Say the words health and transportation and two sets of very distinct images are likely to come to mind. But Akron and Summit County officials are working to change this so that the infrastructure ...

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kay Woods said she didn’t initially plan to enter the legal profession, but once she chose law she decided to focus on bankruptcy because she believed it would allow her to have ...

The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit ...

It’s not uncommon for a police officer to write a traffic ticket or make an arrest, but when an officer helps to pass new stricter animal abuse laws, people are bound to take notice. That’s exactly ...

The 11th District Court of Appeals ruled recently that a defendant was not entitled to a resentencing hearing after his death penalty was modified and reduced to life imprisonment. The appellant, ...

She had two careers, multiple degrees, a passion for service and unending patience and concern for her loved ones—that’s how family and colleagues describe Akron attorney Virginia Ruth Robinson. The ...

The 11th District Court of Appeals recently overruled the appeal of Ronald Dudas, who had challenged the Lake County Court of Common Pleas’ decision denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea to ...

A patient sends a text message to a doctor asking for test results, someone else logs into a medical office portal to read the summary of his/her recent visit. Such actions are now a part of everyday ...

Legal experts say the probate and estate planning practice area has been undergoing a transformation in recent years as the baby boomers age and require a variety of specialized legal services. To ...

Dear Mr. Berko: Every August, we get between $6,000 and $6,500, which comes to us from our renting 240 acres of pastureland in Indiana that we inherited from my uncle. Every year, we intend to put ...

The judgment of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas was recently affirmed when a panel of judges in the 8th District Court of Appeals overruled the appeal of Wayne Lunder on sex offenses. Lunder ...

For some famously progressive colleges in Ohio, a new state law designed to keep transgender women from using women's restrooms at schools is bringing a moment of soul-searching for students, alumni ...