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In the case of Arnold v. Spencer Twp. Bd. of Trustees, 2020-Ohio-4706, an Ohio appellate court held that a former public employee fire chief could not bring a breach of contract claim against the former public employer township because the former public employee held the fire chief position as a matter of law rather than […]

In Plain Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Dewine, S.D. Ohio Case No. 2:19-cv-5086 (Judge Michael H. Watson), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio held that the “Fast-Track Transfer Statute” (R.C. 3311.242) violated the Ohio Constitution’s one-subject rule. The fast-track transfer statute at issue was part of a biennial budget bill […]

In Cleveland Elec. Illuminating Co. v. City of Cleveland, 2020-Ohio-4469, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 3332, an Ohio court of appeals affirmed the decision of the common pleas court to deny the city’s motion for summary judgment under Civ.R. 56(C) because genuine issues of material fact existed regarding breach of duty and cause of damage. The […]

In Beachwood City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Warrensville Heights City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 2020-Ohio-4459, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 3334, an Ohio court of appeals determined that boards of education have the power to contract with one another under R.C. 3313.17, and based on the plain language of R.C. 3311.06(D)(3), revenue-sharing agreements […]

In the case Meggitt v. Ohio Dep’t of Pub. Safety, 2020-Ohio-441, 2020 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 128, an Ohio common pleas court found that in a former employee’s age discrimination claim under R.C. 4112.14, a State employer was not entitled to summary judgment because a genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether the employer’s […]