Patricia Ambrose Rubright Joins Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A.: Experienced Litigator Assumes Of Counsel Role in Firm’s Cleveland Office

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…

MRR Ohio Legislative Updates: August 26 – September 8, 2016

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…

Kentucky’s Court of Appeals Says Jail Surveillance Video Should be Made Part of Administrative Record

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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…

MRR Ohio Legislative Updates: August 12 – August 25, 2016

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…

Raskin, McLandrich, and Pollock Named to 2017 “The Best Lawyers in America”© List

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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…

MRR Ohio Legislative Updates: July 15 – July 28, 2016

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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…

MRR Ohio Legislative Updates: June 17 – July 14, 2016

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Notes from the House of Representatives HB No. 583 was introduced to remove any requirement under the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Law that public employees join or pay dues to any employee organization, to prohibit public employers…

Two MRR Attorneys Set to Speak at OACTA Seminar

On August 26, 2016, at the Quest Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio, two MRR attorneys will serve as seminar speakers at the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA) continuing legal education program, "Governmental Liability Seminar." Jeffrey…

Law Enforcement Blog – Birchfield v. North Dakota: How it Affects OVI Prosecutions under the U.S. Constitution and Ohio Law

The collection and analysis of a person's breath, blood, or urine is considered a "search" under the Fourth Amendment, meaning that this collection and analysis is only constitutional if a warrant is first obtained, or if any of the well-established…

MRR Article: The Supreme Court of Ohio Confirms the Open Meetings Act Extends to Electronic Communications

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Recently the Supreme Court of Ohio was tasked with determining whether a series of emails between and among a majority of the members of a public body qualifies as a meeting for the purposes of Ohio's Open Meetings Act (R.C. § 121.22 ). The…