In the case of Kumar v Sevastos, 2021-Ohio-1885, the Eighth District Court of Appeals found that a soccer player did not establish sufficient grounds for liability against his opponent and the owners of the indoor athletic facility, and the case was properly dismissed. The injured player argued that the opponent’s use of a slide tackle […]
In the case of Key Realty Ltd., v Michael Hall, et al., 2021-Ohio-1868, the 6th District Court of Appeals found that a non-competition agreement between an employer and an independent contractor will not fail for lack of consideration when the independent contract continued to work for the employer after executing the agreement. Here, the realty […]
In the case of State ex rel. Fritz v. Trumbull Cty. Bd. Of Elections Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-1828, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that under R.C. 731.17(B), the term “majority vote” in a council action taken by motion includes at least a majority of the members present at the meeting. Here, the individuals argued […]
In the case of BST Ohio Corp. v. Wolgang, Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-1785, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that R.C. 2711.13 requires a party to file a motion to vacate, modify, or correct an arbitration award within three months, but this three-month period may be shortened in the court’s discretion based on a motion […]
In May of 2021, the Ohio Department of Health established procedures that allow transgender individuals to correct the marker on their Ohio Birth Certificates. In order to change this maker, individuals must obtain a court-ordered correction of a birth certificate from an Ohio probate court. This procedure comes after the United States District Court for […]
In the case of Tuscarawas County Public Defender’s Office v. Kristy Goudy, 2021-Ohio-1754, the Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled that the State Personnel Board of Review’s failure to submit the complete transcript of testimony from their investigation resulted in prejudice to the Public Defender’s Office and dismissed the case. The agency investigated the dismissal […]