year-old son at a gun club where the two were shooting clay pigeons, the Chronicle-Telegram reports. He…

Aug 25, 2008 2:58 PM CDT

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones Has Stroke, Is Still Alive

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, a Democrat who is the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, has suffered a serious stroke, but she is still alive. Earlier news reports said she had died, but she is in critical condition at Huron Hospital in East Cleveland, according to the…

Aug 20, 2008 7:53 PM CDT

Once Cleveland’s Top Municipal Lawyer, Cornell Carter May Lose Law License

Convicted in a felony case concerning the misuse of a former employer’s credit card, the onetime director of the municipal law department in Cleveland agreed to a deal that would save his law license. Cornell Carter, 41, entered a one-year diversion program that could have resulted in the case being…

Aug 15, 2008 6:41 PM CDT

Kahn Kleinman Joining Taft Stettinius, Cleveland Office to Grow to 70

Continuing its merger-fueled growth spurt, a large midwestern law firm is about to become bigger, almost doubling the size of its Cleveland office via a combination with Kahn Kleinman. The merger, which is to take place Sept. 1, will give Taft Stettinius & Hollister an attorney roster of more than…

Aug 8, 2008 3:40 PM CDT

National Century Execs Jailed, Ordered to Repay $2,384,147,105.09

Down to the penny, a federal judge in Ohio wanted former executives of one of the nation’s largest private fraud cases to know how much damage they caused. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley on Wednesday sentenced Donald Ayers, the former chief operating officer of National Century Financial Enterprises, to 15…

Aug 7, 2008 1:38 PM CDT

Ohio AG’s Husband Resigns from Vorys Amid Conflicts Issues

The husband of a law school dean who was named Ohio’s attorney general has retired from his law firm after questions about potential conflicts of interest. Douglas Rogers is retiring from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, which does more than $1 million in business with the state of Ohio, the…

Aug 6, 2008 1:36 PM CDT