In the case of Ingram v. Glavin, 2023-Ohio-1290, an appellate court held that the substitute did not have a viable case for wrongful termination, retaliation, and breach of fiduciary duty when the substitute did not exhaust other remedies, did not show there was an adverse employment action, and there was no fiduciary duty owed. In […]
In the case of Kaltenbach v. Hilliard City Sch., S.D.Ohio No. 2:23-cv-187 (April 20, 2023), a federal magistrate held that the students’ status as minors was a compelling factor in allowing the students to proceed in litigation anonymously against a school district. In this case, the parents of several minor students argued that the minors […]
In the case of State ex rel. Woods v. Lawrence Cty. Sheriff’s Office, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1241, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that an indigent pro se requester could recover the $700 statutory damages but not attorney fees and court costs under R.C. 149.43(C) when the sheriff sent the requested written retention schedule seven […]
In the case of Jones v. City of Cincinnati, S.D.Ohio, No. 1:22-cv-530, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69374 (April 19, 2023), a federal district court held that the applicant could not sue the police department when the right-to-sue letter issued by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (“EEOC”) did not name the party. In this case, the […]
In the case of State ex rel. Intl. Union of Operating Engineers, Local 20 v. State Employment Relations Bd., 2023-Ohio-1253, an appellate court held that an employment board did not have probable cause to investigate a school for an unfair labor practice under R.C. 4117.11 for a contractual dispute relating to the union and school’s […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ames v. Geauga Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2023-Ohio-1247, an appellate court held that the requester could not appeal the trial court’s adoption of the magistrate’s decision because the objector did not object to a magistrate’s decision or claim plain error. In this case, the requestor argued that the […]