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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...

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June 09, 2017

Recent United States Supreme Court Decision Further Constricts Use of General Personal Jurisdiction to "Forum Shop" Against Transportation Companies

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in BNSF Ry. Co. v. Tyrrell (BNSF), No. 16-405, 2017 WL 2322834, (U.S. May 30, 2017) demonstrates why personal jurisdiction should be examined in response to every lawsuit filed against a transportation company and...

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June 02, 2017

When Does a Text Become a Binding Contract in Real Estate?

Watch out, that text you just sent may have created an enforceable contract. As the use of electronic communication has become more pervasive in society, warnings regarding its various forms: text messages, email, Facebook posts, Facebook messages, a...

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May 24, 2017

The 3Rs Program, Including Immigrants and Refugees

Growing up, my parents instilled many important things into my child-sized head: “Say please and thank you!”; “Don’t talk to strangers!”; “Maybe next year, the Browns will be good...”; and “Ohio State is better than that school up north.” Most of us,...

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May 22, 2017

Ohio House of Representatives Passes Bill Removing Workers' Compensation Benefits for Unauthorized Aliens; Reduces Time to File Claim to One Year for all Workers

The House of Representatives passed House Bill 27 (HB 27) to provide for a $566.5 million workers’ compensation budget over the next two years. The House of Representatives included three significant additions to that bill: The time for an inju...

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May 18, 2017

Delaware Court of Chancery Focuses on Fiduciary Duty of Directors Appointed by Preferred Stockholders

In a recent Delaware Court of Chancery opinion filed April 14, 2017 in The Frederick Hsu Living Trust v. ODN Holding Corporation, the court held that it may be a breach of the directors’ fiduciary duty to cause the corporation to sell off parts of it...

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May 13, 2017

New Ohio Law Provides Limited Exception To Employer’s Right To Prohibit Firearms On Its Premises

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September 2016

When a Not-Guilty Verdict Is Meaningless

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May 03, 2017

R.I.P. to Brick-and-Mortar Stores in India

It is a millennial world – and with that comes the ability to do almost anything online. This is not a surprise to most Americans, as many well-known American clothing retailers have fallen prey to the rise of e-commerce. However, what may come as a...

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May 2017

The Spearin Doctrine Is 100 Years Old

Contractors are governed by the terms of their contracts, statutes, regulations, and case law. The contract can consist of the terms and conditions of the actual contract, general conditions, supplemental conditions, sometimes proposals, reports, pla...

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May 01, 2017

Legal Battles Continue in Ohio Over Oil & Gas Rights

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April 19, 2017

Technology M&A Predicted to Rise Significantly in 2017

Experts following M&A trends predict that the volume of technology-centered deals will rise significantly in 2017. More than ever, businesses feel the pressure to innovate and expand in the digital age that we live in. As such, it is critical that, w...

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April 05, 2017

Federal Appeals Court Rules Civil Rights Act Protects LGBT Employees

A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits job discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender employees. The decision, by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circui...

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March 30, 2017

The Rising Importance of Independent Sponsors in M&A

Independent sponsors have risen to the forefront as a unique way of sourcing target companies for acquisition. Throughout 2016, we heard about the slowdown in the number of M&A deals reaching completion. Despite the slowdown, we also heard that credi...

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March 24, 2017

Disclosure Only Settlements - the Effect of Choice of Law

The Delaware Courts took a significant step in 2016 to reduce the filing in Delaware of lawsuits aimed at procuring disclosure only settlements (meaning settlements that involve only the provision of additional information surrounding a proposed sale...

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March 13, 2017

Second Time's a Charm?

Last Monday, President Trump signed a new Executive Order (Order) banning citizens of six predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. This ban includes citizens from Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen. The new Order goe...

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March 01, 2017

Ohio Gas & OilRover Pipeline Files Mass Condemnation Actions in Ohio

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March 01, 2017

Two Roetzel Partners Take on Board Commitments

Roetzel & Andress Partner Lewis W. Adkins Jr. has begun serving a nine-year term on The University of Akron Board of Trustees while Partner Stephen Funk rejoined Community Legal Aid Services Inc.’s board of trustees last fall. He started on Feb. 3...

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March 2017

Everyone in the "Hot Tub" - Experts Only

More and more, we try to get creative with ways to resolve disputes. Years ago, the construction industry and construction lawyers realized that litigation before judges who knew very little about construction and jurors who knew even less, was not a...