March 10th, 2010

Ohio inmate ODs on pills hours before execution - KNDO/KNDU
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Gov. Ted Strickland on Monday postponed the execution of a convicted killer who managed to take an overdose of pills in his death row cell and was found unconscious just hours before he was to be driven to his execution

ES&S will sell voting systems it acquired - Omaha World-Herald
Omaha-based Election Systems & Software has agreed to the federal government s demand that it sell voting systems it acquired in September by buying Premier Election Solutions Inc. The Justice Department on Monday announced the divestiture plan

BP in talks to settle Texas City fine -OSHA memo - Reuters UK
HOUSTON, March 8 (Reuters) - BP Plc ( BP.N ) ( BP.L ) is in talks with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to settle a record fine slapped on the energy giant last year for safety violations at its Texas City, Texas, refinery

Ohio delays execution of inmate who took overdose of pills hours - Los Angeles Times
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Gov. Ted Strickland on Monday postponed the execution of a convicted killer who managed to take an overdose of pills in his death row cell and was found unconscious just hours before he was to be driven to his execution

Execution delayed for inmate who overdoses - MSNBC
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Ted Strickland on Monday postponed the execution of a convicted killer who managed to take an overdose of pills in his death row cell and was found unconscious just hours before he was to be driven to his execution. Lawrence

Lifelock to pay $12 million to settle charges it mislead consumers - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Federal Trade Commission and 35 states, including Ohio, walloped Lifelock today for misleading claims, including its guarantees it could protect consumers from identity theft. The company agreed to pay $12 million to settle charges that it

March 9th, 2010

‘Jet’-setting mobile home residents set to burn mortgage - Bradenton Herald
PALMETTO - Ask just about anyone what their favorite thing is about living in Jet Mobile Home Park, and they ll probably tell you it s their neighbors. It s the people, they re so friendly, said Kortne Lampman, who with her husband, Lee

Woman in Georgia alleges assault - ESPN.com
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — For the second time in a year, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being accused of sexual misconduct, with police investigating him Saturday for an alleged assault at a nightclub in a Georgia college town

March 7th, 2010

Roethlisberger target of Ga. assault investigation - Herald Tribune
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - For the second time in a year, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being accused of sexual misconduct, with a police investigating him Saturday for an alleged assault at a nightclub in a Georgia college town

U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN: Labor works to beat Lowden - Las Vegas Review Journal
When Sue Lowden headed the Santa Fe hotel-casino, management forced a group of workers to shift to part-time status and sign away their health care coverage, said a judge who ruled the company violated fair labor practices. He ordered the Santa Fe to

Ohio government manages only a small cut in payroll; neighboring - Cleveland Plain Dealer
View full size Associated Press file While Gov. Ted Strickland is touting a slight decrease in the state’s payroll, some departments he controls saw increases in their pay last year. COLUMBUS, Ohio - Despite a major budget crisis that state leaders

Steelers, former Miami, Ohio QB Roethlisberger against investigated - Palladium-Item
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) For the second time in a year, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being accused of sexual misconduct, with a police investigating him Saturday for an alleged assault at a nightclub in a Georgia college

March 7th, 2010

Different Groups, Different Deals - Intelligencer
Although the Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling boom has increased profits for some public bodies, groups are finding that the deals they make vary greatly and leave little room for negotiation or outside bids. In the past year, the Wheeling Park

Money machine, strings attached - Herald Tribune
Ken Harney’s e-mail address is kenharney@earthlink.net . Washington Post Writers Group.

Tea Party s precinct project sparks GOP races - Journal-News
HAMILTON The political tempest swirling within the Butler County GOP can be found in a teapot in one west Hamilton neighborhood. It s home to the Governor s Hill subdivision, a county commission candidate; the county coroner s wife; a long

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger faces another sexual misconduct - Minneapolis Star Tribune
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - For the second time in a year, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being accused of sexual misconduct, with a police investigating him Saturday for an alleged assault at a nightclub in a Georgia college town

Steelers QB Accused of Sexual Assault - The Ledger
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | A jovial night of bar-hopping in a central Georgia college town ended in a new allegation against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after a 20-year-old college student told police he sexually assaulted her in a

151st commander carries on family tradition - Charleston Gazette
John McHugh, Jim McHugh’s brother, is battalion commander of the 771st Troop Command Battalion, headquartered at Southridge Centre. In January, Jim McHugh oversaw the transfer of the Taqaddum military base from the U.S. military to Iraq.

NFL: Steelers QB accused of sex assault - Duluth News Tribune
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. For the second time in a year, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being accused of sexual misconduct, with police investigating him Saturday for an alleged assault at a nightclub in a Georgia college town

Legal Issues - Seattle Post Intelligencer
On the surface, it sounds just like any patent-infringement claim against Microsoft: A relatively small technology company files a lawsuit in a plaintiff-friendly court and alleges a giant corporation has violated its patents for years. The

March 7th, 2010

New Case: Steelers QB Investigated For Ga. Assault - NPR News
For the second time in a year, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being accused of sexual misconduct, with police investigating him Saturday for an alleged assault at a nightclub in a Georgia college town. Police in Milledgeville

David Moulton: Mesa continues to leave the door open for Cubs in - Naples Daily News
NAPLES What a joyous time this should be for Tom Ricketts, the new owner of the Chicago Cubs. For a billionaire businessman and lifelong Cubs fan, it was the pinnacle of professional success. Less than 50 days ago, he was hailed as nothing short

Investigators search deputy’s home in case with teen - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Assistant District Attorney Bruce Landgraf said Clark “suffered something of a personal financial implosion” made worse by her gambling Santiago said in a statement that the school will pursue charges against the 13 students and two other

