On June 21, 2024, the Ohio Second Appellate District reversed a trial court decision granting plaintiff summary judgment in a residential foreclosure action, finding that a competing lienholder’s discovery request for...more
In Biotricity, Inc. v. DeJohn, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 113216, 2024-Ohio-1593, the Ohio Eighth Appellate District found that the trial court erred by refusing to stay discovery pending a ruling on a motion to compel...more
In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant the defendant summary judgment, finding, among other things, that equitable estoppel was a defense, not affirmative cause of action....more
3/11/2024
/ Appellate Courts ,
Arbitrators ,
Binding Agreements ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Contract Terms ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Fraud ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Signatories ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Summary Judgment ,
Unconscionable Contracts
Conditions Precedent-
In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate Court affirmed in part the trial court’s determination that Defendant breached its contract with Plaintiff disagreeing with Defendant-appellant that Plaintiff failed...more
1/29/2024
/ Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Commercial Arbitration ,
Commercial Contracts ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Counterclaims ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Forfeiture ,
Lack of Jurisdiction ,
Lien Release ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Non-Signatories ,
Summary Judgment
Cincinnati v. PE Alms Hill Realty, LLC, 1st Dist. Hamilton, 2023-Ohio-2784. In this appeal, the First Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant commercial lenders summary judgment on their breach of...more
8/21/2023
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Business Records Exception ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Leases ,
Duty to Mitigate ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Guaranty Claims ,
Motion to Compel ,
Negligence ,
Personal Liability ,
Unconscionable Contracts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has taken its first-ever Clean Water Act (CWA) enforcement action against water pollution by so-called “forever chemicals” from a West Virginia chemical plant. On April...more
5/31/2023
/ Appellate Courts ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
Escrow Accounts ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Implied Contract ,
Over-Time ,
Rate of Pay ,
Unjust Enrichment
Ohio-
Assignee of Contract-
Auto Loan, Inc. v. Sisler, 11th Dist. Portage No. 2022-Ohio-3282.
In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District reversed the trial court’s decision finding that the plaintiff was not an...more
9/23/2022
/ Appellate Courts ,
Assignees ,
Contract Modification ,
Equitable Lien ,
Good Faith ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mortgages ,
Promissory Notes ,
Retail Installment Sales Contracts ,
Statute of Frauds ,
Subrogation ,
Trade Secrets ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Fraudulent Transfer Act Allan v. Allan, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga Nos. 110177, 110179, 2022-Ohio-1488-
In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District reversed the trial court’s decision under the Fraudulent Transfer Act case to...more
5/18/2022
/ Acceptance ,
Appellate Courts ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Auction ,
CSPA ,
Double Recovery ,
FCCPA ,
Foreclosure Sales ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Goods or Services ,
Homeowners Association (HOA) ,
Injunctions ,
Intervention Notices ,
Jury Trial ,
Loans ,
Mortgages ,
Reinstatement ,
Settlement ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Voluntary Dismissals
Ohio-
RESPA Actual Damages-
Miller v. Bank of New York Mellon, 6th Cir. No. 21-1126, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 35755 (Dec. 1, 2021) In this appeal, the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the borrower’s...more
12/14/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Business Interruption ,
Contract Claims ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Exclusions ,
FL Supreme Court ,
Implied Contract ,
Insurance Claims ,
Mortgage Loan Officer ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Property Damage ,
Qualified Written Requests ,
RESPA
Ohio-
Insurance coverage for data breach-
Emoi Servs., LLC v. Owners Ins. Co., 2d Dist. Montgomery No. 29128, 2021-Ohio-3942 In this appeal, the Second Appellate District reversed and remanded the trial court’s...more
11/30/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Comity ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Easements ,
Endorsements ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreclosure Sales ,
Insurance Industry ,
Promissory Notes ,
Ransomware ,
Res Judicata ,
Right of Redemption
Ohio-
Statute of Frauds-
TLOA Acquisitions, L.L.C. v. Unknown Heirs, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 110002, 2021-Ohio-3678-
In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision, agreeing that the...more
10/25/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Creditors ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Final Judgment ,
Foreclosure ,
Jurisdiction ,
Loan Modifications ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Oral Contracts ,
Priority Rules ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Statute of Frauds ,
Tax Certificates
Easement by estoppel-
DeepRock Disposal Solutions, LLC v. Forté Prods., LLC, 4th Dist. Washington No. 20CA15, 2021-Ohio-1436-
In this appeal, the Fourth Appellate District affirmed as modified the trial court’s...more
5/11/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
As-Is Clauses ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Consent ,
Easements ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Estoppel ,
Express Warranty ,
Fraud ,
Pipelines ,
Product Defects ,
Property Owners ,
Used Cars
Loss Mitigation Review Under RESPA Hurst v. Caliber Home Loans, Inc., N.D.Ohio No. 5:19-cv-00315, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51849 (Mar. 19, 2021)
In this matter, the Northern District of Ohio held that a loan servicer did...more
4/2/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration ,
Borrowers ,
CSPA ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Document Productions ,
Good Faith ,
Loss Mitigation ,
Misleading Statements ,
Motion to Compel ,
Oral Contracts ,
Required Documentation ,
RESPA ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Unjust Enrichment
Contract Interpretation McCruter v. Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co., 11th Dist. Lake No. 2019-L-167, 2021-Ohio-472-
In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part the lower court’s...more
3/15/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Binding Contractual Rules ,
Breach of Contract ,
Collaboration ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contempt ,
Contract Terms ,
Corrective Actions ,
Counterclaims ,
Damages ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Divorce ,
Due Dates ,
Duty to Defend ,
Failure to Perform ,
Homeowners ,
Independent Contractors ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investigations ,
Loans ,
Meeting of the Minds ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Mutuality ,
Notice Requirements ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Payment Terms ,
Promissory Notes ,
Standard of Review ,
Summary Judgment ,
Third-Party ,
Trade Secrets
Specific Performance Jad Rentals of Youngstown, LLC v. Cox, 7th Dist. Mahoning No. 19 MA 0096, 2021-Ohio-304-
In this appeal, the Seventh Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision, agreeing that the buyer...more
Statute of Repose-
Wilson v. Durrani, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6827
In this appeal, the Supreme Court of Ohio reversed the lower court’s decision, determining that the plaintiffs’ claims were time-barred because Ohio’s...more
Deceptive Trade Practices Act-
Wooster Floral & Gifts, L.L.C. v. Green Thumb Floral & Garden Ctr., Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-5614-
In this appeal, the Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed the lower court’s decision,...more
12/21/2020
/ Appellate Courts ,
Caveat Emptor ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Regulation X ,
RESPA ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
URLs ,
Waiver of Rights ,
Websites
Objections to Foreign Subpoena-
Byrd v. Lindsay Corp., 7th Dist. Mahoning No. 19 MA 0116, 2020-Ohio-5461-
In this appeal, the Seventh Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision and agreed that the documents...more
12/4/2020
/ Appellate Courts ,
Debt ,
Discovery ,
Email ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
International Litigation ,
Promissory Notes ,
Statute of Frauds ,
Subpoenas ,
Written Agreements
TCPA Government-Debt Exception-
Barr v. Am. Assn. of Political Consultants, ___U.S.___ (2020)
The United States Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, striking down the...more
7/9/2020
/ Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Barr v American Association of Political Consultants Inc ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Content-Based Restrictions ,
Debt Collection ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreclosure ,
Free Speech ,
Government Debt-Exception ,
SCOTUS ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
TCPA