In the case of George v. Miami Univ., 2022-Ohio-4837, a Court of Claims magistrate recommended that a university be held liable for injuries arising from a Zamboni impacting an individual who fell into an ice rink through an unlocked, open door as a reasonable person would not perceive the danger of an open door leading […]
In the case of McCombs v. Ohio Dept. of Dev. Disabilities, 2022-Ohio-4834, the Court of Claims of Ohio held that the proper process for determining damages arising from the abuse of disabled individuals is to look at the global circumstances including, but not limited to, the individual abuses and the cumulative effect of such abuses […]
In the case of Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Biden, 6th Cir. No. 21-6147 (Jan. 12, 2023), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the request from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (“OAG”), as well as the Kentucky and Tennessee Attorney Generals, to prohibit the Biden Administration — though an injunction — […]
In the case of Colerain Capital, L.L.C. v. Hamilton Cty. Aud., 2023-Ohio-56, the appellate court rejected a property owner’s challenge to the higher real property valuation as there was evidence in the record to support the county auditor’s higher valuation. In this case, the property owner challenged the real property valuation arguing that (1) neither […]
On January 11, 2023, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has issued a formal opinion to Hardin County Prosecuting Attorney Bradford W. Bailey concluding that a person cannot simultaneously serve as a secret service officer and either a township constable or a municipal police officer with a special commission within the same county when the person […]
In the case of Wheeler v. Miami Valley Career Tech. Ctr., No.22-3315 (Jan. 10, 2023), a federal appellate court held that the school did not retaliate against the teacher when the school did not promote the teacher after the teacher filed a lawsuit against the school six years prior. In this case, the teacher argued […]