March 6th, 2010

Cops Talk Assault Claim Against Steelers’ Big Ben - CBS 2
A woman is accusing Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault at a club in Georgia early Friday morning. The accusation comes less than a year after another woman filed a civil lawsuit claiming Roethlisberger assaulted her. Police say

Charges are likely in 08 crane deaths - Berkshire Eagle
NEW YORK (AP) — A crane company owner is expected to be charged with manslaughter in a 2008 accident that killed two workers as the top of a 200-foot-tall crane crashed down, a person with knowledge of the investigation said Friday. James Lomma and

Jurors hear from family of slain women - Zanesville Times Recorder
CINCINNATI — Jurors in the trial of an Ohio man charged with killing two teenage girls viewed photos Friday of the remains of two women he pleaded guilty to murdering, as prosecutors attempt to prove a pattern of conduct for the man they have

Clashes led to Ohio firings, discrimination claims - Zanesville Times Recorder
COLUMBUS — Internal pressure was mounting for months ahead of the February firings of the staff of an agency charged with protecting the well-being of Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers. Public records obtained by The Associated Press on

Steelers QB Accused Of Sexual Assault Again - WSB-TV Atlanta
The latest accusation came early Friday in downtown Milledgeville, about 85 miles southeast of Atlanta and about 30 miles south of the lake home the player owns. Roethlisberger, who turned 28 on Tuesday, and two or three friends went to Buffington’s

Ohio jury: Doctor guilty of wife’s cyanide death - Newark Advocate
CLEVELAND — An Ohio doctor accused of lacing his wife’s calcium supplement with cyanide so he could be with his mistress was convicted Friday of aggravated murder. The jury heard weeks of testimony before returning the verdict against Dr. Yazeed

Roethlisberger Accused Of Sexual Assault - ESPN.com
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — A jovial night of bar-hopping in a central Georgia college town ended in a new allegation against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after a 20-year-old college student told police he sexually assaulted her in a

March 5th, 2010

Two More Aides To Former Ohio Attorney General Face Charges - Cleveland News - Fox 8
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two more top aides to former Attorney General Marc Dann have been criminally charged in the wake of investigations that followed Dann’s resignation in 2008. Dann’s Chief of Staff Edgar Simpson and communications chief Leo

Arrest made in killing of Ohio mom holding baby - Chillico Gazette
Court records do not list an attorney for McDavis. He was expected to appear in court on Friday.

Ulmer & Berne Partner Richik Sarkar Appointed to the Board of Managers - PR Inside
Ulmer & Berne LLP recently announced that partner, Richik Sarkar, was appointed to the Board of Managers for the Rainey Institute and the Community Advisory Council for WKSU. The Rainey Institute is dedicated to positive change for Greater Cleveland

March 4th, 2010

Mentor background checks a go - News-Herald.com
It wasn’t pretty, but Mentor City Council approved requiring background checks on those applying or reapplying for city boards and commissions. The 5-2 vote came after a failed attempt to table the matter and a long list of questions from council

March 4th, 2010

Defense rests in Ohio doctor’s cyanide death trial - The Guardian
THOMAS J. SHEERAN= CLEVELAND (AP) The defense in the trial of an Ohio doctor accused of murdering his wife with cyanide has rested without the defendant taking the stand. The attorney for Dr. Yazeed Essa (EE’-suh) told a hushed Cuyahoga County

Cook hopes to succeed Kenerly - Salisbury Post
After graduating from Catawba, Cook attended Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law and earned her Juris Doctor degree. During law school, she interned with the local district attorney’s office, where she prosecuted criminal cases.

Norwalk attorney may face discipline - Morning Journal
Attorney Thomas J. Stoll, who also is a Norwalk city councilman, is scheduled to appear at the court March 12 for a hearing, according to Ohio Supreme Court records. Read more about this case in Thursday s edition of Morning Journal.

2 more aides to ex-Ohio attorney general face criminal charges - Akron Beacon Journal
COLUMBUS: Two more top aides to former Attorney General Marc Dann were criminally charged Tuesday in the wake of investigations that followed Dann’s resignation in 2008. Dann’s former chief of staff Edgar Simpson and former communications chief Leo

Mobile bar movement working for area gays - Cincinnati.com
Donald Caster, a Cincinnati criminal defense, civil rights and employment law attorney, says it’s not clear whether women-only areas in bars are legal. “Under Ohio law, places of public accommodation have to grant patrons the ‘full enjoyment’ of

State tosses conviction over hearing-impaired juror - Sandusky Register
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled a juror with a hearing transcript wasn’t the same as the recording because it lacked key elements, such as the tone of Speer’s voice. During jury selection, Speer’s attorney, Bradley Davis Barbin, asked visiting Judge

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March 4th, 2010

Norwalk attorney may face discipline - Morning Journal
NORWALK The Ohio Supreme Court will consider a disciplinary hearing against a Norwalk attorney who allegedly did not file required paperwork in probate cases. Attorney Thomas J. Stoll, who also is a Norwalk city councilman, is scheduled to appear

Gun permits hit record high in Ohio - Newark Advocate
According to a report released Friday by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Franklin County led the pack while several counties in southwest Ohio ranked in the top six in permits issued. Licking County saw 825 licenses issued in 2009, up from 420 in

Ohio EPA and AK Hearing Today - Main Street Monroe
The draft permit that would be re-issued by the Ohio EPA includes some of the following changes agreed upon by the Ohio Attorney General s Office, which represented the EPA in the appeal, and AK Steel: The contingency monitoring plan will be

Attorney disciplined but keeps law license - LimaOhio.com
LIMA The Ohio Supreme Court placed on hold this week a one-year law license suspension of a local attorney accused of poor bookkeeping and not having malpractice insurance. Lima attorney Nancy Schramski was placed on two years probation and given