In the case of Bektas v. Cleveland State Univ., N.D.Ohio No. 1:23 CV 313 (May 9, 2023), a federal district court held that the student cannot claim “discrimination” or “retaliation” by the professor when the student did not like the professor’s teaching style. In this case, the student argued that a teacher’s alleged failure to […]
In the case of Li v. Revere Loc. Sch. Dist., 6th Cir. No. 21-3422 (May 8, 2023), a federal appellate court held that (1) the Pre-Expulsion claim that was brought before an Independent Hearing Officer (“IHO”) and a State-Level Review Officer (“SLRO”) before being brought before the federal district court had been fully exhausted and […]
In the case of Zarza v. Bd. Of Regents of the Univ. of Michigan, 6th Cir. No. 22-1776 (May 5, 2023), a federal appellate court held that, because a jury could reasonably believe either the supervisor’s or the University’s account of an alleged retaliatory termination, the trial court’s grant of summary judgment was inappropriate. In […]
In the case of Saunders v. Greater Dayton Regional Transit Auth., 2023-Ohio-1514, an appellate court held that the case was properly dismissed with prejudice when the bus driver and the driver’s attorney left the courtroom without permission and failed to show up for the next trial day. In this case, the bus driver argued that […]
The Ohio Ethics Commission just published its newest newsletter, “The Voice of Ethics,” which can be viewed here. Past newsletters from the Ohio Ethics Commission can be viewed here. McGown & Markling is often asked to opine on various ethics issues, but the best ethics advice comes straight from the Ohio Ethics Commission itself. To request an […]
In the case of State ex rel. Howson v. Delaware Cty. Sheriff’s Office, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1440, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the sheriff’s office fulfilled the public record request when the requester failed to show that the request was not fulfilled. In this case, the requester argued that the sheriff’s office did not […]