Evaluating the Ohio Supreme Court

Most employers realize the great power the Ohio General Assembly has to affect their tax rates, workers’ compensation premiums, health care costs, and more. But many fail to understand that the seven elected members of the Ohio Supreme Court have a similar ability to impact the state’s business climate.

In 1995, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce began evaluating the decisions of the Court and attempting to determine whether or not Ohio employers – and, by extension, Ohio’s economy – were being treated fairly the Supreme Court.

That year, the Ohio Chamber’s first Business Evaluation of the Ohio Supreme Court was published, examining cases in eight categories of business law that affect consumer and business costs: employment, environmental, insurance, medical malpractice, products liability, tax, general tort, and workers’ compensation law. The initial study revealed that the Court was more likely to do harm than good to Ohio’s economy.

Today, the Business Evaluation of the Ohio Supreme Court is regularly updated by the Ohio Chamber. In order to achieve objectivity and consistency throughout the process, strict criteria govern which cases are selected. Cases are chosen for inclusion by legal experts in each of the eight categories of law.

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