/ohio?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Ohio Copyright 2025 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. en-US Fri, 22 Aug 2025 23:30:05 +0000 /ohio/articles/2380346?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2380346 A Texas-based software developer has been sentenced in Ohio federal court to four years in prison after an unsuccessful attempt at getting a new trial following his conviction for deploying a "kill switch" on his former employer's network. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:20:36 +0000 /ohio/articles/2380328?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2380328 The Ninth Circuit blocked an order requiring California's attorney general and third-party state agencies to respond to Meta's discovery demands in multidistrict litigation concerning the company's allegedly addictive designs, ruling Friday the attorney general isn't deemed to possess or control the state agencies' records and Meta must obtain them through subpoenas. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:47:21 +0000 /ohio/articles/2380220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2380220 An Ohio appeals court has declared that the state's statutory limit on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional because it violated the right to due process to a patient who suffered a severe brain disorder. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:53:15 +0000 /ohio/articles/2380160?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2380160 A Maryland federal judge Friday largely froze the Trump administration's changes to Affordable Care Act regulations, handing a win to three cities, a coalition of doctors and a small business advocacy group that contend the changes would cause at least 1.8 million people to lose their healthcare coverage. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:06:24 +0000 /ohio/articles/2379860?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2379860 The Federal Election Commission and the Republican Party urged the U.S. Supreme Court to abolish limits on how much political parties can spend on campaigns in cooperation with candidates, saying there's no legitimate anti-corruption reason to cap party spending. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:03:42 +0000 /ohio/articles/2380170?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2380170 A New Jersey bankruptcy judge has confirmed the liquidation plan of Ohio-based compostable film producer Plastic Suppliers Inc. after a hearing on approval for the slightly amended proposal that will see some unsecured claims paid out of a liquidation trust. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:46:58 +0000 /ohio/articles/2378179?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2378179 The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:02:59 +0000 /ohio/articles/2378779?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2378779 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into what President Donald Trump's executive order on retirement fund investing means for real estate assets, as well as the biggest issues Florida real estate practitioners are watching in the second half of 2025. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:57:05 +0000 /ohio/articles/2379762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2379762 Kanner & Pintaluga PA asked a Texas federal court to sanction a Houston couple and their counsel in a proposed class action accusing the firm and since-dismissed Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. of conspiring to share auto crash victims' private information, saying the claims are based on unverified and inadmissible hearsay. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:27:06 +0000 /ohio/articles/2379854?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2379854 The Sixth Circuit on Thursday told a lower court to reassess a fired USPS employee's medical leave suit alleging the agency illegally faulted him for sickle cell anemia-related absences, saying the trial judge erred by using a doctor's estimate to cap his time off. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:09:23 +0000 /ohio/articles/2379596?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2379596 Consumer advocates and municipal utilities have told the D.C. Circuit that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission can't use a Third Circuit ruling to claim it is powerless to prevent the rerunning of a flawed electricity capacity auction that overcharged consumers by $183 million. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:34:04 +0000 /ohio/articles/2379575?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2379575 Tire manufacturers including Bridgestone, Goodyear and Michelin are urging an Ohio federal court not to let buyers update their antitrust case accusing the companies of fixing prices to include additional allegations stemming from a European Commission investigation. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:58:52 +0000 /ohio/articles/2379593?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2379593 The IRS contractor appealing his five-year prison sentence for leaking thousands of wealthy people's tax returns to the media accused the U.S. of glossing over sentencing errors that unfairly burdened him with "the harshest sentence possible," he told the D.C. Circuit. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:56:40 +0000 /ohio/articles/2356412?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2356412 Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:14:39 +0000 /ohio/articles/2379177?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2379177 The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that nothing in state law required Huntington Bank to inform a co-signer of a $77 million loan guaranty about the risks associated with signing the deal with two other partners, one of whom later pled guilty to a check-kiting scheme. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:22:22 +0000 /ohio/articles/2379226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2379226 A Washington judge has awarded the state attorney general's office $28.4 million in legal fees for its efforts to block the merger between Kroger and Albertsons that was also challenged by the Federal Trade Commission, largely rejecting the grocery giants' objections to a total fee request of $32.4 million. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:29:40 +0000 /ohio/articles/2379184?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2379184 A group of FirstEnergy Corp. investors is urging the Sixth Circuit not to hear a dispute over their access to internal investigation documents produced in the wake of a $1 billion bribery scandal, saying the documents weren't privileged and that granting the appeal would be "unprecedented." Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:33:29 +0000 /ohio/articles/2378840?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2378840 The Federal Communications Commission denied a Midwest broadband provider's request to waive a $24 million penalty for defaulting on its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund commitments, saying the company's due diligence was inadequate when it decided to pursue fund money for buildouts in areas that were already served by others. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:37:49 +0000 /ohio/articles/2378807?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2378807 The Ohio Supreme Court held Tuesday that inmates sentenced indefinitely before Ohio's "truth-in-sentencing" law took effect in 1996 aren't eligible for an early, judicial release, although one justice said a later amendment excludes some inmates. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:40:24 +0000 /ohio/articles/2378672?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ohio/articles/2378672 Sotera Health Co. urged the Sixth Circuit to affirm the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing it of concealing the carcinogenic nature of a gas used at its sterilization plants, saying "defending yourself in litigation is not securities fraud."