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...ility shall be determined as follows: (1) In a tort action in which the trier of fact determines that two or more persons proximately caused the same injury or loss to person or property or the same wrongful death and in which the trier of fact determines that more than fifty per cent of the tortious conduct is attributable to one defendant, that defendant shall be jointly and severally liable in tort for all compen...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Leased motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is the subject of a lease agreement governed by Chapter 4901:2-3 of the Ohio Administrative Code or 49 C.F.R. 1057. (2) "Nontrucking activity," as used in relation to the operation of a leased motor vehicle, means any of the following: (a) Any operation of the leased motor vehicle that is not for the benefit of the lessee; (b) Any ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Child stealing crime" means a violation of sections 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.03, and 2919.23 of the Revised Code or section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to the effective date of this amendment. (2) "Minor" means a person under eighteen years of age. (3) "Parental or guardianship interest" means that a parent of a minor is the residential parent and legal custodian...

...less either of the following applies: (1) At the time of that sexual conduct or sexual contact, the plaintiff was the spouse of the mental health professional. (2) The mental health professional proves by a preponderance of the evidence all of the following: (a) At the time of the sexual conduct or sexual contact, the plaintiff was not emotionally dependent upon the mental health professional. (b) The plaintiff d...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Compensation" means money, thing of value, or financial benefit. "Compensation" does not include bail, fines, or court costs. (2) "Critical infrastructure facility" has the same meaning as in section 2911.21 of the Revised Code. (3) "Organization" has the same meaning as in section 2901.23 of the Revised Code. (B) An owner or operator of a critical infrastructure facility may...

...g, but not limited to, the following: (1) The nature and magnitude of the risks of harm associated with that design or formulation in light of the intended and reasonably foreseeable uses, modifications, or alterations of the product; (2) The likely awareness of product users, whether based on warnings, general knowledge, or otherwise, of those risks of harm; (3) The likelihood that that design or formulation...

...at either of the following applies: (1) The supplier in question was negligent and that, negligence was a proximate cause of harm for which the claimant seeks to recover compensatory damages; (2) The product in question did not conform, when it left the control of the supplier in question, to a representation made by that supplier, and that representation and the failure to conform to it were a proximate ca...

...eral assembly in enacting section 2307.81 of the Revised Code to benefit all the citizens of this state and protect the vitality of the agricultural and aquacultural economy by providing a cause of action for producers of perishable agricultural and aquacultural food products to recover damages for the disparagement of such food products. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Disparagement" means the dissemination to t...

...l mischief in violation of division (A)(1) of section 2909.07 of the Revised Code if all of the following apply: (1) The person knowingly and with purpose to diminish the value or enjoyment of the residential real property moves, defaces, damages, destroys, or otherwise improperly tampers with the person's own residential real property. (2) The residential real property is subject to a mortgage. (3) The person has...

...y Act." (B) As used in this section: (1) "Foreign jurisdiction" means a state other than Ohio. (2) "Foreign subpoena" means a subpoena issued under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction. (3) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, age...

...e plaintiff did any of the following: (1) Obtained a reasonably timely review of the merits of the particular claim by a qualified medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic expert, as appropriate; (2) Reasonably relied upon the results of that review in supporting the assertion of the particular claim; (3) Had an opportunity to conduct a pre-suit investigation or was afforded by the defendant full and timely di...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Health care provider-sponsored organization" means an entity that is sponsored by hospitals, physician groups, other licensed health care providers, or any combination of hospitals, physician groups, or other licensed health care providers that are affiliated through common ownership or control and share financial risk for the purpose of delivering health care services. (2) "Inju...

..., either of the following may occur: (1) The local political subdivision may request, by motion or resolution, or by other means, that the county prosecuting attorney file a motion with the court for the sale of the property. (2) Upon receiving such a request, or upon the prosecuting attorney's own motion, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the action was filed may file a motion with the court for aut...

...as the same meaning as in section 3953.01 of the Revised Code. (B) In every action demanding the judicial sale of residential real estate consisting of one to four single-family units, the party seeking that judicial sale shall file with the clerk of the court of common pleas within fourteen days after filing the pleadings requesting relief a preliminary judicial report on a form that is approved by the depar...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "State lien" means a lien upon real estate, including lands and tenements, of persons indebted to the state for debt, taxes, or in any other manner recorded by a state agency in any office of the clerk of a county court or the county recorder. (2) "State lienholder" means the department, agency, or other division of the state in whose name a state lien has been filed or record...

...(A)(1) In every action demanding the judicial or execution sale of residential property, if the judgment creditor is the purchaser at the sale, the purchaser shall not be required to make a sale deposit. All other purchasers shall make a sale deposit as follows: (a) If the appraised value of the residential property is less than or equal to ten thousand dollars, the deposit shall be two thousand dollars. (b) If the...

...ed by a mortgage on the premises. (B) (1) When a residential property is ordered to be sold pursuant to a residential mortgage loan foreclosure action, if the property remains unsold after the first auction, then a second auction shall be held and the property shall be sold to the highest bidder without regard to the minimum bid requirement in section 2329.20 of the Revised Code, but subject to section 2329.21 of th...

...(A) Division (A)(1) of section 2329.66 of the Revised Code does not: (1) Extend to a judgment rendered on a mortgage executed, or security interest given on real or personal property by a debtor or to a claim for less than four hundred dollars for manual work or labor; (2) Impair the lien, by mortgage or otherwise, of the vendor for the purchase money of real or personal property that the debtor or a depende...

...n country judgment is not conclusive: (1) The judgment was rendered under a system that does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures that are compatible with the requirements of the due process of law; (2) Subject to divisions (C) and (D) of this section, the foreign court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant; (3) The foreign court did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter. (C) A fo...

...s otherwise provided in section 2335.061 of the Revised Code, each witness in civil cases shall receive the following fees: (1) Twelve dollars for each full day's attendance and six dollars for each half day's attendance at a court of record, mayor's court, or before a person authorized to take depositions, to be taxed in the bill of costs. Each witness shall also receive reimbursement for each mile necessari...

...nd entered as provided by sections 2335.18 to 2335.23 of the Revised Code may be collected by the process provided by those sections. (B)(1) The clerk of a court may enter into contracts with one or more public agencies or private vendors for the collection of amounts due under judgments for costs. The contracts shall comply with division (B)(2) of this section. The amounts may include any interest that also is due ...

...e of the supreme court pursuant to Rule 14 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio. (C) For the period during which a court of appeals operates in a temporary location pursuant to division (A) of this section, the court shall continue to have the territorial jurisdiction set forth in section 2501.01 of the Revised Code and the court shall have jurisdiction to hear actions and conduct proceedings the s...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Substantial right" means a right that the United States Constitution, the Ohio Constitution, a statute, the common law, or a rule of procedure entitles a person to enforce or protect. (2) "Special proceeding" means an action or proceeding that is specially created by statute and that prior to 1853 was not denoted as an action at law or a suit in equity. (3) "Provisional remedy...

...overed by division (A) of section 2506.01 of the Revised Code shall proceed as in the trial of a civil action, but the court shall be confined to the transcript filed under section 2506.02 of the Revised Code unless it appears, on the face of that transcript or by affidavit filed by the appellant, that one of the following applies: (1) The transcript does not contain a report of all evidence admitted or proffered...

...(A)(1) Except as modified by this section and sections 2506.06 to 2506.08 of the Revised Code, every final order, adjudication, or decision of any officer, tribunal, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, or other division of any political subdivision of the state denying an application for, or suspending or revoking, a license or permit to locate or operate an adult entertainment establishment, as defined...