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For the ninth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers announced the “Best Law Firms” rankings. And McGown & Markling is very proud to remain among the select few law firms to receive a Tier 1 Ranking by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in “Education Law” for every year […]
In the case of Ohio High School Athletic Assn. v. Ruehlman, Slip Opinion No. 2019-Ohio-2845, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a common pleas court may hear a case barring implementation of the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s (“OHSAA”) new competitive-balance rules. In this case, the OHSAA established and sought to implement new rules that […]
Matthew John Markling serves as General Counsel for the Ohio Educational Service Center Association (“OESCA”) and McGown & Markling is a longstanding strategic partner with OESCA. Please click here to view the July 15th, 2019 OESCA Legislative e-Update. This e-Update provides information on the FY 2020-2021 Executive Budget that was released today during a 10:00 a.m. press conference.
In the case of Smith v. Technology House, Ltd., 2019-Ohio-2670, an Ohio appellate court held that the attorney-client privilege may not protect all recordings and documents used by legal counsel in the investigation of a harassment complaint. In this case, an employee brought an internal complaint of sexual harassment against the employee’s supervisor. The employer […]
Matthew John Markling serves as General Counsel for the Ohio Educational Service Center Association (“OESCA”) and McGown & Markling is a longstanding strategic partner with OESCA. Please click here to view the July 2nd, 2019 OESCA Legislative e-Update. This e-Update provides information on the FY 2020-2021 Executive Budget that was released today during a 10:00 a.m. press conference.
In the case of Campbell v. Licking Hts. Local School Dist., 2019-Ohio-2733, an Ohio appellate court held that an after-school program employee not liable for defamation as a result of providing information to local law enforcement for the purpose of crime prevention and/or detection. In this case, the separated father of a student brought the […]
In the case of Sinclair Media III, Inc. v. Cincinnati, 2019-Ohio-2623, the Ohio Court of Claims held that specific text messages on privately-paid, personal cell phones of public officials were public records subject to a public records request. In this case, the public records requester sought specific text messages regarding a named city employee, between […]