Archive for May, 2020

Over the past few days, Governor DeWine has continued his approach of reopening Ohio in stages by announcing the reopening of the following businesses and services: May 15: In addition to restaurants (outside dining) and personal services, such as hair salons, nail salons, barbershops, and tanning facilities, tattoo and massage parlors are authorized to reopen,…

The Ohio Supreme Court issued a significant opinion yesterday holding an auto insurance policy void ab initio (void from the beginning) for a misrepresentation on an insurance application in Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Pusser, 2020-Ohio-2778.  The insured represented on her application that she was the only member of her household.  In fact, the…