Permanent commercial dockets for business-to-business lawsuits recommended to make Ohio more business friendly
In an effort to "smooth out business fights" and make Ohio "more hospitable to companies," the state established three years ago in its largest four counties an experimental commercial docket program that only handles business-to-business legal disputes, The Plain Dealer reports. As the test program is set to expire July 1, 2012, a report from the Ohio Supreme Court Task Force on Commercial Dockets recommends that the program be continued because it lets judges "accumulate deeper experience in complexities of corporate law," promotes predictable outcomes, and decreases lawsuit delays, among other reasons, the article said. For more, read the full story here and the full report here.
