Sep 9, 2024 | Articles & Updates
Article by Richard Margulies, Esq. Overview of Reptile Theory A plaintiff’s attorney utilizes reptilian tactics throughout the litigation process in order to shift jurors’ focus to a defendant’s disregard of “safety rules” and away from the applicable standard of...
Sep 4, 2024 | Articles & Updates
Article by Holly Olarczuk-Smith, Esq. Over the summer, the Ohio Supreme Court updated its writing manual to streamline and simplify citation formats. The writing manual, which is widely used as the standard for drafting motions and briefs in Ohio, is in its third...
Aug 28, 2024 | Articles & Updates
Article by Holly Olarczuk-Smith, Esq. On August 22, 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court, in Ackman v. Mercy Health W. Hosp., L.L.C., 2024-Ohio-3159, declined to overturn its prior precedent that a defendant’s years-long active participation in a case does not constitute...
