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Two Akron muni judges honored community contributions
Two Akron Municipal Court judges recently received accolades for their leadership roles and contributions to the Summit County community.
In February, Judge Ron Cable and Judge David Hamilton were recognized by national organizations for their civic involvement and dedication to creating and expanding programming at the court th ... (full story)
State
Clergy sexual abuse probe targets Catholic church leaders
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church officials suspected of shielding predatory priests for decades and failing to report their crimes to law enforcement.
Louisiana State Police carried out a sweeping search ... (full story)
European court upholds Italy's right to seize prized Greek bronze from Getty Museum, rejects appeal
ROME (AP) — A European court recently upheld Italy's right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, ruling that Italy was justified in trying to reclaim an important part of its cultural heritage and rejecting the museum's appeal.
The European Court of Human Rights, or ECHR, determined th ... (full story)
Bill aims to reduce costs of state's College Credit Plus program
Committee members in the Ohio House of Representatives were scheduled to hear testimony in support of a bipartisan bill that would revise some operations of the College Credit Plus program for middle- and high-school students.
The changes proposed in House Bill 219 will improve the program for eligible students who earn college ... (full story)
Attorney indefinitely suspended for failing to disclose drug conviction
The Supreme Court of Ohio indefinitely suspended an Elyria attorney who failed to self-report a federal felony drug conviction to disciplinary authorities.
James T. Robinson has been under an indefinite suspension from practicing law since 2009. When Robinson notified the Lorain County Bar Association in December 2022 that he wa ... (full story)
Injured worker’s court case seeking additional compensation can proceed
Once an injured employee properly appeals a workers’ compensation claim to a court, a five-year limit on the Ohio Industrial Commission’s oversight of the claim does not impact the court case, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court reversed a Third District Court of Appea ... (full story)
Technology
AI vendors are coming after lawyers. What about confidentiality?
For over a year now, Microsoft has been aggressively selling a generative AI product to lawyers that connects attorneys to OpenAI, the home of ChatGPT’s various iterations. In doing so, the sales folks are generally promising that using their chatbot won’t violate any attorney rules of privacy or confidentiality.
Exc ... (full story)