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In Rice v. Columbiana Cty. Bd. Commrs., 2022-Ohio-2078, the Appellate Court held that the Columbiana County Board of Commissioners (“County”) was not entitled to statutory immunity under R.C. Chapter 2744 for the negligent maintenance and repair of a sewage backup in the sewer system line that resulted in damage to the homeowners’ homes, but also […]

In the case of Stewart v. Pugh, the Court analyzed whether a mayor of a city can be sued in his individual capacity for libel, slander, and invasion of privacy claims when he publicly released a memorandum containing the results of a city patrolman’s pre-disciplinary hearing and past disciplinary history. R.C. 4117.10(A) denies courts jurisdiction […]

In the case of State ex rel. Sanderlin v. State Teachers Retirement Sys., the Magistrate upheld the State Teachers Retirement System (“STRS”) decision to terminate Relator’s disability benefits upon an evidentiary finding that Relator is no longer permanently disabled.    Here, Relator was granted disability benefits in 2002 after an STRS finding that Relator suffered […]

In the case of Peltier v. Charter Day School, Inc., 37 F.4th 104 (4th Cir.2022), a federal appellate court held that the charter school was a state actor and therefore violated the Equal Protection Clause when the charter school required female students to wear skirts. In this case, the parents of several charter school students […]