In the case of State ex rel. Ames v. Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews, 2022-Ohio-3990, the Ohio Supreme Court held that (1) a governmental risk-sharing pool providing legal services to a public body may be subject to public record requests and (2) a court is required to conduct an in camera review of law firm invoices for legal services rendered to a public body to determine whether attorney-client privilege redactions are needed. As a result, the Ohio Supreme Court remanded the case back to the appellate court for further review.
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UPDATE: To read the blog of the appellate court’s decision on remand, click here.
Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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