In two separate R.C. 3319.16 termination cases, Ohio appellate courts have upheld school board decisions rejecting the recommendations of appointed referees in circumstances where a school board found factual findings contrary to a referee’s factual findings that went against the preponderance of the evidence or where a school board determined that the loss of community […]
In the case of City of Bexley v. State, 10th Dist. Franklin No. 17AP-465, 2019-Ohio-4688, an Ohio appellate court held that it is improper for a court to sever unchallenged provisions of law from legislation for violating the single-subject rule located in the Ohio Constitution. In this case, multiple Ohio municipalities opposed a bill that […]
In the case of Babb v. Maryville Anesthesiologists, 942 F.3d 308 (6th Cir. 2019), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that a “smoking gun email” can create a genuine issue of material fact as to whether an employer’s explanation for an employee’s termination was pre-textual. In this case, an employee […]
In the case of O’Donnell v. Bd. of Educ., 3rd Dist. Logan No. 8-18-048, 2019-Ohio-4521, an Ohio appellate court held that it was not an abuse of discretion for a trial court to affirm a school board decision under R.C. 3319.16 to terminate a superintendent contrary to a recommendation of a referee. In this case, […]
For the 10th 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 2020. […]
In a letter from the Ohio Ethics Commission issued on November 1, 2019, an informal opinion to Jason H. Beehler, the Ohio Ethics Commission opined that a law firm cannot host off-site receptions for conference attendees at no cost to the attendees. In this letter, a law firm wanted to host an off-site event for […]