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States settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion deal
CHICAGO (AP) — Twelve states and Hollywood writers challenging Paramount’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to settle their lawsuits on Sept. 21, effectively paving the way for the $81 billion mega merger to cross the finish line, with some new commitments from the company.
The blockbuster deal will still vast ... (full story)
Proposed data center regulations for Wilmington will not be on November ballot
A citizen initiative to add data center regulations to the city of Wilmington’s zoning code cannot appear on the Nov. 3 general election because the initiative improperly contains a provision allowing private citizens to sue the data centers for zoning violations, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Sept. 18.
A Supreme Court m ... (full story)
Court orders board to clarify decision on financial service company’s tax refund claim
The Supreme Court of Ohio Sept. 16 directed the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) to clarify a decision in which neither the justices nor the parties could determine how the board resolved the taxability of more than $320,000 in sales tax collected in connection with a financial services company’s disbursement-authorization serv ... (full story)
Summit County courthouse debuts first-of-its-kind program in Ohio
Judge Katarina Cook, administrative judge for the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, has rolled out a special program that serves the families of Summit County in a unique way.
Cook, along with the court, has introduced the Children and Parents Empowered (C.A.P.E.) program.
This program helps ensure that every child ... (full story)
Rule does not bar second lawsuit against City for rejecting development plan
The developers of a Sheetz service station can pursue a second lawsuit against the city of Centerville for thwarting its plans to open a new store near an exit ramp to Interstate 675, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Sept. 15.
Litigation between Sheetz and Centerville has moved to federal court, where a judge with the U.S. Distri ... (full story)