Supreme Court case announcements, 10/5/16

Today the Court issued miscellaneous orders and accepted four new cases for review.

Arbitration award vacated due to "evident partiality" of the arbitrator

Bear with me as I catch up on decisions announced over the last week, as I was in trial.

The Twelfth District in City of Mason v. Mason Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 4049 has vacated an arbitration award in favor of the union due to the "evident partiality" of the arbitrator, based on the arbitrator's role as executive director of a union-advocacy group.

Norwood pot decriminalization initiative won't be on the ballot

The Court has denied a writ of mandamus which sought to compel the Hamilton County Board of Elections to place on the November ballot an initiative that would effectively decriminalize the use of marijuana--sorry, "marihuana"--in the City of Norwood, an enclave of Cincinnati.

Conviction reversed for Miranda violation

In State v. Miller the Fifth District reversed a conviction for violation of the Fifth Amendment right to counsel.

Can a trial court sua sponte dismiss a claim on the basis of res judicata?

Today the Ninth District says no.

Can a trial court sua sponte dismiss a claim on the basis of res judicata?

Today the Ninth District says no.

Medical marijuana rule adopted

Today the Court announced an amendment to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.2, which clarifies the propriety of advising clients with respect to Ohio's medical marijuana law, which went into effect earlier this month. Kudos to the Court for moving quickly to amend the rule after the Board of Professional Conduct last month issued an advisory opinion indicating that such counseling was impermissible.