Standards of Review
How Ohio courts of appeals apply de novo, abuse of discretion, sufficiency, and manifest weight review, and how to frame each assignment of error.
Practice topics
Ohio appellate practice,
by topic.
The doctrines that decide appeals, each paired with our analysis of new decisions that apply them.
Final Appealable Orders and Appellate Jurisdiction
When an Ohio trial court order is final and appealable under R.C. 2505.02 and Civ.R. 54(B), and how App.R. 4 sets the clock for the notice of appeal.
Preservation, Waiver, and Plain Error
How Ohio appeals courts treat unpreserved error: forfeiture versus waiver, criminal plain error under Crim.R. 52(B), and the narrow civil plain error rule.
Civil Procedure and Pretrial Rulings on Appeal
How Ohio appellate courts review summary judgment, dismissals, discovery orders, and other pretrial rulings, and what the record must show to win them.
Evidence, Jury Instructions, and Trial Error
How Ohio appellate courts review evidentiary rulings, jury instruction errors, and harmless error, and what trial counsel must do to keep the issue alive.
Criminal Appeals and Sentencing
Ohio criminal appeals: sufficiency versus manifest weight, felony sentencing review under R.C. 2953.08(G)(2), plain error, and appeals by the state.
Administrative and Tax Appeals
Ohio administrative appeals under R.C. Chapters 2506 and 119 and from the Board of Tax Appeals: deadlines, filing traps, and limited second-tier review.
Supreme Court of Ohio Practice and Extraordinary Writs
How cases reach the Supreme Court of Ohio: jurisdictional appeals, certified conflicts, the 45-day deadline, propositions of law, and original actions.
Damages and Remedies
Ohio damages on appeal: statutory caps under R.C. 2315.18 and 2315.21, as-applied challenges, prejudgment interest, remittitur, and staying a judgment.
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