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Submitted December 16, 2008.
Decided March 25, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Todaro & Wagoner Co., L.P.A., Frank E. Todaro, and Robert J. Wagoner, for appellant.
John C. Nemeth & Associates, David A. Herd, and John C. Nemeth, for appellee.
Livorno & Arnett Co., L.P.A., and Henry A. Arnett, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters.
Robert W. Kerpsack Co., L.P.A., and Robert W. Kerpsack, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association for Justice.
Supreme Court of Ohio.
LANZINGER, J.
{¶ 1} In this case, we are asked to determine whether the "fireman's rule" should be extended to protect independent contractors from liability toward firefighters and police officers for injuries they sustain while in the scope of their employment.
I. Case Background
{¶ 2} Appellant, Ricky Torchik, had been a deputy sheriff for Ross County for over ten years on February 4, 2003. That...
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