In the case of State v. Dibble, 2020-Ohio-546, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a court can consider sworn but unrecorded oral statements when determining whether a court should allow evidence into trial discovered through a defective warrant. In this case, police discovered video tapes of high school girls in a locker room in a […]
Ohio’s Auditor Keith Faber warns school districts to not use taxpayer or state money to fund levy campaigns in a recent press release. This warning is a response to the frequent complaints from constituents to the Ohio Auditor about school districts wrongly using public funds. R.C. 3315.07(C)(1) prohibits boards of education from using public money […]
In the case of Huston v. Brookpark Skateland Social Club, Inc., 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. CV-18-892426, 2020-Ohio-488, an Ohio appellate court held that a plaintiff’s assumption of risk may not be a defense if a defendant engages in willful or wanton conduct in a reckless manner toward plaintiff. In this case, a woman roller skating […]
In the case of House v. Iacovelli, 2020-Ohio-435, the Ohio Supreme Court held that an employer terminating an employee for confronting the employer for failing to report correct income figures to the unemployment commission is not wrongful termination. In this case, a former employee sued her former employer for wrongful termination arguing that she was […]
In the case of Elias v. City of Akron, 9th Dist. Summit No. 29107, 2020-Ohio-480, an Ohio appellate court held that a political subdivision has the burden of demonstrating that it qualifies for statutory immunity at the summary judgment stage. In this case, a couple sued a city after the couple were launched from their […]
In the case McDougald v. Greene, 2020-Ohio-4268, 2020 Ohio LEXIS 1988, the Ohio Supreme Court found that under the Public Records Act, an inmate’s request for copies of the prison’s most recent shift-assignment duty rosters and documents, that detailed the assignment of prison guards to various posts within the prison, was properly denied as it […]