McGown & Markling is proud to announce that Managing Director Matthew John Markling has once again been selected one of The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of Litigation – Labor and Employment for the year 2023. This is especially gratifying as recipients are selected by one’s legal peers. Heartfelt congratulations from all of […]
In the case of Jenkins v. Sullivan Twp. Trustees, 2023-Ohio-2345, an appellate court held that several township trustees did not defame a public figure when the trustees made several statements that the public figure had improperly requested the disposal of public records. In this case, the public figure argued that (1) the trustees acted with […]
In the case of State ex rel. Atakpu v. Shuler, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-2266, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the public office did not have to pay statutory damages and court costs when the public office responded to a public record request in good faith but provided the incorrect records. In this case, the […]
n the case of Mencini v. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Auth., 2023-Ohio-2299, an appellate court held that the state transportation company did not have statutory immunity for the bus driver’s negligence, but the bus driver did have statutory immunity when the bus driver allegedly hit a car when the car was attempting to turn right […]
In the case of State ex rel. Casey v. Brown, 2023-Ohio-2264, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the firefighter had to use the collective bargaining agreement’s (“CBA”) required grievance procedure rather than the courts when the firefighter was not promoted the firefighter to battalion chief despite topping the eligibility list. In this case, the firefighter […]
In the case of Total Quality Logistics, L.L.C. v. Leonard, 2023-Ohio-2271, an appellate court held that the employee violated a non-compete agreement when the employee was placed on paid administrative leave by a competitor despite the employee not providing any services to the competitor during the administrative leave. In this case, the employee argued that […]
In the case of Nice v. Akron, 2023-Ohio-2230, an appellate court held that (1) the replacement police chief had absolute privilege against civil liability for statements made in the course of reporting criminal activity; (2) the public official had statutory immunity regarding comments made at a press conference; and (3) the public official was not […]