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Denial of Political Activists’ Access to Grand Jury Materials Upheld
Posted on 3 Apr 2018 by Gabriela Nolen

The Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County recently upheld a trial court decision denying the petitions of political activists (PAs) for release of selected portions of transcripts and exhibits from a grand jury proceeding... Read More

Tags: police misconduct , Cleveland , grand jury , Ohio

Cleveland Sued Over 11 Found Slain At Home
Posted on 8 Dec 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

CLEVELAND - (AP) Families of five of the 11 women whose remains were found in a convicted sex offender's home are suing the city of Cleveland. A wrongful death lawsuit filed Wednesday also names several police officers and an assistant prosecutor... Read More

Tags: Cleveland , wrongful death , sex offender , Litigation , lawsuit , Anthony Sowell

Ohio Judge Drops Newspaper Website Comments Lawsuit
Posted on 4 Jan 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

CLEVELAND - (AP) An Ohio judge taken off a high-profile murder trial has dropped her $50 million lawsuit against a Cleveland newspaper and reached an undisclosed financial settlement with an affiliated company that runs the publication's website,... Read More

Tags: Cuyahoga County , Cleveland , newspaper , Litigation , lawsuit , The Plain Dealer , Shirley Strickland Saffold

Cleveland Browns Fan Sues Over NFL Lockout
Posted on 28 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

CLEVELAND - (AP) A Cleveland Browns fan sued the National Football league and its teams over the player lockout, claiming it violated his contract to buy tickets through his personal seat license.Ken Lanci, a self-made millionaire who ran unsuccessfully... Read More

Tags: Cleveland , seat license , National Football League , Cleveland Browns , fan , Litigation , lawsuit , NFL , lockout , Lanci , millionaire