In the case of Martin v. Payne, 2021-Ohio-1557, an Ohio Appellate Court held that sovereign immunity protected the Village of Payne from liability because the homeowners must offer more than their own word as evidence of negligence. In this case, homeowners brought a claim against the Village of Payne for the negligent maintenance, inspection, and […]
In the case of State ex rel. Smith v. Gowdy, 2021-Ohio-1730, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals held that parliamentary rules are intended to assist in the orderly conduct of business, and the failure to follow such rules will not invalidate otherwise lawful actions. In this case, the individual argued for reinstatement as East […]
In the case of One Lifestyle, Ltd. v. Mohiuddin, 2021-Ohio-1594, the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals held that an employer may enforce an arbitration agreement even if the employer was not specifically named in the agreement and the employer did not sign the agreement. An employee of One Lifestyle argued that the arbitration agreement […]
In the case of Oliveri v. OsteoSTRONG, 2021-Ohio-1694, the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals held that a trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of OsteoSTRONG because the waiver of liability signed by Oliveri did not waive all claims for injury and Oliveri may not have assumed the risk of injury. The […]
In the case of Green v. CDO Technologies, Inc., 2021-Ohio-1603, Ohio’s Second District Court of Appeals held that a former employer retains the right to make disparaging comments about a former employee to potential future employers if the former employer did not waive the right to do so in a settlement agreement. Green argued that […]
On May 6, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the withdrawal of the test of independent contractors which was put into effect under the Trump administration. The withdrawal of the test went into immediate effect. The test set forth the standards for assessing whether a worker was an employee or an independent contractor under […]