In the case of Ball v. Olentangy Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., S.D.Ohio No. 2:20-cv-2681 (Feb. 28, 2022), a federal district court held that (1) a school board and principal did not violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VI”) as failing to comply with the school board’s anti-harassment policy […]
In the case of LeRussi v. Calcutta Volunteer Fire Dept., 2023-Ohio-626, a special master recommended that a fire department must be ordered to provide cancelled checks pursuant to the Public Records Act (R.C. 149.43) despite the fact that the requestor did not specifically identify the checks by name. In this case, the requestor argued that […]
In the case of Marlatt v. Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Servs., 2023-Ohio-630, an appellate court held that 18 documented incidents of disciplinary action over 22 months qualified as “just cause” under R.C. 4141.29(D)(2)(a) to terminate an employee and deny unemployment compensation benefits. In this case, the unemployment commission argued that the employee engaged […]
In the case of Ryan v. Ashtabula, 2023-Ohio-621, the special master recommended dismissing a public record requestor’s complaint under R.C. 149.43 as the requester asked for all emails from 2021, nonexistent “accurate invoices” reflecting the requester’s view of facts, and records the city had already provided. In this case, the requester simply argued that the […]
In the case of Evans v. Gardner, 2023-Ohio-558, an appellate court held that attorney-client privilege did not apply when an attorney, who represented the non-party business and business’s president, inadvertently sent an email, sent by the president, for in camera review that the business claimed was protected by the attorney-client privilege. In this case, the […]
In the case of Augustine v. Bd. of Edn. of the Toledo City Sch. Dist., Lucas C.P. No. G-4801-CI-202202888-000 (Jan. 26, 2023), a common pleas court refused to find that an implied cause of action exists under R.C. 5123.61(L), which provides that “[n]o employer or any person with the authority to do so shall discharge, […]