02/02/2022
| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation |
| 02/02/2022 Case Announcements | Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals. | |||
| State ex rel. Bowman v. Indus. Comm. (Slip Opinion) | 2021-0007 | Workers’ compensation—Awards under R.C. 4123.57(B) for permanent partial loss of sight—Industrial Commission abused its discretion by basing its award on application of American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (“AMA guidelines”) when only medical evidence on which commission relied stated that AMA guidelines do not adequately assess percentage of total vision employee lost—Court of appeals’ judgment granting writ of mandamus ordering commission to grant award affirmed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-233 |
| State ex rel. Bey v. Bur. of Sentence Computation (Slip Opinion) | 2021-0183 | Mandamus—Inmate failed to comply with requirements of R.C. 2969.25(A)—Court of appeals’ dismissal of complaints affirmed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-236 |
| State v. Smith (Slip Opinion) | 2021-0051 | Criminal law—A conviction for rape based on insertion under R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b) must be supported by evidence that the defendant inserted a body part or object into another—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded. | Fischer, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-269 |