In the case of Calet v. E. Ohio Gas Co., 2017-Ohio-348, an Ohio appellate court denied the City of Akron governmental immunity in a case where a runner’s left foot went into a hole while jogging from the street to the sidewalk. Ordinarily, governmental entities are protected from liability resulting from injuries caused by an […]
On January 17, 2017, The Plain Dealer reported that the East Cleveland City School District Board of Education settled an Open Meetings Act legal dispute with one of its board members by agreeing to (1) comply with the Open Meetings Act, (2) amend prior minutes, (3) rescind improper board policies, and (4) pay $100,000 in […]
On February 1, 2017, Matthew John Markling is giving a presentation entitled, “Legal Considerations for School Board Members” to educational leaders at the Fairfield County Educational Service Center’s All-County Board Meeting. The Fairfield County Educational Service Center exists for the purpose of providing student centered educational leadership and supportive services to meet the individual and […]
In the case of State ex rel. Patituce & Assocs., L.L.C. v. Cleveland, 2017-Ohio-300, an Ohio appellate court denied a law firm’s request for statutory damages in a public records case because “the City did provide the records within a reasonable time” and never indicated that the records would not be produced. Patituce at ¶ […]
In the case of McClendon v. Ohio Dept. of Edn., 2017-Ohio-187, an Ohio appellate court found that there was reliable, probative, and substantial evidence to support the resolution the Ohio Department of Education (“ODE”) to permanently revoke a teacher’s education license due to the alleged seriousness of her conduct. The offending conduct involved a 38 […]
In the case of Sutton v. Ohio Dept. of Edn., 2017-Ohio-105, an Ohio appellate court upheld a four–month suspension of a teacher’s professional teaching license even though an express nexus did not exist between the alleged conduct and the teacher’s profession as an educator. The offending conduct in this case dates back to the 1970’s, […]