The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit ...

The Summit County Court of Common Pleas was bustling last Friday with high school students from 11 different area schools for the Ohio Mock Trial Competition, sponsored locally by the Akron Bar ...

Court rules man responsible for FBI informant's death will be resentenced ANNIE YAMSON Special to the Legal News Published: August 7, 2014 A Cleveland man convicted of the murder of an FBI informant ...

As a child Casey Weinstein started a neighborhood trash pickup organization; as a young adult he served in the United States Air Force, where he worked to keep government data safe from hackers along ...

Getting medical records can be time-consuming and expensive for everyone. But few lawyers (and fewer medical providers) know that federal law now limits how much a provider can charge for records. And ...

Akron Fire Chief Ed Hiltbrand to retire SHERRY KARABIN Legal News Reporter Published: September 2, 2016 When Edward Hiltbrand first joined the Akron Fire Department in 1985, he said he had no idea ...

Longtime attorney/educator Robert E. Mohler remembered SHERRY KARABIN Legal News Reporter Published: August 11, 2015 There’s a saying that goes, “If you live long enough, you will see everything.” ...

In an opinion released recently, the 12th District Court of Appeals affirmed a trail court ruling in a case involving a man who stabbed his drug dealer to death and burned his house down in an attempt ...

Family/friends pay tribute to Brennan Manna Diamond cofounder SHERRY KARABIN Legal News Reporter Published: December 7, 2018 At 6 feet 6 inches and wearing a white cowboy hat, Brennan Manna Diamond co ...

Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvals WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed executive orders recently intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear ...

AKRON––For those living with long-term mental illness and their families, the supports and services can be difficult to navigate. Summit County Probate Court’s New Day Court, the first of its kind in ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Imagine finding out your friends hosted a dinner party and didn't invite you, or that you were passed over for a job you were excited about. These moments hurt, and people often ...