12/07/2022
| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation |
| State ex rel. Ohio History Connection v. Moundbuilders Country Club Co. | 2020-0191 | Eminent domain—R.C. 163.04(B)—Good-faith purchase offer—Lack of good faith in the context of eminent-domain negotiations can be shown by presenting evidence of objectively unreasonable behavior—R.C. 163.021(A)—Exercise of eminent-domain powers must be necessary and for a public use—Inquiry into whether a taking is necessary asks whether the taking is for a public use, not whether the taking is in the best interest of the public as a whole. | Donnelly, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4345 |
| State v. Brown | 2021-0392 | Criminal law—R.C. 2913.42(A)(1)—Tampering with records—Litigation privilege—The common-law litigation privilege does not shield a person from criminal liability for tampering with records in violation of R.C. 2913.42(A)(1)—Litigation privilege applies to civil suits only for defamatory statements made during judicial proceedings that were reasonably related to those proceedings—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded for that court to address assignments of error not previously reached. | Fischer, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4347 |
| In re Establishing the Solar Generation Fund Rider | 2021-1374 | Public utilities—R.C. 3706.46—Public Utilities Commission’s order authorizing solar-generation-fund rider affirmed in part and reversed in part and cause remanded for clarification. | O'Connor, C.J. | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4348 |
| 12/07/2022 Case Announcements | Merit decisions with opinions. |