In the case of Hostacky v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2021-Ohio-4464, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the dismissal of a state employee’s discrimination claims by the Court of Claims was proper. Here, the employee filed the action in the Court of Claims alleging claims of gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and […]
On December 17, 2021, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (“Ohio Attorney General”) issued a formal opinion to Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary A. Corbin in which the Ohio Attorney General concluded that a person cannot simultaneously serve as a township trustee and a board of education member for a local school district when the local […]
In the case of Callaway v. The Akron Police Department, 2021-Ohio-4412, the Ninth District Court of Appeals held that summary judgment in favor of the defendant was an error in a plaintiff’s negligence action. Here, the plaintiff argued that the defendants were negligent after the plaintiff suffered injuries when a police dog bit the plaintiff […]
In the case of State ex rel. Joyce v. State Teachers Retirement Sys., 2021-Ohio-4279, the Tenth District Appellate Court rejected a teacher’s request that the court overturn the State Teachers Retirement System (“STRS”) board’s denial of permanent disability. In this case, the teacher argued that STRS ignored evidence in the medical records demonstrating a grant […]
In the case of Hinkle v. L Brands, Inc., 2021-Ohio-4187, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that employees did not state sufficient facts to support a claim of duress, harassment, and wrongful termination against their former employer. In this case, the employees argued that another employee subjected them to belligerent behavior on multiple occasions. […]
In the case of Guinn v. Cuyahoga Metro. Hous. Auth., 2021-Ohio-4212, the Eighth District Appellate Court held that the trial court lacked the power to hear a former police officer’s discrimination claim against the police department. In this case, the former police officer argued that because the officer exhausted the grievance procedures of the collective […]