In the case of In re G.D-M., 2022-Ohio-3023, the Court of Appeals held that the mother of school-aged children was the appropriate parent to be appointed as the residential parent for schooling purposes where it was in the best interest of the children. Here, a mother and father mediated a shared parenting agreement after a […]
In the case of Huber v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 2022-Ohio-3022, the appellate court held that a village was entitled to governmental immunity under R.C. Chapter 2744 in an action brought by a driver who was injured in an accident with a police officer responding to an emergency call. Here, the driver argued […]
In the case of Warchol v. Superintendent of Washington Local School Dist., 2022-Ohio-3140, a special master held that a request for all documents, email, and correspondence regarding COVID-19, unspecified certifications, school funding, and HVAC system maintenance without a specified time period were ambiguous and overbroad and, therefore, the superintendent was not required to supply any […]
In the case of State ex rel. Cleveland Assn. of Rescue Emps. v. Cleveland, 2022-Ohio-3043, the Appellate Court granted the union’s mandamus action brought against the city of Cleveland to compel the release of emails of certain city employees. Here, the union submitted a request to the city for the release of emails of certain […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Count Board of Revision, 2022-Ohio-3003, the Appellate Court found that Appellant failed to establish that the Board violated the Open Meetings Act under R.C. 5715.02. Here, Appellant argues that the Board violated R.C. 5715.02 by allowing a non-board member to vote and participate in the […]
In the case of K.W. (Junior) v. Canton City Sch. Dist. N.D.Ohio No. 5:21-CV-02423, (Aug. 25, 2022), a federal district court held that (1) if true, a school board may be liable for failing to train, supervise, and monitor its coaches when the coaches forced a student to pork product contrary to the student’s religious […]