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August 2017

Settlement Clauses -- Buyer Beware

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July 01, 2025

Breakdown and Analysis of Critical Provisions in the 2025 Budget Bill and Their Impact on Ohio School Districts

Register now at:  The Ohio General Assembly is currently working on the state’s two-year operating budget bill (HB 96), which contains numerous significant provisions that will directly impact Ohio school districts. This complimentary webinar is...

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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...

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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