For the 11th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers announced the “Best Law Firms” rankings. And McGown & Markling is very proud to remain among the select few law firms to receive a Tier 1 Ranking by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in “Education Law” for every year since the ranking began – including 2021. McGown […]
In the case of State ex rel. Burfitt v. Sehlmeyer, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-5147, the Ohio Supreme Court held that correctional institution shift rosters constituted security records exempt from public disclosure because such rosters contained information on officer assignments, officer firearm certifications, and emergency response plans. In this case, a prison inmate made a public […]
In the case of State ex rel. Cable News Network, Inc. v. Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Schools, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-5149, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a public school district is prohibited from releasing records pertaining to a deceased adult former student in response to a public records request. In support of its decision, the Ohio […]
In the case of Mentch v. Cleveland Hts. Univ. Hts. Library, 2020-Ohio-5162, it was concluded that scheduling, payment, and usage records for a library meeting room may not be disclosed as such records constitute both library records and patron information. In this case, an individual made a public records request for scheduling, payment, and usage […]
In the case of Mentch v. Cleveland Heights Univ. Heights Library, 2020-Ohio-5592, the Court of Claims of Ohio held that an individual’s objections to the special master’s report and recommendations were unpersuasive when the objections addressed points not initially raised before the special master. Mentch argued that the Cleveland Heights – University Heights Library wrongfully […]
In the case of Gucciardo v. Springfield Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., 2020-Ohio-5038, an Ohio appellate court held that the nonrenewal of a teaching contract was not procedurally defective since the school board complied with the minimum statutory and collective bargaining agreement procedural requirements. In this case, a teacher appealed a school board’s decision […]