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The Ohio Court of Claims lacks jurisdiction to consider and determine appeals from the Attorney General's decisions on attorney fee applications in crime victim reparation cases under R.C. 2743.51 et seq.
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The Court of Claims lacks jurisdiction to review decisions of the attorney general granting or denying payment of attorney fees in connection with an award of reparations filed on behalf of a victim of a crime.
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Writ of mandamus denied where relator already received requested relief.
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Court of Claims — Reparation awards to victims of crimes — Mandamus sought to compel respondents Court of Claims of Ohio, Victims of Crime Division et al., to vacate the Court of Claims orders denying benefits to relator and to pay him benefits — Court of appeals’ dismissal of complaint affirmed.
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Court of Claims of Ohio properly adopted magistrate's decision finding in favor of defendant on plaintiff's negligence claim.
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C. 2743.51;Court of Claims;Victims of Crime;Hearsay;Reparations.
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Mandamus and procedendo sought to compel Court of Claims to rule on merits of relator’s motion for court review of the administrative determination of his claim to recover replacement value of missing property and to compel the Mansfield Correctional Institution to permit him to replace personal property that the prison either lost or destroyed — Court of appeals’ denial of writs affirmed.
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The Court of Claims of Ohio did not abuse its discretion when it permitted and relied on expert testimony regarding potential causes of the plaintiff-appellants injuries, other than surgeon negligence, in the plaintiff-appellants medical negligence action. Even though the defense experts did not state a cause to any degree of reasonable medical probability, the testimony was admissible to contradict expert testimony by the plaintiff-appellants expert that surgeon negligence was the probable cause of her injuries.
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Judgment of Court of Claims of Ohio dismissing appellant's complaint pursuant to Civ.R. 12(B)(6) affirmed.
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The plaintiff filed suit against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections in the Court of Claims of Ohio alleging age and race discrimination pursuant to R.C. Chapter 4112, the Age Discrimination Employment Act of 1967, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Because the claims were barred by their applicable statutes of limitations, the trial court did not err in granting judgment as a matter of law in favor of the defendant.