In the case of In re J.M.P., 2023-Ohio-225, the appellate court enforced a shared parenting plan declaring the mother to be the residential parent for school enrollment purposes and ordering the father to pay a portion of such enrollment. In this case, the mother argued that the shared parenting plan (1) vested the mother with […]
In the case of Mason v. Bloom-Carroll Loc. Sch. Dist., et al., S.D. Ohio No. 2:22-cv-3668 (Jan. 26, 2023), a federal district court held that a party is permitted to request a stay before filing responsive pleading and that a stay is appropriate when there is a significant overlap between a criminal case and a […]
In the case of Teays Valley Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Struckman, 2023-Ohio-244, the appellate court held that the explicit terms of a contract between an individual and school board were controlling because the plain language of the contract clearly indicated the intent of the parties. In this case, a former property owner […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ware v. Kurt, 2023-Ohio-202, an appellate court held that, on the one hand, a county official violated R.C. 149.43 by not providing an invoice to produce a lengthy document, but, on the other hand, the requestor was not entitled to statutory damages as the requestor failed to prove […]
In the case of Armatas v. Plain Twp., 2023-Ohio-204, an appellate court held that a township board of trustees did not violate the zoning resolution amendment process set forth in R.C. 519.12 when the trustees removed the definition of “tree” from a zoning resolution. As a preliminary matter, it is important to know that R.C. […]
In the case of Vogel v. N.E. Ohio Media Group, L.L.C., 2023-Ohio-176, the appellate court dismissed claims of reverse gender discrimination, hostile work environment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims asserted by a male supervisor against a city employer as there was no meaningful distinction between the way the male supervisor was treated compared […]