Employment Law Court Rulings

Over ten years after entry of a judgment, the judgment creditors filed a motion for scire facias to revive the judgment. The trial court denied the motion based on a determination that expiration of the statute of limitations deprived the court of subject matter jurisdiction. On appeal, the…

Objections to magistrate's decision overruled in workers compensation original action brought by injured worker. No abuse of discretion by Industrial Commission of Ohio in denying ongoing psychological counseling recommended by psychologist professional who was not a psychiatrist. Issue of the…

Workers' compensation compensability of injury employer-funded disability payment credit Industrial Commission's authority to amend deputy commissioner's opinion and award issue preservation

Trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellant's employer and the Administrator of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation on the basis of res judicata was improper where one of appellant's prior workers' compensation claims was vacated prior to adjudication and a question of fact exists…