Case Name: BUDDENBERG v. WEISDACK
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2018-10-24
Citations: 109 N.E.3d 1259
Docket Number: 2018-1209
Parties: BUDDENBERG
v.
WEISDACK
Judges: 
Reporter: North Eastern Reporter 3d
Volume: 109
Pages: 1259–1259

Head Matter:
BUDDENBERG
v.
WEISDACK
2018-1209
Supreme Court of Ohio.
October 24, 2018
CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS
MOTION AND PROCEDURAL RULINGS

Opinion:
Certified Question of State Law, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, No. 1:18-CV-00522. On review of preliminary memoranda. The court will answer the following questions: "Does [R.C.] 2307.60's creation of a civil cause of action for injuries based on a 'criminal act' require an underlying criminal conviction?" "Is a criminal conviction a condition precedent to a civil claim pursuant to [R.C.] 2921.03 ?"
Petitioners shall file their merit brief within 40 days, and the parties shall otherwise proceed in accordance with S.Ct.Prac.R. 9.07 and 16.02 through 16.04.