Attorney Profiles
Samuel G. Casolari Jr. Cleveland, Ohio,
| Shareholder Managing Attorney, Cleveland, OH Office | |
| phone | (216) 912-3801 |
| fax | (216) 344-9006 |
| sgcasolari@mdwcg.com | |
Samuel G. Casolari practices in a wide range of areas including premises liability, product liability, employer-related intentional tort, general casualty, professional liability, auto insurance defense, and asbestos litigation. Sam has handled numerous cases defending both clients and insurance customers throughout the state of Ohio in all the major Courts of Common Pleas and Federal District Courts. His experience includes all phases of litigation through trial and the appellate courts throughout the state of Ohio.
Sam is a member of the International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association, Inc. (IALDA). Sam is actively involved in Marshall Dennehey's Amusement, Sports and Entertainment Practice Group and handles matters involving waterparks, amusement parks and rides, roller skating, and other amusement and recreational issues in Ohio.
A graduate of Grove City College, B.A., cum laude, in 1983, Sam later attended the University of Akron School of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1986.
Significant Representative Matters
- Areas of Practice:
- Insurance Defense - Auto
- Insurance Defense - Slip and Fall
- Appellate Work
- Asbestos Litigation
- Products Liability
- Premises Liability
- Trucking & Transportation
- Bar Admissions:
- Ohio, 1986
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1987
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2004
- Education:
- University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio,
1986
J.D. - Grove City College,
1983
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Economics, High Honors
Honors: History, Highest Honors
- Published Works:
- Open, Obvious, & Ohio, Defense Digest, Vol. 16, No. 2, June, 2010
- Two Bites At The Apple, Defense Digest, Vol. 16, No. 2, June, 2010
- Ohio Supreme Court Limits Damages, Defense Digest, Vol. 14, No. 3, September, 2008
- Doing Buiness in Ohio - Some Good News For Pennsylvania Employer, Defense Digest, Vol. 12, No. 3, September, 2006
- Ohio's Continued Tort Reform Adventure: Caps, Seatbelts, Collateral Source, and More, Defense Digest, Vol. 11, No. 3, September, 2005
- Insurer's Beware! Watch Out For Those Assignments When Settling Claims!, Defense Digest, Vol. 11, No. 3, September, 2005
- When An Expert Cannot Be An Expert, Defense Digest, Vol. 10, No. 4, December, 2004
- Intentional Torts and Coverage For Workplace Torts In Ohio, Defense Digest, Vol. 9, No. 4, December, 2003
- The Trend In Construing The Ohio Employer Intentional Tort Exception - A Consistent, Workable Standard Or Confusing, Expansive Quandry?, Defense Digest, Vol. 9, No. 4, December, 2003
- What Goes Around Comes Around: An Ohio Court Allows Evidence Against Plaintiff's Doctor, Defense Digest, Vol. 7, No. 4, August, 2001
- All In The Family - Ohio Recognizes The Right Of Adult Emancipated Children To Recover For Loss Of Parental Consortium, Defense Digest, Vol. 7, No. 3, June, 2001
- When A Picture May Not Be Worth A Thousand Words - Photographic Evidence In Low-Impact Collisions In Ohio, Defense Digest, Vol. 7, No. 2, April, 2001
- Ohio Enters Uncharted Waters, Defense Digest, Vol. 6, No. 6, December, 2000
- Civil Rule 35 Examinations, Law Office Practice Series, Ohio - Chapter Contribution (Co-Author)
- Representative Cases:
- Criss v. Springfield Tp., 538 N.E.2d 406 (Ohio 1989)
- Criss v. Springfield Township, 566 N.E.2d 1232 (Ohio 1991)
- Forste v. Oakview Construction, Inc., 5516 (Ohio 2009)
- McGee v. Lowe's Home CTRS., 4981 (Ohio 2007)
- O'Brien v. Bob Evans Farms, Inc., 6948 (Ohio 2004)
- Davidson v. Forshaw Distribution, Inc., 2869 (Ohio 2004)
- Ruvolo Homovich, 5852 (Ohio 2002)
- Budich v. Reece, 2008-Ohio-3630, 2008-Ohio App., LEXIS 3070 (July 23, 2008)
- Aldridge v. Reckart Equipment Co., 2006-Ohio-4964, 2006-Ohio App. LEXIS 4904, CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. P17579, discretionary appeal not allowed by Aldridge v. Reckart Equipment Co., 2007-Ohio-3699, 2007-Ohio LEXIS 1803 (Ohio, July 25, 2007)
- Caldwell v. Petersburg Stone Co., 2005-Ohio-6793, 2005-Ohio App. LEXIS 6119 (December 16, 2005)
- McGuinea v. Ganley Nissan, Inc., 2005-Ohio-6239, 2005-Ohio App. LEXIS 5629 (November 23, 2005)
- Timothy M. Johnson v. Tim Hundley, 2005-Ohio-6812, 2003-Ohio App. LEXIS 6161 (December 17, 2003)
- Conese v. Nichols, 131 Ohio App. 3d 308; 722 N.E. 2d 541, 1998 Ohio-App. LEXIS 965, 26 Media L. Rep. 1907 (March 13, 1998)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Paralegal Studies, Adjunct Instructor, College of Mt. St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1995 - 1999
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Grove City College Board of Trustees
- Chair, Governance Committee
- Grove City College, 1990 - 2004
- Alumni Council
- Grove City College, 1997 - 1999
- President, Alumni Association
- Grove City College, 1998 - Present
- Trustee
- Grove City College Board of Trustees, 2006 - Present
- Member, Executive Committee
- Marva Collins Prep School, 1996 - Present
- Trustee
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Judicial Administration and Legal Reform Committee
- NRRDA - National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association, Member
- IALDA - International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association, Member









