What do Kim Kardashian, Sean Hannity, Laverne Cox, Lena Dunham, and Beyoncé all have in common? Aside from the fact that they are all famous, each of them has posted a picture of a voting ballot in some form to social media (the 2016 phrase to describe this is taking “ballot selfies.”) But is this […]
By Christina Vessels Gun-related violence headlines the news every day, and workplace shootings are, unfortunately, a reality of the times we live in. According to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report, an average of 551 workers per year were killed as a result of work-related homicides, and of that number, approximately 78% of […]
Kentucky’s Court of Appeals recently examined a case involving liability for damages arising out of the pursuit of a fleeing suspect. In Pursifull v. Abner, 2015-CA-000879-MR, 2016 WL 5335515 (Ky. Ct. App. Sept. 23, 2016), a sheriff’s deputy was killed when an individual being pursued by two Kentucky State Police troopers crashed his vehicle into […]
Notes from the Senate SB No. 353 was introduced to prohibit the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, to require that certain property involved in the offense be criminally forfeited, and to create certain legal rights and employment protections of a victim of the offense. For questions or more information on MRR’s Ohio Legislation Updates, […]
Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A. (MRR) is pleased to announce that Patricia Ambrose Rubright has joined the firm’s Cleveland office, where she will work Of Counsel in the Municipal Law Group. Ms. Rubright, who most recently served as Law Director for the City of Akron, Ohio, has over 35 years of experience in public […]
Notes from the House of Representatives HB No. 592 was introduced to subject small business investment companies to the commercial activity tax rather than the financial institutions tax. HB No. 593 was introduced to permit intrastate equity crowdfunding under certain circumstances. Notes from the Senate SB No. 351 was introduced to require health plan issuers […]
The Kentucky Court of Appeals recently issued a decision addressing the type of evidence that should be presented in a jail disciplinary proceeding. In Lawless v. Conover, 2015-CA-000039-MR, 2016 WL 2981580 (Ky. Ct. App. May 20, 2016), an inmate disputed an Adjustment Officer’s (AO) finding that she was guilty of inflicting an injury on a […]
Notes from the House of Representatives HB No. 588 was introduced to enact the Consumer Protection Call Center Act of 2016 to require the Department of Job and Family Services to compile a list of all employers that relocate a call center to a foreign country and to disqualify employers on that list from state […]
Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A. (MRR) is pleased to announce that three attorneys have been named to the 2017 Edition of Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America© list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by […]
Notes from the Senate SB No. 340 was introduced to regulate the use of indemnity provisions in contracts related to public improvements. SB No. 341 was introduced to allow a person who has a concealed handgun license to carry concealed all firearms other than dangerous ordnance or firearms that state or federal law prohibits the […]