RISNER v. OHIO DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 2014-0862.

145 Ohio St.3d 55 (2015)

2015-Ohio-4443

RISNER, ADMR., ET AL., APPELLEES, v. OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, APPELLANT, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 29, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas J. Blue , for appellees.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, Eric E. Murphy , State Solicitor, Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor, William C. Becker , Principal Assistant Attorney General, and Amy S. Brown , Associate Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Giorgianni Law, L.L.C., and Paul Giorgianni , urging affirmance for amicus curiae, the Ohio Association for Justice.


{¶ 1} In this case, we are asked to determine whether the Ohio Department of Transportation ("ODOT") may be subject to liability arising from its decisions on improving public-highways.1 We hold that ODOT is immune from liability with respect...

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