[justlurking]

It would be an interesting negotiable instruments case.

Not at all. A lottery ticket is a bearer instrument until it is signed.

The Texas Lottery says it right on the back of the ticket:

"Unsigned tickets could be claimed by whoever possess the ticket."

I presume the Ohio lottery is similar. If so, the attorney should be disciplined by the state bar association for even taking the case.

[longtermmemmory]

there is case law about lost endorsed checks. I am not saying she would have a good case, just A case.

[damper99]

If you had the opportunity to see on TV her lawyer Sheldon Stark, he didn't come across as the brightest bulb on the string. Plus, he struck me as someone that is really slimy...probably tops in his profession in Cleveland, now that I think about it. He was out to grab some winnings as much as she was, IMO.