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In reply to the discussion: Ohio Bank Still REFUSING TO PAY For STEALING Everything From Woman's Home [View all]greatlaurel
(2,020 posts)Ohio AG Mike Dewine is too busy harassing a dying man and his spouse to actually look out for Ohio citizens who need help.
This woman will most likely get little if any compensation. Ohio passed tort reform using the hype over the McDonald's hot coffee law suit, so any compensation she would get from a lawsuit is strictly limited under state law. If any Ohio attorneys know what the limits are, please correct me if I am wrong.
Meanwhile, how do you put your life back together after having everything stolen? Clothing, kitchen utensils, a bed and blankets etc... how do you replace all that to get up and operating again? Just getting clothing to go to your job is a major expense. This bank president should be falling all over himself to make this right. Because it is a small town in southeastern Ohio, he knows he is one of the most important people in town, so nothing will happen to him. Is he closely tied to the local coal industry? I'll bet he is. Those people can do no wrong in this neck of the woods. I know Wellston and Jackson County. This poor woman had better watch her back.
The Jackson County law enforcement is notorious for corruption. That can be said of about every sheriff's department in Ohio. Ohio is one of the very few home rule states which means there is no state oversight on local authorities. Home rule is an open invitation for corruption at the local government level. Thus, Ohio has become notorious for our corrupt members of Congress. The ones that stay at the state legislature level never get the federal oversight that will put them in jail. Although, we currently have a member of the state legislature who is under federal investigation (Beck, if I remember correctly) for financial fraud that could land him in jail.