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Construction Contracts and Acting in Good Faith

The Fifth Appellate District Affirms the Implied Duty to Act in Good Faith in Contract Matters It is well established in Ohio that “public policy dictates that every contract contains an implied duty for the parties to act in good faith and to deal fairly with each other.” Gator...

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Construction Contracts between Subcontractors

Mike Sandner

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Litigation, Michael W. Sandner, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

Subcontractor Dispute Highlights the Significance of Accurate Verbiage in a Construction Contract Between Two Subcontractors. For clients engaged in the construction field, the use of “pay-when-paid” and “pay-if-paid” provisions in construction contract documents is likely a common occurrence. However, a recent decision from the Summit County...

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Licensing Ohio Home Inspectors

Mike Sandner

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Litigation, Michael W. Sandner

Ohio Moves Forward with Licensing for Home Inspectors On January 4, 2019, Governor John Kasich signed into law Ohio’s New Home Inspection Act. Efforts to regulate home inspections, and require licensure for Ohio Home Inspectors has been ongoing for several years, but no legislation ever had...

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OSBA Council of Delegates

Jan Burden

Katrina Wahl, Michael W. Sandner, Press Releases

We are pleased to announce that attorney Mike Sandner has been re-elected, and Katie Wahl has been elected, to represent District 2 in the OSBA Council of Delegates. The Council of Delegates is the OSBA’s own “house of representatives,” with 133 members, proportionally representing each OSBA district...

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Congratulations PSE Attorneys!

Jan Burden

Andrew C. Storar, Katrina Wahl, Michael W. Sandner, Michelle T. Sundgaard, Press Releases, Press Releases

Congratulations to attorneys Mike Sandner for being re-elected to the Council of Delegates, Katie Wahl for being elected to the Council of Delegates at the OSBA District 2 meeting, and Michelle Sundgaard for receiving the OSBA 2018-2019 Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under. ...

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Do You Believe the Value of Your Property is Correct?

Mike Sandner

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Litigation, Michael W. Sandner

If not, you should be aware that the deadline to file Complaints with the County Board of Revision against the valuation of your property is March 31, 2018. Updated real estate tax notices have been sent out, and you should review these for your personal...

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Mike Sandner named Super Lawyer

Jan Burden

Michael W. Sandner, Press Releases

We are pleased to announce that Michael W. Sandner has been selected as a 2019 Ohio Super Lawyer, as published in Ohio Super Lawyers magazine. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research...

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Ohio’s Data Protection Act- What Businesses Need to Know

Mike Sandner

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Litigation, Michael W. Sandner

In November, 2018 Ohio’s Data Protection Act went into effect with the goal of incentivizing businesses that access, maintain, or process “Personal Information” to update their cyber security programs. The “carrot” if you will, comes in the form of immunity for any tort claims brought...

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Contracts: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Mike Sandner

Legal News, Legal News for Individuals, Litigation, Michael W. Sandner

The title of this article, a quote from the Robert Frost poem “Mending Wall” is one I have used frequently in my practice when trying to encourage clients to memorialize agreements in writing. Nonetheless, there are always instances where clients take the position of the...

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Ohio Moves to Enhance Penalties for Distracted Driving

Mike Sandner

Legal News for Individuals, Litigation, Michael W. Sandner, News

Effective October 29, 2018 Ohio’s enhanced penalty for distracted driving went into effect. Under the law, if an offender commits a moving violation while “distracted” and that distraction was a contributing factor to the commission of the violation, the driver is subject to a fine...

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