McGown & Markling is proud to announce that Managing Director Matthew John Markling has once again been selected one of The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of Education Law for the year 2018. This is especially gratifying as recipients are selected by one’s legal peers. Heartfelt congratulations from all of us at […]
In the case of Hall v. Kosei St. Marys Corp., 2023-Ohio-2021, an appellate court held that the employee did not have a retaliation claim when there was not a temporal proximity between the termination and raising concerns over a subordinate. In this case, the employee argued that the termination happened in retaliation for the employee […]
In the case of State ex rel. One Person One Vote v. LaRose, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1992, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the special election to be held on August 8 was properly “prescribed” by the General Assembly under Ohio Constitution Article XVI, Section 1, despite R.C. 3501.40 preventing special elections in August. In […]
In the case of Doe v. Oberlin College, N.D.Ohio No. 1:20-cv-0669 (June 16, 2023), a federal district court held that the male student’s claims for Title IX selective enforcement violation and breach of contract could proceed past the motion for judgment on the pleading stage when the college investigated the intoxicated male student but not […]
In the case of Hartman v. Kerch, 2023-Ohio-1972, an appellate court held that summary judgment was inappropriate on a defamation per se claim when reasonable minds could reach different conclusions as to whether the advisor’s written statement that two men preyed on older single women. In this case, the men argued that the statement was […]
In the case of Mitchell v. Fix, 2023-Ohio-1957, an appellate court held that the political candidate did not have a valid defamation per se claim when the social media posts from a public official imply, but do not directly accuse, a political candidate of mailing political advertising that disparaged other candidates. In this case, the […]
In the case of State ex rel. One Person One Vote v. Ohio Ballot Bd., Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1928, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the language used for a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution could mislead voters by not properly explaining “electors” but did not mislead voters in failing to describe the current […]