On December 8, 2021, Senate Bill 229 (“Bill”) was passed by the Ohio legislature. The bill discusses changes to remote and blended learning and provides districts the option to continue providing remote learning instruction and to submit blended learning plans for the current school year until April 30, 2022. The Bill also provides for a […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ware v. Andrews, 2021-Ohio-4257, the Eleventh District Appellate Court held that the failure to respond to a public records request in a timely fashion entitled the requester to damages. In this case, an inmate argued that because he filed a public records request with the clerk of courts […]
In the case of Fayak v. Univ. Hosps., 2020-Ohio-5512, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals held that an employee’s gender discrimination claims were barred by the limitations period in the employee’s employment application, because the complaint was not timely refiled. In this case, the employee refiled a gender discrimination action against her employer after […]
In the case of Goebel v. Village of Minster, 2020-Ohio-5467, an Ohio Appeals Court held that the Village of Minster was not immune from liability when its negligent removal of a sewer system caused damage to the landowner’s homes. In this case, the village argued it is a political subdivision immune from liability from the […]
In the case of Thomas v. Chimera, 2021-Ohio-4204, the Fifth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants-property owners in a negligence action. Here, the plaintiffs argued that the defendants were negligent and reckless in their supervision of a zipline on the […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ohio Atty. Gen. v. Peterson, 2021-Ohio-4124, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of a community school treasurer when the state timely filed its claim. Here, the state alleged that the treasurer was using public school funds […]