The 10th District Court of Appeals recently ruled that the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency was wrongfully compelled to produce emails that were subject to attorney-client privilege. The decision issued by a three-judge appellate panel reversed the judgment of the Environmental Review Appeals Commission which had ruled to compel the discovery of certain communications between the [...]
The promise of transparency in government has been bandied about during the last several election cycles, both nationally and locally. In keeping with the political movement, a bill that is designed to bring transparency to election campaign financing was reported out of committee in the Ohio Senate last week. “The concept is pretty straightforward,” Sen. [...]
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dr. Erin Kimmerle stands at the head of an open, watery grave and peers down. It’s a sweltering fall day in Tampa, and here’s what she knows about what’s below: It’s the grave of a murder victim. The woman’s body was found in a patch of scrub brush used as an [...]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years a utility that supplies drinking water to Iowa’s capital city has spent millions of dollars to rid its water supply of pollutants that run off farm fields upstream. Finally, exasperated officials filed a lawsuit to force the agricultural counties to clamp down on the runoff. But the state [...]
WASHINGTON — The IRS strikes back: The tax agency reports that the number of identity theft victims plummeted last year after agents struggled for years to combat what has become a multibillion-dollar industry. The number of victims dropped by 46 percent, to 376,000, the IRS said. These taxpayers had their identities stolen by criminals who [...]
NEW YORK — Whenever Donald Trump fumes about “fake news” or labels the press “the enemy of the people,” First Amendment scholar David L. Hudson Jr. hears echoes of other presidents — but a breadth and tone that are entirely new. “Mr. Trump may not know it, but it was Thomas Jefferson who once said, [...]
CATSKILL, N.Y. — Not only did Thomas Cole paint the lush mountain landscapes that inspired the Hudson River School art movement of the 19th century, he also painted on the walls of his home. Lost beneath layers of paint for more than a century, the patterned borders below the ceilings were rediscovered several years ago [...]
As Republicans in Congress took their first stab at dismantling Obamacare this week, members of an Ohio House of Representatives committee took a first look at a bill that proposes the Buckeye State join an interstate Health Care Compact. The agreement among states would allow members to protect individual liberty and personal control over health [...]
Several years ago, social media use was still being debated at law firms — there were concerns of security lapses, breaches of confidentiality and staff wasting valuable time. However, times are changing and engagement with social media has become a functional imperative for all law firms. According to the American Bar Association’s latest technology survey, [...]