A London Correctional Institution inmate was unable to convince a 5th
District Court of Appeals panel that the appellate court should stop the
trial court's plan to resentence him as a result of post-release
control having been omitted from his initial sentence.
A bill that would specify dyslexia as a specific learning disability and
require a 3-year pilot project to provide early screening and
intervention has been introduced into the Ohio General Assembly.
A Franklin County appellate panel accepted the argument of a Washington
Courthouse man who alleged a trial court abused its discretion when it
allowed cross examination testimony centering on a prior criminal
conviction of his expert medical witness.
Just weeks removed from a research project in the Netherlands, Dennis D.
Hirsch is preparing to offer his preliminary findings to students,
alumni and colleagues.
Q: My mother recently died in a nursing home where she was getting
Medicaid benefits. I am the executor of her estate, and my lawyer says I
have to notify the Ohio Attorney General so the state can recover
assets to pay for the Medicaid benefits she received. Why must I do
that?
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati last week found that an Ohio
death-row inmate was not entitled to habeas relief as he had argued in
U.S. District Court.
A new college has been created at The University of Toledo to meet the educational needs of adult students.
A three-judge panel of the 10th District Court of Appeals held that a
trial court ruling finding a Columbus motorist guilty of a pair of
traffic infractions was not against the manifest weight of the evidence
despite the man's argument to the contrary.
(New York, NY) The Swiss Federal Tax Authority continues to transmit
once-secret banking files to the IRS, as per settlement agreement
reached with Swiss financial company UBS. Americans whose UBS accounts
are being revealed to the IRS and who have not already come forward and
voluntarily disclosed their accounts can expect to be on the receiving
end of an IRS investigation or subpoena, said New York asset protection
attorney, Asher Rubinstein.
A desire to spur home renovations in low-income neighborhoods has led
Sen. Eric Kearney, D-Cincinnati, to introduce Senate Bill 298 into the
Ohio General Assembly.
(Columbus) Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray and the Petroleum
Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board (PUSTRCB) notified
the leaders of five major oil companies that his office is reviewing
whether they should be required to pay back tens of millions of dollars
in claims they made to a state fund intended to help gas station owners
and operators, individuals, and state and local governments address
contamination from underground petroleum storage tank systems.
(Columbus) Using a system designed to assist the hearing impaired,
scammers are attempting to con Ohio small businesses out of money.
According to Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, his office is
receiving complaints from businesses around the state that received
calls from scammers abusing the telephone relay system.
For years, decades even, corn and other food grown in Ohio has ended up
on dinner tables around the world, from China to Europe and most places
in-between.
Sen. Eric Kearney has called Senate Bill 296 "a minor but much needed expansion of current law."
(Columbus) Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson has
announced that Dr. Stacey Royal of Perrysburg, Ohio was convicted of
multiple felony counts, including insurance fraud, telecommunications
fraud, theft and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.
In an effort to revitalize property that currently is home to empty
buildings and factories, Rep. Barbara Sears, R-Sylvania, has introduced
House Bill 569 into the Ohio General Assembly.
(Columbus) The death of a spouse, parent, child, partner or other loved
one is a difficult time. In addition to the emotional stress present
during the weeks, months or years following a death, financial burdens
may also arise. Life insurance is intended to assist with these
financial burdens. While life insurance policies provide for a single
payment of the death benefit, policies may also offer other payout
options that are intended to fit your needs and those of your family.
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson suggests you
consider the following information if a life insurance company offers
you a Retained Asset Account as an option to a single payment.
The Supreme Court of Ohio late last week ruled that when an indictment
charges an offense by following the language of the criminal statute -
which happens to lack a culpable mental state - it is in no way
deficient for the omission.
A Franklin County appellate panel overruled the argument of a Scioto
Southland man who opposed the trial court's ruling in his divorce
proceedings.
A lawmaker's digging into matters involving a career college has
culminated with the introduction of House Bill 573 into the Ohio General
Assembly.