Browse Ohio Court of Appeals's 2025 caseload. 25 opinions with AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Ohio Court Affirms Jurisdiction to Enforce Foreign Divorce and Support Orders
Mahbub v. Mahbub, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Mahbub, sought to enforce a foreign divorce decree and related support orde...
Ohio Court Affirms Medical Board's License Suspension for Improper Prescribing
State ex rel. Reigert v. State Med. Bd. of Ohio, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a physician, challenged the Ohio Medical Boa...
Breach of Contract Claim Fails Due to Lack of Evidence
DeJanovic v. Kashat, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, DeJanovic, sued the defendant, Kashat, for breach of contract and unjust...
Sheriff's redactions of investigatory records upheld under Public Records Act
State ex rel. Claypool v. Geauga Cty., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holdin...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Motion to Suppress Drug Evidence
State v. Santiago, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress ...
Dog bite sign sufficient warning, court rules
Burgett v. SD Orrville, L.L.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Burgett, sued the defendant, SD Orrville, L.L.C., for injurie...
Ohio Appeals Court Reverses "No-Knock" Warrant for Lack of Probable Cause
In re L.M., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by sufficient probabl...
Appellate Court Affirms Business Valuation and Property Division in Divorce
Kennat v. Kennat, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The case involves a dispute over the division of marital property, specifically a business inte...
Public figure plaintiff fails to prove actual malice in defamation case
Kiltau v. Pugh, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kiltau, sued the defendant, Pugh, for defamation after Pugh posted allegedly ...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor
State v. Beauford, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception, conviction affirmed
State v. Foster, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress ev...
Evidence of prior domestic violence admissible to prove intent
State v. McIntyre, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, McIntyre, was convicted of domestic violence. He appealed, arguing that th...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Scott, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's ...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Lacked Probable Cause, Court Rules
State v. Stafford, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained...
Marijuana smell provides probable cause for vehicle search in Ohio
State v. Thomas, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress ev...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Suppression of Warrantless Vehicle Search Evidence
State v. Webster, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained ...
Warrantless vehicle search suppressed due to lack of probable cause
State v. Yost, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fro...
Landlord's acceptance of rent waives no-pet clause, court rules
Storm Kings, L.L.C. v. Shumaker, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a landlord's attempt to evict a tenant for allege...
Ohio Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Gynecology Clinic in Malpractice Case
Wu v. Reproductive Gynecology, L.L.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wu, sued Reproductive Gynecology, L.L.C. (RGL) for med...
City zoning ordinance banning short-term rentals upheld
Broadview Hts. v. Vukotic, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the City of Broadview Heights could enforce a z...
Ohio Court of Appeals: No-Knock Warrant Lacked Probable Cause
In re R.T., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by sufficient pr...
Teacher's discrimination and retaliation claims against school district affirmed
Johnson v. Cleveland Metro. School Dist., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former teacher, sued the school district alleging...
Court finds vehicle transfer to son was fraudulent conveyance
M.L.H. v. S.R.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a father's "gift" of a vehicle to his adult son was a...
Zoning ordinance prohibiting ADUs upheld; no unconstitutional taking found
Olmsted Twp. v. Campanalie, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals reviewed a dispute over a zoning ordinance that prohib...
Ohio Court Affirms Suppression of Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Search
State v. Brown, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fr...
CaseLawBrief tracks 25 opinions from Ohio Court of Appeals in 2025. This includes published and unpublished decisions.
The most common legal topics were: Fourth Amendment Search And Seizure (11 cases), Automobile Exception To Warrant Requirement (6 cases), Warrantless Vehicle Searches (5 cases), Probable Cause For Search Warrants (3 cases), Probable Cause Standard (3 cases).
Outcomes: Plaintiff Win: 2, Defendant Win: 21, Reversed: 1, Affirmed: 1.