In a potential landmark case, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Fourth Circuit”) found that Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title IX”) requires school districts to allow transgender students to use school bathrooms in accordance with their gender identity. While Ohio is not one of the states within the Fourth Circuit’s […]
In the case of Combs v. Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, 2016-Ohio-1565, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that “recreational user immunity” does not apply to the negligence of a property owner or the owner’s employees. The controversy occurred when an employee of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources used a boom mower to cut weeds […]
In the case of Baker v. Wayne Cty., 2015-Ohio-1566, the Ohio Supreme Court found that the edge drop at the limit of a paved road is part of the berm or shoulder and not a part of the public road for purposes of the public road exception to political subdivision immunity. The Baker case involved […]
One of McGown & Markling’s most beloved members only works on weekends and holidays, often sleeps on the floor of his office, and has a predilection for stylish sunglasses. He also has a wet nose. Meet Caesar, Matt Markling’s rescue boxer. Caesar is the second boxer rescued by Matt and his family. Caesar arrived during […]
In the case of Youngstown Edn. Assn. v. Kimble, 2016-Ohio-1481, involved a fight between a teacher’s association and a school district over the appointment of one of the five members to an academic distress commission. An academic distress commission, which must be created in each school district that has been declared to be in academic […]
Can you avoid granting a nonteaching employee a continuing contract if you re-employ him under a one-year limited contract pursuant to a settlement agreement after the employee has been nonrenewed? The answer is “no” according to a 2-1 decision by the Eleventh District Court of Appeals in the case of Brannon v. Lakeview Local School […]