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ASA asks Ohio Supreme Court to invalidate frivolous claims for "economic losses".(Construction Corner)(American Subcontractors Association)(Brief Article)
On Oct. 12, ASA filed an amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," brief urging the Ohio Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit (Dublin Suites, Inc. v. Shook, Inc.) that "turns the law of contracts on its head." In the lawsuit, a project owner is seeking lost profits and other contract-type damages directly from a subcontractor despite the lack of contractual privity between them. The owner claims that alleged deficiencies in the subcontractor's work caused delays in completion, resulting in additional financing expenses and lost profits. A lower court agreed to allow the negligence suit to move forward, but ASA, in its brief, dismissed the owner's argument: "It defies logic to believe that a contract can create a duty, but a stranger to the contract can bring a lawsuit to enforce an even broader duty in a way that is both outside the contemplation of the contract and ...
- Schiff Hardin LLP Attorneys Prevail in Landmark Ohio Supreme Court Asbestos...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 17, 2008 700+ words
...attorneys prevailed before the Ohio Supreme Court in a landmark case -- Ackison...Summary On October 15, 2008 the Ohio Supreme Court issued its decision in Ackison...appeals reversed; and the Ohio Supreme Court accepted review. The Ohio...
- Ohio Supreme Court rules against tax services company in UPL case.(Capitol...
- Magazine article from: Catalyst (Dublin, Ohio) March 1, 2006 700+ words
In a unanimous ruling, the Ohio Supreme Court has fined a Piqua tax services company...Publications. A summary of the most recent Supreme Court ruling is available on the Ohio Supreme Court's Web site at http://www.sconet...
- Supreme Court to hear case. (will review Ohio Supreme Court decision giving...
- Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily April 2, 1996 700+ words
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review an Ohio Supreme Court decision that upholds the favoring of the state's natural gas sellers through prohibitive tax guidelines. While Ohio taxes out-of-state purchases of natural gas from non...
- Ohio Supreme Court reviews taxation of out-of-state municipals.
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Baar, Aaron May 8, 1996 700+ words
The Ohio Supreme Court is reviewing claims that the state...open and should be reviewed by the Ohio Supreme Court. But Lawrence Pratt, an assistant...of Shaper. But regardless of the Ohio Supreme Court's ruling on the pending case...
- OHIO SUPREME COURT FINDS FAULT WITH SENTENCING LAWS.(News)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) February 28, 2006 700+ words
...Associated Press COLUMBUS -- An Ohio Supreme Court ruling throwing out certain...trial. "Given what the U.S. Supreme Court did with similar issues, it really isn't surprising that the Ohio Supreme Court followed that," said David...
- Ohio Supreme Court: No UM Cover In HO.
- Magazine article from: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management MITCHELL, ROBERT W. May 7, 2001 700+ words
...said. "This is the first Ohio Supreme Court decision on UM coverage in...probably one of the few times the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled for insurance carriers...Liberty Mutual Fire Company, the Ohio Supreme Court awarded UM/UIM coverage under...
- Ohio law supersedes federal law in airbag case, says court. (Ohio Supreme Court)
- Magazine article from: Automotive News Freedman, Eric November 10, 1997 700+ words
A sharply divided Ohio Supreme Court has decided that plaintiffs...federal pre-emption. The Ohio Supreme Court is now the sixth state supreme...no airbag" claims. The Ohio Supreme Court disagreed in a majority opinion...
- Trade Secrets And Former Employees: Memorized Client Lists Can Still Be...
- News wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing March 7, 2008 700+ words
...Associates, Inc. v. Martin, the Ohio Supreme Court has determined that a trade...employee. In other words, the Ohio Supreme Court has clarified that a trade...writing or memorized. The Ohio Supreme Court's Decision Robert Martin...
