An injunction is a court order requiring the parties to whom it is addressed (the enjoined parties) not to engage in certain activity (a prohibitory injunction) or to engage in certain activity (an affirmative injunction), and is usually designed to maintain the current state of things (the status quo).
In Ohio, an injunction is a legal remedy that can be issued by a court to require a party to either refrain from specific acts (prohibitory injunction) or to perform specific acts (affirmative injunction). The purpose of an injunction is often to maintain the status quo or to prevent irreparable harm from occurring while a legal dispute is resolved. To obtain an injunction in Ohio, the party seeking the injunction must typically demonstrate that they are likely to succeed on the merits of the case, that they are likely to suffer irreparable harm without the injunction, that the harm to the applicant outweighs the harm that the injunction may cause the opposing party, and that the injunction would not disserve the public interest. Ohio courts can issue temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and permanent injunctions, depending on the stage of the case and the immediacy and severity of the harm to be prevented.