Courts in Ohio have been reluctant to create a rule of equalization of peremptory challenges among all parties in multi-defendant cases and therefore, a plaintiff must take control of the situation at the earliest possible stage. In LeFort v. Century 21-Maitland Realty Co., 32 Ohio St.3d 121, 512 N.E.2d 640 (1987), the Ohio Supreme Court […]
Effective March 2012, Ohio adopted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act. As part of the newly enacted statutory scheme, the Ohio legislature included the protective statute, R.C. 1337.36, the stated purpose of which is to protect a vulnerable or incapacitated principal against financial abuse brought upon by the agent acting under the power of attorney. […]
