Ohio

6th Circuit: Lawyer Must Pay $300K for Using Stock Photos to Create Morphed Child Porn Trial Exhibit

A federal appeals court has approved a $300,000 award against an Ohio lawyer rejecting the attorney’s arguments that he had a First Amendment right to morph stock photos into child pornography as part of a defense trial exhibit and that no one was harmed by his doing so. Dean Boland…

Nov 12, 2012 6:08 PM CST

See the Video: Driver Uses Sidewalk to Get Around School Bus, Is Busted; Plea Requires ‘Idiot’ Sign

A Cleveland woman who reportedly had more than once used the same stretch of sidewalk to pass a stopped school bus has taken a plea after being brought to justice with the help of a cellphone video taken by the bus driver and a Sept. 11 police sting. Originally charged…

Nov 6, 2012 5:05 PM CST

Ohio Recount Rules, Ban on Some Election Suits Could Bring Delays, Legal Issues

Quirks of Ohio elections law could prolong the results and spur legal questions. Large numbers of provisional ballots are likely in Ohio, and those ballots cast by people overseas or in the military can’t begin to be counted until Nov. 17, the New York Times reports. If the official canvas…

Nov 6, 2012 1:24 PM CST

Three Voting Lawsuits Filed; Provisional Ballots Could Be Big Battleground

Democrats have filed lawsuits in Florida and Ohio in a preview of the litigation likely to swirl around the election. In Florida, two suits were filed. Democrats sued on Sunday to extend early voting in South Florida after some people were unable to vote because of long lines, report the…

Nov 5, 2012 12:46 PM CST

Attorney Found Guilty of Misdemeanor Law Firm Theft, Acquitted by Judge on Over 15 Felony Charges

An Ohio lawyer was found guilty after a bench trial Friday of a misdemeanor petty theft from his former law firm, because he had a client make out a $500 check to him personally and did not share the payment. However, Jesse Jackson Jr., 48, was acquitted by Butler County…

Oct 29, 2012 8:46 PM CDT

Detective: Murder Suspect Said She Gave Lawyer Boyfriend the Nose Job He Wanted

A woman accused of killing her lawyer boyfriend told authorities she shot the man multiple times during a heated argument at his Kentucky condominium, according to testimony by a Kentucky police detective at a preliminary hearing on Thursday. Judge Karen Thomas revoked bond for the suspect, Shayna Hubers, after testimony…

Oct 26, 2012 12:28 PM CDT

Jurors Award $12.6M in Suit Against Dinsmore over Disclosures in Corporate Purchase

Jurors in Ohio have awarded $12.6 million to a manufacturer in a suit claiming Dinsmore & Shohl failed to reveal important information in a corporate sale. Jurors found Dinsmore and one of its lawyers “were fraudulent in their dealings with” Turbocombustor Technology, Cincinnati.com reports. Dinsmore represented two Cincinnati companies purchased…

Oct 26, 2012 11:54 AM CDT

Despite Brutal Legal Job Market, Some Well-Known Law Firms are Hiring in the Midwest

Although the overall market for legal hiring could hardly be called robust, it is perhaps improving in the Midwest; and in certain high-demand niche practice areas, experienced attorneys are even being sought-after. Tucker Ellis, based in Ohio, added 21 new attorneys lawyers this year, 16 in its downtown Cleveland office.…

Oct 10, 2012 3:30 PM CDT

Initially on Probation for $166K Client Theft, Ohio Lawyer Gets Over 8 Years for Probation Violation

Agatha Martin Williams asked an Ohio judge on Thursday for another chance to try to straighten out her life. But she didn’t get it. “Doesn’t happen that way, particularly does not happen when you’re an attorney,” said Stark County Common Pleas Judge Charles E. Brown Jr. at a Thursday hearing.…

Oct 5, 2012 4:30 PM CDT

Feds Say Suspect in $100M Scam Is Fugitive Harvard Law Grad Charged in 1984 Client Funds Theft

Federal authorities say a Harvard Law School graduate who has been a fugitive for 25 years is in jail awaiting trial as a suspect in an unrelated case involving $100 million scam in which donations for U.S. Navy veterans were collected throughout the country. The suspect, who said his name…

Oct 1, 2012 9:20 PM CDT

Divorce Lawyer Is Sued Along with Client Who Secretly Monitored Wife on Video

A well-known Cincinnati lawyer is among the defendants in two federal privacy lawsuits filed by a woman and her online friend claiming the attorney intended to use secret surveillance in divorce proceedings. Plaintiff Catherine Zang alleges her then-husband, Cincinnati home builder Joseph Zang, spied on her with a hidden video…

Sep 12, 2012 12:10 PM CDT

Cameras Go Untested in Columbus Federal Court Because of Lack of Litigant Interest; Do Viewers Care?

A pilot program to evaluate cameras in the federal courts is suffering from a lack of interest in Columbus, Ohio. Federal courts in Columbus and 13 other districts are participating in the program in which civil proceedings are recorded if both sides agree. The recordings are then posted on a…

Sep 4, 2012 3:09 PM CDT

Hustler Loses Appeal Over Publication of News Anchor’s Wet T-shirt Photo

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that pornography publisher Hustler Inc didn’t have the right to publish a wet T-shirt contest photo featuring an Ohio TV news anchor. In Thursday’s decision (PDF), the Cincinnati-based court rejected Hustler’s contention that its use of the image was protected by…

Aug 17, 2012 2:02 PM CDT

3 Law Firms Among 8 Defendants Sued in Ohio Class Action Claiming Mortgage Servicers Altered Docs

Six law firms are coordinating to represent seven Ohio homeowners in what they say could be a class action benefiting thousands of individuals harmed by falsified and fraudulent paperwork filed in foreclosure cases by mortgage servicers and those working for them. The Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court suit, which names three…

Aug 14, 2012 11:01 PM CDT

Arrested Lawyer Had Permit for Handgun at Batman Movie, Says He Cooperated with Police

A 46-year-old Connecticut immigration attorney who was arrested after openly carrying a loaded pistol into a Tuesday screening of The Dark Knight Rises had a permit for the weapon and says he did nothing wrong. Sung-Ho Hwang, who is the incoming president of the New Haven County bar association, says…

Aug 8, 2012 9:31 PM CDT