The Judges of the Clermont County Common Pleas Court will from time to time post in PDF format decisions that have value as precedent or are of interest to the general public. These postings will generally occur before there is any review on appeal of these decisions.
CIVIL ISSUES
Product Liability
Judge Haddad-Decision in civil case alleging defective product, motion for partial summary judgment, application of Consumer Sales Practices Act, Deceptive Trade Practices Act, class action, 2011-Ohio-948, (January 24, 2011)
Public Records
Judge Haddad-Decision of public records law regarding police records in Pierce Township (August 4, 2011)
Jurisdiction
Judge McBride-Decision on post-dismissal enforcement of settlement terms (November 28, 2011)
Partnerships
Judge McBride-Decision on partnership dissolution and winding up, distribution of partnership assests, accounting, receivership (January 20, 2012)
Negligence
Judge McBride-Decision on summary judgment, negligence--slip and fall, ice and snow in apartment parking lot, open and obvious doctrine (February 13, 2012)
Civil Procedure
---Summary Judgment
Judge McBride-Decision on motion for summary judgment, Civil Rule 56 standards, affidavits, quiet enjoyment (December 5, 2011)
Judge McBride-Decision on summary judgment, Civil Rule 56 standards, liability, comparative negligence, insurance coverage, choice of laws (January 13, 2012)
Judge McBride-Decision on summary judgment, summary judgment standards, negligence--slip and fall, ice and snow in apartment parking lot, open and obvious doctrine (February 13, 2012)
CRIMINAL ISSUES
Experts
Judge McBride-Decision in criminal case on motion in limine regarding expert testimony on fingerprint indentification Daubert test (January 31, 2011)
Post Conviction Relief
Judge McBride-Decision on petition for post conviction relief, timeliness for jurisdiction (December 1, 2011)
Judge McBride-Decision on petition for post-conviction relief, federal and state, habeas, filing deadlines (January 23, 2012)
Sentencing
Judge McBride-Decision on merger of allied offenses for sentencing purposes (November 9, 2011)