Siferd’s Ohio Law Blog
Lima, Ohio Legal Commentary Blog
This blog is the work of Richard E. Siferd and contains his opinions – which are sometimes right and sometimes wrong. It is dedicated to the judges and lawyers who are fair-minded and try to seek justice in an imperfect system.
Blog Posts
Redistricting in Ohio is a Joke
In my opinion the failure of Justice Dewine, a Republican, to recuse himself from the redistricting dispute is a sad commentary on the state of the Republican Party in Ohio.
Garland And The Department of Justice
I am awaiting the difficult cases arising from January 6th. The hallowed DOJ and the eminent Judge Garland have disappointed me.
I Disagree – Pelletier v. Campbell, 153 Ohio St3d 611, 2018-Ohio-2121
In this case the Ohio Supreme Court determined that a municipality was not liable for injury to a motorist due to an obscured stop sign. Traveling on a street, Pelletier drove through a stop sign, hit another vehicle, and was injured. She did not see the stop sign,...
Bar Serves a Drunk, Drunk Drives and Seriously Injures Person, Bar Not Liable. — Not Fair
This is another one of those Ohio Supreme Court cases that I find hard to swallow. Johnson v. Montgomery, 2017-Ohio-1472.
You Are Not Worth Much – Damage Caps in Ohio
The Ohio Supreme Court tells us that the life of an Ohio citizen is not worth much. Your daughter is raped repeatedly by a serial rapist.
The Nightmare Called Electronic Filing
Electronic filing, or for that matter, any filing has become an exercise in how to get through a corn maze.
The Arbitration Scam
How can a large corporation which defrauds, cheats, and steals from people avoid getting sued in court? It sticks a clause into the “agreement” that any dispute has to be arbitrated.
The Unintended Consequences of Citizens United v. Fec, or Be Careful What You Wish For
The United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC was perceived as a victory for conservatives.
What Are the Best Courts in Ohio?
A recent case decided by the Ohio Supreme Court caught my eye. In Hoyle v. DTJ Enterprises, Inc. 2015-Ohio-843 the issue was insurance coverage, and who contributes to Supreme Court races.
The Problem with The Death Penalty
In the abstract most people favor the death penalty. Everyone can remember or imagine a homicide where the perpetrator deserved or deserves to die.