12/27/2022

Case Caption Case No. Topics and Issues Author Citation
12/27/2022 Case Announcements  Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions.  
EMOI Servs., L.L.C. v. Owners Ins. Co. 2021-1529Insurance—Contracts—Businessowners insurance policy—When contractual language is clear, the writing itself determines the parties’ intent—Electronic-equipment endorsement requires direct physical loss of or damage to media—Computer software cannot experience direct physical loss or physical damage, because it does not have a physical existence—When insurance policy covers “physical damage,” there must be direct physical loss or physical damage of the covered media containing the computer software for the software to be covered under the policy.Stewart, J.Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4649
Siltstone Servs., L.L.C. v. Guernsey Cty. Community Dev. Corp. 2020-1093Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of Siltstone Resources, L.L.C. v. Ohio Pub. Works Comm. and Ohio Pub. Works Comm. v. Barnesville. Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4659
State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs. 2021-1153Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of Ames v. Rootstown Twp. Bd. of Trustees. Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4663
Ames v. Portage Cty. Budget Comm. 2022-0930Appeal dismissed as having been improvidently accepted. Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4666
12/27/2022 Case Announcements #2  Official versions released—Merit decisions with opinions—Miscellaneous dismissals—Mediation matters.