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Police Officer Terminated for Lying at Hearing

In the case of Wortham v. Dayton, 2023-Ohio-1767, an appellate court upheld the board could terminate the officer for violating police department rules of conduct when the officer made a false statement during a pre-disciplinary hearing. In this case, the officer argued that (1) the evidence considered by the Board and the trial court was […]

Burden to Show Land Value Placed on Taxpayer

In the case of Archon Capital, L.P. v. Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2023-Ohio-1750, an appellate court held that (1) a taxpayer is required to show competent and reliable evidence that a tax valuation is incorrect when the taxpayer disputes a tax evaluation and (2) a trial court must make its own valuation determination in […]

Show Me the Money! (Not Administrative Exhaustion)

In the case of Shefke v. Macomb Intermediate School Dist., 6th Cir. No. 22-1283 (May 23, 2023), a federal appellate court held that a parent of an autistic child is not required to exhaust all administrative remedies the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) requires when the only remedy sought is monetary damages for injuries […]

A General Fear of COVID-19 Not Enough for Unemployment Assistance

In the case of King v. Dir., Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Servs., 2023-Ohio-1724, an appellate court held that the former employee’s general fear of contracting COVID-19 was not a qualifying condition that would entitle the former employee for pandemic unemployment assistance (“PUA”). In this case, the former employee argued that the former employee […]

Implications Defeat a Claim of Defamation Per Se

In the case of Carr v. Educational Theatre Assn., 2023-Ohio-1681, an appellate court held that an email that could be interpreted as either defamatory or not defamatory could not be used as a basis for a defamation per se claim. In this case, the thespian officer argued that the email implicitly referred to the officer […]