In the case of State ex rel. Neal v Cincinnati, 2021-Ohio-1276, an Ohio Appeals Court held that a firefighter was not entitled to a promotion by order of the court because the firefighter had no legal right to a promotion, nor did the city have a duty to provide the same. In this case, a […]
In the case of Ksiazek v. Columbiana Cty. Port Auth., 2021-Ohio-1267, the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals upheld a motion for summary judgment by the port authority in an age discrimination and retaliation case because Ksiazek could not establish that she was replaced by a substantially younger individual nor could she establish she was […]
As part of HB 436 which became effective on April 12, 2021, the Ohio Dyslexia Committee was formed as part of an effort to offer support for children who may be dyslexic. A main responsibility of the committee is to develop best practices and methods for dyslexia screening, intervention, and remediation. These practices will be […]
In the case of State ex rel. Armatas v. Plain Twp. Bd. of Trustees, 2021-Ohio-1176, the Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a decision to hire lawyers was a “delegation of a public duty of the township,” and if so, whether the legal invoices must be disclosed pursuant to a public records request. The Court held […]
In the case of Stanford v. Northmont City Schools, 2021-Ohio-872, the Second Appellate District Court held that an appeal for a suspension that has already been served may be rendered moot in the absence of an exception to the mootness doctrine. The Stanford family argued that the trial court erred in using its authority to […]
In the case of Tomlin v. City of Akron, 2021-Ohio-819, the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals held that dismissal of Tomlin’s case was an error because the trial court used an outdated version of the Ohio manual of uniform traffic control devices in their analysis. The trial court granted the city immunity from the […]