Akron, Stow and Barberton municipal courts all have mental health dockets, which provide an alternative to incarceration for individuals with certain mental illnesses who are charged with misdemeanor ...

The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit ...

11.10 Service of In-County Foreclosure Complaints by the Summit County Sheriff and/or his Deputies ...

The day after Christmas, the 9th District Court of Appeals ruled on Joel Covender’s case for the fourth time, clearing the way for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence after he spent over a ...

Growing up in Ashtabula, Ohio, Akron Municipal Court Judge Nicole Walker said she always had a desire to help people who face the biggest challenges in life. While she initially planned to do so as a ...

Say the words health and transportation and two sets of very distinct images are likely to come to mind. But Akron and Summit County officials are working to change this so that the infrastructure ...

A central Ohio state lawmaker seeks to protect the property rights of short-term rental operators throughout Ohio with legislation that would prohibit jurisdictions from imposing regulations on such ...

CLEVELAND–Fisher Phillips, a national labor and employment law firm representing employers, has added Jazmyn J. Stover as a partner in its Cleveland office. Stover advises clients on critical ...

The Champaign County Court of Common Pleas’ decision denying a man’s petition to vacate his convictions was recently affirmed by a panel of three judges in the Second District Court of Appeals. The ...

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kay Woods said she didn’t initially plan to enter the legal profession, but once she chose law she decided to focus on bankruptcy because she believed it would allow her to have ...

Jimmy Johnson, the Pro Football Hall of Fame coach who won two Super Bowls and a college national championship, announced his retirement from Fox Sports after being part of its NFL coverage for most ...