The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky granted a temporary injunction in response to a lawsuit that was filed by Ohio Attorney Dave Yost, as well as the Kentucky and Tennessee Attorney Generals. The injunction halted the Biden administration’s mandate which required federal contractors in the three states to require all employees […]
In the case of Coco v. Beyesly’s Restaurant, 2021-Ohio-4201, the Fifth District Court of Appeals held that summary judgment in favor of an employer in an employee’s disability discrimination action. Here, the employee alleged that the employer discriminated against the employee after replacing the employee when the employee’s health condition prevented them from working when […]
In the case of Sharp v. Shaker Hts., 2021-Ohio-4132, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of a city in a negligence action. Here, the plaintiff alleged that the city was negligent in its removal of a sign from a sidewalk, leaving […]
The Ohio Ethics Commission just published its newest newsletter, “The Voice of Ethics,” which can be viewed here. Past newsletters from the Ohio Ethics Commission can be viewed here. McGown & Markling is often asked to opine on various ethics issues, but the best ethics advice comes straight from the Ohio Ethics Commission itself. To request an […]
On November 17, 2021, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (“Attorney General”) issued an opinion to Delaware County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa A. Schiffel, in which the Attorney General concluded that data that is created by a county office that is stored on servers kept and maintained by a county automatic processing center does not constitute a […]
In the case of White v. Bowling Green State Univ., 2021-Ohio-4069, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in granting the University’s motion to dismiss after the claim was brought outside of the two-year statute of limitations. Here, a former coach brought a breach of contract action against […]