State ex rel. Merrill v. State Department of Natural Resources,130 Ohio St. 3d 30; 2011-Ohio-4612; 955 N.E.2d 935 (Ohio 2011)
Landowners on the south shore of Lake Erie sued the state, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and its director, disputing the rights asserted by ODNR to land up to the high-water mark. The Attorney General’s office, representing the state, decided to litigate the case separately from ODNR, and the Attorney General retained outside counsel…
State ex rel. Cordray v. Marshall, 123 Ohio St. 3d 229, 2009 Ohio 4986; 915 N.E.2d 633; 2009 Ohio LEXIS 2690 (2009)
Defendant Rawlins shot and killed his wife’s lover, was convicted of murder and in 1997 received a sentence of 15 years in prison. He appealed and his conviction was upheld. In 2003, Rawlins filed a motion with Judge William Marshall for relief from judgment of conviction and sentence. Judge Marshall, who had not presided over…
Lavin v. Husted, 689 F.3d 543 (6th Cir. 2012)
Ohio law makes it a crime for state attorney general or county-prosecutor candidates to accept campaign contributions from Medicaid providers or any person with an ownership interest in a Medicaid provider. A number of physicians who were Medicaid providers wanted to contribute to an attorney general candidate, but he returned their contributions. They brought an…
In re Suwinski, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 1247 (S.D. Ohio Bankr. Feb. 27, 2013)
The Attorney General filed a consumer protection complaint against the defendant in September 2010 after a number of consumer complaints. Defendants consented to a permanent injunction, but the court had not issued a decision or finding that the state or consumers are entitled to monetary damages by the time the defendant filed for bankruptcy under…
