State ex rel. Harm Reduction Ohio v. OneOhio Recovery Found.

Citations

• 172 Ohio St. 3d 523
• 225 N.E.3d 918
• 2023 Ohio 1547

Syllabus

Mandamus—Public-records requests—Considering totality of factors, nonprofit foundation established to allocate Ohio's share of settlement proceeds of national opioid litigation is functional equivalent of a public office for purposes of Public Records Act—Requester demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that it has clear legal right of access to requested records and that foundation has clear legal duty to provide access—Writ granted, requests for statutory damages and attorney fees denied, and court costs awarded.