Watson Horse Farms v. Avena — Defamation claim survives Ohio’s anti-SLAPP review
Case Watson Horse Farms, LLC, et al. v. Taniya Avena, et al. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth District Judge
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Jimenez Guifarro — Reversed refusal to make Special Immigrant Juvenile findings
Case Felix Joel Jimenez Guifarro v. Nixi Nicole Mendoza Mejia Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Stark County
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Miller v. Bellofatto — affirmed summary judgment requiring removal of an outbuilding that violated subdivision covenants
Case Terry W. Miller, et al. v. Charles P. Bellofatto, et al. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District,
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Ross v. Ross — Affirmed a civil stalking protection order based on threatening social-media videos
Case Justin R. Ross v. Vanessa L. Ross Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Licking County Judge William
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State v. Cottrell — Successive postconviction challenge was jurisdictionally barred
Case State of Ohio v. Chiron Cottrell Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge Andrew J. King (elected
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State v. Harris — Fifth District upholds 12-month prison term after repeated community-control violations
Case State of Ohio v. Russell Harris Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge Andrew J. King (elected
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In re A.H. — Court upheld delinquency adjudications for rape and gross sexual imposition
Case In re A.H. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge Andrew J. King; Robert G. Montgomery; Kevin
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State ex rel. Conway v. Muskingum County Adult and Child Protective Services — Court dismisses mandamus action seeking confidential foster-care records
Case State ex rel. Randall W. Conway v. Muskingum County Adult and Child Protective Services, et al. Court Ohio Court
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State v. Hinton — affirmed post-release control despite omission of the statutory minimum term
Case State of Ohio v. Seth Walter Hinton Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Ashland County Judge William
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State v. Cosavage — Affirmed denial of post-sentence motion to withdraw guilty plea
Case State of Ohio v. Floyd J. Cosavage, Jr. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge William B.
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State v. King — Reversed sex-offender classification and ordered a factual consent determination
Case State of Ohio v. Aden S. King Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Guernsey County Judge William
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Rudy v. Apple Valley Property Owners Assn. — Short-term rentals did not violate residential-use covenant, and HOA could not ban them through bylaws
Case Alan T. Rudy, et al. v. Apple Valley Property Owners Association Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District
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Estate of Burnett — affirmed attorney-fee award where executor failed to provide hearing transcript
Case In re Estate of Danny Lee Burnett, Sr., aka Danny L. Burnett, Dan Burnett Court Ohio Court of Appeals,
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State v. Stutler — Affirmed denial of unsupervised community privileges for insanity acquittee
Case State of Ohio v. Jeremy Stutler Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Stark County Judge Kevin W.
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State v. Mason — Affirmed denial of untimely postconviction petition and summary-judgment motion
Case State of Ohio v. Troy A. Mason Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Muskingum County Judge Craig
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Carver v. Carver — Affirmed contempt finding for improperly claiming a child as a tax dependent
Case Chad A. Carver v. Amanda Carver Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth District Judge Robert G. Montgomery (elected 2025)
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In re N.T. — Fifth District affirms abuse, neglect, and dependency findings involving two children
Case In the Matter of: N.T. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge Robert G. Montgomery (elected 2025)
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Roush v. Blazek — Affirmed a defense verdict in a legal-malpractice case
Case Frances Roush, et al. v. James N. Blazek Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Coshocton County Judge
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In re Z.J. — Appeal dismissed because the former alleged father lacked standing
Case In re Z.J. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth District Judge Robert G. Montgomery (elected 2025) Date Decided July
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Artex Minerals v. Foraker — Successors of mineral rights holders can challenge defective abandonments
Case Artex Minerals, L.L.C. v. Robert T. Foraker and Kathleen Foraker Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge
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Helfrich v. Hopson — Appellate court partially reverses landlord-tenant damages award, requiring specific testimony and evidence linking damages to tenant conduct
Case Helfrich v. Hopson, 2026-Ohio-2683 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge Popham (elected 2025) Date Decided July
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In re J.S. — Court affirms dismissal of hit-skip charge despite alleged Marsy’s Law violation because failure to notify victim doesn’t invalidate judgment
Case In re J.S., 2026-Ohio-2443 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge Montgomery (elected 2025) Date Decided June
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Webb v. Morning View Delaware — Reversed summary judgment on statute of limitations; 180-day notice period begins when certified notice is sent, not received
Case Webb v. Morning View Delaware, Inc., 2026-Ohio-2441 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge William B. Hoffman
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In re Estate of Jasionowski — Court affirms summary estate administration; holds notice to potential heirs not required
Case In re Estate of James Jasionowski, Deceased Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge Montgomery (elected 2025)