The Ohio Supreme Court, following a shift in its balance through the election of two new members (see Nov. 7, 2002), has reversed its widely derided 1999 decision in Scott-Pontzer v. Liberty Mutual, which had allowed employees and their families injured on their own time in their own cars to collect from their employers’ auto insurance policies (Oct. 30, 2000; letter, Aug. 1, 2001). Some editorial reactions: Cincinnati Enquirer, Findlay Courier, Dayton Daily News.
Update: Ohio high court reverses Scott-Pontzer
The Ohio Supreme Court, following a shift in its balance through the election of two new members (see Nov. 7, 2002), has reversed its widely derided 1999 decision in Scott-Pontzer v. Liberty Mutual, which had allowed employees and their families injured on their own time in their own cars to collect from their employers’ auto […]
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Ohio med-mal crisis
Discussed by Sydney Smith at MedPundit, with connections to this fall’s races for seats on the state’s high court. For more on the Ohio Supreme Court, see Overlawyered, here, here, here and here, among other places….