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...ection 2743.63 of the Revised Code, the court of claims has the same powers to subpoena witnesses, require the production of evidence, and punish for contempt as the court of common pleas.

...Any witness subpoenaed or whose deposition is taken shall receive the same fees and mileage as witnesses are provided under section 119.094 of the Revised Code. The party at whose instance the witness appears or the deposition is taken shall pay the fees and mileage, except that the state may not pay the fees to its own employees.

...(A) The supreme court shall appoint the clerk and deputy clerks of the court of claims who shall be licensed to practice law in the state, to serve at its pleasure. The appointment or removal of the clerk shall be in writing, and entered on the supreme court journal. (B) The supreme court may require the clerk to give a bond in the amount and with the sureties as it directs, conditioned on the faithful discharge of ...

...The supreme court shall: (A) Furnish the clerk of the court of claims with the necessary printing, books, blanks, stationery, and equipment; (B) Fix the compensation to be paid the clerk and deputy clerks, court reporters, secretaries, and clerical personnel employed by the court of of claims.

...If a person brings an action in the court of claims pursuant to section 5903.02 of the Revised Code or section 4323 of the "Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994," 108 Stat. 3149, 38 U.S.C. 4301, et seq., the clerk of the court of claims shall give the action priority on the court of claims' dockets.

...d administratively by the clerk of the court of claims, except that the clerk is not required to administratively determine a civil action of that nature if the civil action was commenced by a person who has been found to be a vexatious litigator under section 2323.52 of the Revised Code and who has failed to obtain leave to proceed under that section and if the clerk refused pursuant to division (D) of sectio...

...No claimant in the court of claims shall be entitled to have his civil action against the state determined by a trial by jury. Parties retain their right to trial by jury in the court of claims of any civil actions not against the state. Jury trials shall be conducted at the court of claims, the court of common pleas of Franklin county, or the court of common pleas of the county in which a removed case is tried. Jur...

...The court of claims shall render its judgments against the state in writing and shall include separate findings of fact and conclusions of law. An opinion, memorandum, or decision stating the judgment and containing separate findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this section. Judgments shall be entered on the journal and the clerk shall certify on the judgment the ...

...The court of claims shall render its decisions as to appeals from decisions of the attorney general pursuant to sections 2743.51 to 2743.72 of the Revised Code in writing and shall include a separate finding for each issue contested upon appeal. Orders as to appeals shall be entered on the journal, and the clerk shall certify on the order the date of journalization and shall send copies of the order and decisio...

...laint or other pleading asserted in the court of claims against the state shall name as defendant each state department, board, office, commission, agency, institution, or other instrumentality whose actions are alleged as the basis of complaint. (B) Upon the filing of the complaint or other pleading requiring service of summons, the clerk of the court of claims shall issue summons to each defendant and the attorney...

...The attorney general or one of his assistants, or special counsel appointed by the attorney general, shall represent the state in all actions against the state permitted by this chapter.

...pproval of the attorney general and the court of claims, may settle or compromise any civil action against the state insofar as the department, board, office, commission, agency, institution, or other instrumentality is named as a defendant; (2) Shall notify the office of risk management in the department of administrative services of any settlement or compromise to allow for the proper reservation of funds. (B) ...

...or any such claim shall be filed in the court of claims until the person, the representative of that person, or the estate of the person asserting the claim has complied with this division. Any compromise by the office of risk management shall be paid from the risk management reserve fund created in section 9.823 of the Revised Code. The acceptance by the claimant of any such compromise or settlement shall be final a...

...No person may commence an action in the court of claims if the transactions, facts, and circumstances giving rise to the action were the subject of a claim of that person decided by the sundry claims board.

...een private parties to a suit. (2) The court of claims, in its discretion, may deny prejudgment interest for any period of undue delay between the commencement of the civil action and the entry of a judgment or determination against the state, for which it finds the claimant to have been responsible. (B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of this section, interest shall be allowed on a judgment or d...

...ering a judgment against the state, the court of claims shall determine and specify in the judgment the department, office, commission, board, agency, institution, or other instrumentality of the state against which a determination of liability has been made. The court of claims shall award compensation for fees to a prevailing party in an action under this chapter in accordance with section 2335.39 of the Revised Co...

...(A)(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the reparations fund, which shall be used only for the following purposes: (a) The payment of awards of reparations that are granted by the attorney general; (b) The compensation of any personnel needed by the attorney general to administer sections 2743.51 to 2743.72 of the Revised Code; (c) The compensation of witnesses as provided in division (J) of sec...

...ppeals from orders and judgments of the court of claims lie to the same courts under the same circumstances, as appeals from the court of common pleas of Franklin county, and the same rules of law govern their determination. The decision of the court of claims with respect to an appeal from a decision of the the attorney general pursuant to sections 2743.51 to 2743.72 of the Revised Code is final, and no appea...

...(A) As used in this section: "Governmental function," "political subdivision," and "proprietary function" have the same meanings as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code. "State agency" has the same meaning as in section 117.01 of the Revised Code. (B) If a shared equipment service agreement is entered into by a contracting lender state agency or political subdivision to lend its capital equipment to a contrac...

...similar specialty as the defendant. The court shall not permit an expert in one medical specialty to testify against a health care provider in another medical specialty unless the expert shows both that the standards of care and practice in the two specialties are similar and that the expert has substantial familiarity between the specialties. (4) If the person is certified in a specialty, the person must be certifi...

...rge or a lesser-included offense by the court or jury involved, and the offense of which the individual was found guilty was an aggravated felony, felony, or misdemeanor. (3) The individual was sentenced to an indefinite or definite term of imprisonment in a state correctional institution for the offense of which the individual was found guilty. (4) The individual's conviction was vacated, dismissed, or reversed on...

...port to the general assembly and to the court of claims.

...asonable travel time incurred to attend court hearings, not exceeding three hours' round-trip for each court hearing, assessed at a rate not exceeding thirty dollars per hour. (G) "Work loss" means loss of income from work that the injured person would have performed if the person had not been injured and expenses reasonably incurred by the person to obtain services in lieu of those the person would have performed...

...of reparations have been met. (B) The court of claims has appellate jurisdiction to order awards of reparations for economic loss arising from criminally injurious conduct, if satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the requirements for an award of reparations have been met. (C) A decision of the attorney general or judgment of the court of claims concerning an OVI violation shall not be used as the...

...(A) For claims for medical, psychological, dental, chiropractic, hospital, physical therapy, and nursing services, the attorney general may audit fee bill payments and adjust fee bill reimbursements in accordance with appropriate cost containment and reimbursement guidelines adopted by the administrator of workers compensation. (B) A medical provider that accepts payment for medical care-related allowable exp...