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August 31, 2017

Ohio Makes Significant Changes to Workers' Compensation Laws

Ohio Governor John Kasich recently signed House Bill 27 into law, starting the clock running on several significant changes to Ohio’s Workers’ Compensation statutes. The amendments are effective September 29, 2017. The changes most likely to be of im...

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August 22, 2017

STATE BUDGET UPDATE: Ohio Senate Votes to Override Six Gubernatorial Vetoes

On June 30, Governor John R. Kasich (R) signed the state’s $132.8 billion biennial operating budget into law, setting out the state’s spending plan for the next two years. Before signing the budget, the Governor vetoed 47 provisions including a propo...

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August 21, 2017

Roetzel Secures Quick Win for Green Tech Firm

Lead by Roetzel’s Business Litigation Practice Group Manager Paul Giordano and Associate Brian Hoops, a Miami court this week agreed that California green tech firm could not be sued in Florida, even though it had several business affiliations in the...

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August 21, 2017

Student Expulsion Upheld for Off-Campus, Online Activity

On July 26, 2017, the 5th Appellate District Court of Appeals (Richland County) issued a decision in N.Z. vs Madison Local Board of Education that should be read by every school administrator involved in student discipline. In October of 2015, a b...

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August 18, 2017

Florida Property Owners: The Notice of Proposed Property Taxes from Your County Property Appraiser-Beware of Deadline for Appeal

What to Do with the Notice Immediately open the Notice of Proposed Property Taxes and examine its contents for accuracy. The Notice contains column headings which include: Taxing Authority Your Property Taxes Last Year Las...

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Gain Realized by Non-Resident Foreign Partner Upon the Sale of Its Interest in a U.S. Partnership is Not U.S.-Source Income Unless an Exception Applies

In Grecian Magnesite Mining, Industrial & Shipping Co., SA, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (filed on July 13, 2017), the United States Tax Court overturned Revenue Ruling 91-32 (which had been relied on since 1991) and held that gain recognized...

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August 2017

Settlement Clauses -- Buyer Beware

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August 01, 2017

Ohio Court of Appeals Clarifies "Production in Paying Quantities" Rule

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July 25, 2017

The Evolution of Counterfeiting and 5 Essential Steps for Fighting Back

Gone are the days where counterfeiters remained in dark alleyways, opening their jackets to reveal fake Rolex watches. Counterfeiters now run sophisticated enterprises around the globe through e-commerce websites such as Amazon, Alibaba, and eBay, wh...

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July 14, 2017

Roetzel Wins Two Significant Appellate Court Victories in $35 Million Federal Court Lawsuit and State Court Class Action

Roetzel’s Appellate Law group, led by Partner Stephen W. Funk, recently won two important appellate court victories in the federal and state courts.  On July 12, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a unanimous decisi...

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July 12, 2017

You Get a Car! Everybody Gets a Car!

Lobbying from various organizations resulted in Ohio House Bill 432, known as the “omnibus probate bill.” This bill has made some significant changes in estate law. Specifically, upon the death of a spouse, Ohio Revised Code §2106.18 allows the survi...

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July 06, 2017

STATE BUDGET UPDATE: In a Historic Move, House Votes to Override 11 of the Governor's Vetoes from State Budget

The last time the Legislature voted to override multiple state budget vetoes was exactly forty (40) years ago to this day on July 6, 1977 under then Governor James Rhodes (R) and former longtime House Speaker Vern Riffe (D). However, just this mornin...

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July 03, 2017

State Budget Wrap-Up: Extensive Public Policy and Funding Changes - What You Need to Know

Just before the midnight deadline on Friday, Governor John R. Kasich signed the state’s two-year operating budget into law. The Governor first released his budget proposal in January 2017 and the Legislature has spent the last six (6) months hearing...

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July 01, 2017

Litigating Against the Latest Efforts by the Plaintiffs' Bar to Misconstrue the FMCSA Regulations

The Context The Concrete Examples - And Advice Raising the Standard of Care for Motor Carriers Raising the Standard of Care for Truck Drivers Building a Fictitious "Rap Sheet" Equating Lack of a Training Program with Negligence Co...

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July 2017

Two's a Company in the Florida Sunshine

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July 01, 2017

Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Oil & Gas Lease Interpretation Case

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June 30, 2017

OSHA Proposes to Extend July 1 Deadline for Injury and Illness Summaries

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had previously set a deadline of July 1, 2017 for certain employers to electronically submit Form 300A, Annual Injury and Illness Summaries. In a proposed rule included in the June 28, 2017 Fed...

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June 29, 2017

2017 Community Association Legislation

The Florida Legislature has approved several bills affecting condominium, cooperative, and homeowners’ associations.  House Bill 1237 and Senate Bill 1520 only amend Chapter 718, Florida Statutes (the Condominium Act). Senate Bill 398 amends the Cond...

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June 25, 2017

Convention Center overhaul nearing finish; interactive sculpture planned near entrance

The $125 million overhaul of the Greater Columbus Convention Center is running on time. Completion is set for July 1 as planned, after 22 months of work that was done in phases to keep the center operational. But don’t expect any big parties or ri...

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June 20, 2017

IRS Grants Extension of Time to Acquired Group to Elect to Deduct 70-Percent of Their Success-Based Advisor Fees

In Private Letter Ruling 201722002 (published June 2, 2017), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) granted the taxpayer, a group of corporations that were acquired pursuant to a plan and agreement of merger and became wholly owned subsidiaries of the ac...