University of Akron pays $550,000 settlement to PhD students to resolve deceptive-trade-practices claims
AKRON, OHIO—The University of Akron has paid a settlement of $550,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed in 2018 in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas on behalf of twelve PhD
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Supreme Court of Ohio reverses Eighth District; rules that prevailing parties may collect attorney’s fees incurred in defending punitive damages awards on appeal
Yesterday, in a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled in favor of our clients Christina Cruz and Heidi Kaiser, affirming that “prevailing parties who were awarded reasonable attorney
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Summit County court worker sues judge, deputies for attacking him while entering courthouse from employee entrance—Cleveland.com
Curtis Williams II, a licensed psychologist working for a Summit County Common Pleas program to help those with mental illness, accused Probate Court Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer of lying to investigators
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Court social worker sues Akron, Summit County for alleged excessive force in 2020 arrest—Akron Beacon Journal
A court-appointed social worker has filed a federal lawsuit claiming his rights were violated and excessive force was used when he was arrested in September 2020 while trying to access
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