In the case of Smathers v. Glass, 2022-Ohio-4595, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a jury must make findings of fact, based upon the underlying evidence in this case, to determine whether children services agency employees wrongfully caused the death of a child by “wantonly” and “recklessly” failing to protect the deceased child from the […]
In the case of Montgomery v. Island Creek Twp., 2022-Ohio-4757, the appellate court concluded that approximately 20 feet at the end of a township road was part of the public road as there was no evidence that the landowner ever took control over the alleged private road and, therefore, a landowner was required to remove […]
In the case of Ingram v. Regano, N.D.Ohio No. 1:19-cv-2926 (Dec. 21, 2022), a federal district court held that only a school board can waive the attorney-client privilege relating to legal advice provided to a superintendent by the board attorney. In this case, a substitute teacher suing the superintendent argued that the superintendent must disclose […]
In the case of State ex rel. Slacas v. KCI Technologies, Inc., 2022-Ohio-4573, the appellate court held that negligently “upgrading” a sewer system may amount to “maintenance,” but does not amount to “design and construction” for the purposes of determining liability under R.C. Chapter 2744. In this case, homeowners argued that the county negligently designed, […]
In the case of Stager v. Kettering, 2022-Ohio-4552, the appellate court held that a city was not liable for the injuries sustained by an individual who was attending an outdoor amphitheater owned and operated by the city when the individual was pushed over a retaining wall as a result of a fight between other concert […]
In the case of Stevenson v. E. Cleveland Council President, 2022-Ohio-4521, the appellate court held that, in filling a city council vacancy, the city council was not mandated to follow Robert’s Rules of Order and did not violate the Ohio Open Meetings Act by recessing into executive session pursuant to R.C. 121.22(G)(1) to consider such […]