Ohio High Court In Mortgage Case Splits On Retroactive Application Of Class Ban

( March 4, 2026, 3:38 PM EST) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — The entire Ohio Supreme Court agreed that a property owner has standing to sue the prior owner’s lender for failing to timely record the release of the mortgage; however, the high court split on the issue of applying retroactively an amendment to the state’s mortgage-release statute prohibiting classwide collection of damages with the majority finding retroactive application appropriate....