05/02/2024

Case Caption Case No. Topics and Issues Author Citation
05/02/2024 Administrative Actions  Administrative actions.  
05/02/2024 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals—Mediation matters.  
State ex rel. Ottinger v. B&B Wrecking & Excavating, Inc. 2023-0763Workers’ compensation—R.C. 4123.52—R.C. 4123.57(B)—Industrial Commission did not abuse its discretion by exercising its continuing jurisdiction to reverse order of Bureau of Workers’ Compensation that awarded injured worker scheduled-loss compensation under R.C. 4123.57(B), because award was based on mistake of fact and mistake of law, which commission identified when exercising its continuing jurisdiction—Documentation from independent medical examination conducted after bureau issued its erroneous award was properly considered by commission as some evidence supporting its denial of injured worker’s motion for scheduled-loss compensation—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-1656
Lorain Cty. Bar Assn. v. Robinson 2024-0169Attorneys—Misconduct—Attorney violated Rules of Professional Conduct by abusing illicit drugs for extended period culminating in felony conviction for maintaining drug premises and by failing to self-report felony conviction—Indefinite suspension with credit for time served under interim felony suspension.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-1657