Decision List
Our firm was actively involved in the following notable appeals and proceedings, which illustrate the breadth of the firm’s appellate practice. Click on the following links to access copies of the decisions. You will need Adobe Reader, which you can download for free through this link:
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Ohio Supreme Court
- Chambers v. St. Mary’s School, 82 Ohio St.3d 563, 1998-Ohio-184, 697 N.E.2d 198 (1998)
- Rolf v. Tri State Motor Transit Co., 91 Ohio St.3d 380, 2001-Ohio-44, 745 N.E.2d 424 (2001)
- Santos v. Ohio Bur. of Workers Comp., 101 Ohio St.3d 74, 2004-Ohio-28, 801 N.E.2d 441 (2004)
- State ex rel. Erieview Metal Treating Co. v. Industrial Commn. of Ohio, 109 Ohio St.3d 147, 2006-Ohio-2036, 846 N.E.2d 515 (2006).
- State ex rel. Smith v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas, 106 Ohio St.3d 151, 2005-Ohio-4103, 832 N.E.2d 1206 (2005).
- Neal-Pettit v. Lahman, 125 Ohio St.3d 327, 2010-Ohio-1829, 928 N.E.2d 421 (2010)
- Supportive Solutions, L.L.C. v. Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, 137 Ohio St.3d 23, 2013-Ohio-2410, 997 N.E.2d 490 (2013).
- Friebel v. Visiting Nurse Association of Mid-Ohio, 142 Ohio St.3d 425, 2014-Ohio-4531, 32 N.E.3d 413 (2014).
Ohio Appellate Courts
- State v. Massingill, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 109818, 2021-Ohio-2674, 2021 WL 3422982
- State v. Croskey, 8th Dist. No. 107772, 2019-Ohio-2444, 2019 WL 2537703
- Arnold v. Burger King, 8th Dist. No. 101465, 2015-Ohio-4485
- Baeslach v. Dancy (Aug. 5, 2004), 8th Dist. No. 83371, 2004-Ohio-4091, 2004 WL 1752980
- Galvez v. Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center (May 30, 2002), 8th Dist. No. 80260, 2002-Ohio-2719, 2002 WL 1160204
- Holliday v. Ford Motor Co. (January 26, 2006), 8th Dist. No. 86069, 2006-Ohio-284, 2006 W.L. 178011
- In re Guardianship of Matyaszek (9th Dist. 2004), 159 Ohio App.3d 424, , 2004-Ohio-7167, 824 N.E.2d 132
- Klamert v. Cleveland (Feb. 11, 2010), 8th Dist. No. 669709, 2010-Ohio-443, 2010 W.L. 457286
- Klaue v. Ohio Ins. Guarantee Assoc. (June 16, 2005), 8th Dist. No. 84762, 2005-Ohio-3003
- Kmetz v. Medcentral Health Systems (Nov. 12, 2003) 5th Dist. No. 02CA0050, 2003-Ohio-6115, 2003 WL 22715631
- Moore v. Kettering Mem. Hosp., 2nd Dist. Case No. 22054, 2008-Ohio-1921642 (May 2, 2008)
- Moss v. Lorain Cty. Bd. Mental Ret. (9th Dist. 2009), 185 Ohio App.3d 395, 2009-Ohio-6931, 924 N.E.2d 401, 255 Ed. Law Rep. 356
- Paterek v. Petersen & Ibold (Aug. 14, 2006), 11th Dist. No. 2005-G-2624, 2006-Ohio-4179, 2006-W.L. 2337483
- Rinaldi v. City View Nursing & Rehabilitation, Inc. (December 1, 2005), 8th Dist. No. 85867, 2005-Ohio-6360
- Rivera v. Overman, 8th Dist. No. 78013, 2001 WL 755903 (July 5, 2001)
- Rodriguez v. Rockefeller Bldg. Assocs. (May 4, 2006), 8th Dist. No. 86059, 2006-Ohio-2208, 2006 W.L. 1174449
- Sarrough v. Budzar, 8th Dist. No. 102422, 2015-Ohio-3674
- Schweisberger v. Weiner, 5th Dist. No. 1994 CA 00291, 1995 W.L. 808866 (Dec. 12, 1995)
- Smith v. City of Cleveland (Dec. 13, 2001), 8th Dist. No. 78889, 2001 WL 1612101
- Smith v. Dillard’s Dept. Stores, Inc. (Dec. 14, 2000), 8th Dist. No. 75787, 2000-Ohio-2689, 2000 W.L. 1867272
- Svec v. Enterprise Group Planning, Inc., 8th Dist. No. 62200, 1993 W.L. 135834 (April 29, 1993)
- Trader v. Cleveland (January 26, 2006), 8th Dist. No. 86227, 2006-Ohio-295, 2006 W.L. 181899
- Vinicky v. Pristas (8th Dist. 2005) 163 Ohio App.3d 508, 2005-Ohio-5196, 839 N.E.2d 88
- Zivich v. Village of Northfield (March 17, 2010), 9th Dist. No. 24836, 2010-Ohio-1039, 2010 W.L. 935792
Ohio Trial Courts
- Harouff v. Annaco, Inc. (Aug. 23, 2005), Summit C.P. Case No. 2005-CV-04-2067
- Kovacich v. Phillip Miller Constr. (Jan. 20, 2006), Lake C.P. Case No. 04CV001938
- Meek v. Advantage Mgt. Group (Aug. 1, 2006), Stark C.P. Case No. 2006CV01077
- Perrin v. Center for Women’s Health (July 3, 2006), Cuyahoga C.P. Case No. CV-05-580079
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Clark v. Chubb Group of Ins. Cos., 337 F.3d 687 (6th Cir. 2003)
- Wimbush v. Wyeth, 619 F.3d 632 (6th Cir. 2010)
- Mesa Underwriters Specialty Ins. Co. v. Secret’s Gentleman’s Club, 6th Cir. No. 17-3779 (October 16, 2018).
U.S. District Courts
- Administrative Comm. of the Dillard’s Inc. Group Health, Dental, and Vision Plan, U.S. Dist. Ct., N.D. Ohio, Case No. 1:14-CV-01165 (July 21, 2015)
- Bell v. United States, U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D. Ohio, Case No. 2:11-CV-00884, 2015 W.L. 1246622 (March 18, 2015).
- Haas v. Quest Recovery Servs., 338 F.Supp.2d 797 (N.D. Ohio 2004)
- Hines v. Marriott Intl., Inc., 246 F.Supp.2d 815 (N.D. Ohio 2002)
- Golem v. Village of Put-In-Bay, 222 F.Supp.2d 924 (N.D. Ohio 2002)
- Lane v. Robert Bosch Tool Corp., U.S. Dist. Ct., N.D. Ohio, Case No. 5:05CV-1119 (Jan. 24, 2006)
- Piskura v. Taser International, U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D. Ohio, Case No. 1:10-CV-248 (March 29, 2013)
- Shaffer v. United States, U.S. District Ct., S.D. Ohio, Case No. 2:12-CV-1092, 2014 W.L. 585365 (Feb. 14, 2014)