In the case of State ex. rel. Cassens Corp. v. Indus. Comm., 2022-Ohio-2936, the appellate court granted a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the Industrial Commission of Ohio to vacate its order finding that an employer had violated a specific safety requirement relating to an injury an employee sustained in a case […]
In the case of Ogletree v. Cleveland State University, N.D.Ohio No. 1:21-cv-00500, the Federal District Court found that Cleveland State violated a student’s Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches when Cleveland State scanned the student’s room prior to a test. Here, the student argued that Cleveland State’s room scan policy violated the student’s right to […]
In Conley v. Wapakoneta City School District Board of Education, the Appellate Court granted a board of education and 8th grade baseball coach political subdivision immunity under R.C. Chapter 2744 in a case where a baseball player on the team was hit in the face by an errant “hit stick” during a team practice. Here, […]
In the case of Cabrera v. Charter Communications L.L.C., 2022-Ohio-2947, the Appellate Court held that the creation of an employment relationship was sufficient for creating a binding arbitration agreement between an employer and its employee where the employee agreed to the arbitration agreement during the application and onboarding processes. In this case, the employee argued […]
In the case of Ogletree v. Cleveland State Univ., N.D.Ohio No. 1:21-cv-00500 (Aug. 22, 2022), a federal district court held that mandatory room scans of student homes during online testing constitute unreasonable searches under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In this case, the student argued that students have a reasonable expectation of privacy […]
In the case of State ex rel. Thelen v. State Emp. Relations Bd., 2022-Ohio-2883, the Appellate Court granted a teacher’s writ of mandamus to compel the State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”) to investigate claims against the school district for retaliation. The Appellate Court held that the teacher sufficiently alleged an unfair labor practice pursuant to […]