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 Vogel v. N.E. Ohio Media Group, L.L.C., 2023-Ohio-176, the appellate court dismissed claims of reverse gender discrimination, hostile work environment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims asserted by a male supervisor against a city employer as there was no meaningful distinction between the way the male supervisor was treated compared […]
On October 3, 2022, the Supreme Court for the United States accepted jurisdiction in the case of Perez v. Sturgis Pub. Schools, U.S. Supreme Court Case No. 21-887, to determine (1) whether, and in what circumstances, courts should excuse further exhaustion of the administrative proceedings under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) when such proceedings […]
In the case of Corbett v. Transp. Sec. Administration, 143 S.Ct. 395, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) refused to hear an appeal on whether the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) may mandate masks at public transportation conveyances and at transportation hubs during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, on December 10, 2021, the […]
In the case of Corso Ventures, L.L.C. v. Paye, 2023-Ohio-127, an appellate court held that an author of three articles posted to a website cannot be liable for defamation as the website articles in question were clearly parody under the reasonable reader test. In this case, the restaurant argued that the website articles could not […]
In the case of Dove v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-4836, a court of claims magistrate recommended judgment against an employee who claimed disability discrimination against an employer under both the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and R.C. Chapter 4112 because the employer denied the requested transfer arguing that the transfer violated the […]
In the case of Arocho v. Ohio Univ., 2022-Ohio-4835, the court of claims dismissed a fifteen-year-old high school student’s lawsuit alleging that a university failed to supervise a university police officer who engaged in sexual harassment toward the high school student and, therefore failed to protect the high school student from such alleged sexual harassment […]