Matt Markling and his wife, Katie, are avid motorcyclists and remind all motorists to “Share the Road” this Motorcycle Awareness Month. This May, McGown & Markling is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) to remind all motorists to Share the Road during Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. While on […]
In the case of Schutte v. Gorman Heritage Farm Found., 2019-Ohio-1611, the Ohio Court of Claims adopted the report and recommendation of a special master which found that a private, non-profit, corporation which provides government services is not subject to the Ohio Public Records Act unless that corporation serves as the “functional equivalent of a […]
In the cases of State ex rel. Seabolt v. State Hwy. Patrol Retirement Sys., Slip Opinion No. 2019-Ohio-1594, and State ex rel. Sales v. Ohio Pub. Emps. Retirement Bd., Slip Opinion No. 2019-Ohio-1568, the Ohio Supreme Court held that Ohio’s courts will defer to the decisions of retirement boards so long as there is “some […]
In the case of Cincinnati Enquirer v. Cincinnati, 2019-Ohio-1613, the Ohio Court of Claims adopted a special master’s recommendation finding that electronic “storage in a personal, privately-paid cell phone did not automatically exclude a text message” from the definition of a public record. Cincinnati Enquirer at ¶ 3. In this case, an individual made a […]
In the case of Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow v. Bd. of Edn., 2019-Ohio-1540, an Ohio appellate court reversed its earlier holding and now holds that a review and decision by the Ohio State Board of Education (“State BOE”) as to monies owed for overpayment of public funds by a community school was not be appealed. […]
On April 22, 2019, the United States Supreme Court indicated that it may be ready to determine whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) prohibits employment discrimination based upon sexual orientation and transgender status by agreeing to hear the following three appeals: (1) Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, 2nd Cir. […]