On October 28, 2016, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in the case of Gloucester County School Board v. G.G., the Virginia case involving a transgender student who identifies as a boy and wishes to be allowed to use the boys’ restroom at his high school. McGown & Markling has previously blogged […]
In the case of Coterel v. Reed, 2016-Ohio-7411, an Ohio appellate court ruled that there was a jury issue regarding whether a township trustee acted manifestly outside the scope of his employment, which would be an exception to the trustees’ immunity, when it was alleged that the trustee engaged in quid pro quo exchanges and […]
In the case of Burnell v. Cleveland Metro. School Dist., 2016-Ohio-7406, an Ohio appellate court reiterated its previous holding that a “trial court has jurisdiction to determine whether [a] teacher[] received an adequate hearing but lacks jurisdiction to review the Board’s decision not to renew the teachers’ contracts.” Burnell at ¶ 9. The case involved […]
In the case of Greenview Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Staffco Constr., Inc., 2016-Ohio-7321, an Ohio appellate court found that purely economic losses do not arise from tangible physical harm to persons or property and are, therefore, insufficient to satisfy an exception to political subdivision immunity. The case arises out of the construction […]
Nobody likes a “Nosey Nellie.” The case of Bennett v. Columbiana Cty. Coroner, 2016-Ohio-7182, presents the issue of whether a nosey employee, who is constantly complaining about the workplace, is simply a whiner or is actually a whistleblower entitled to protection under Ohio law. In Bennett, an Ohio appellate court found that an employee must […]
In the case of Glenn v. Columbus, 2016-Ohio-7011, an Ohio appellate court found that a “reasonable jury could conclude that [a firefighter’s] conduct of not activating Engine 32’s electronic siren during [an] emergency run, and entering the intersection at 35 m.p.h. against a red light, despite an observable vehicle continuing to move toward the intersection, […]