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In the case of Francis v. Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Serv., 2021-Ohio-3928, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in granting an employer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a disability discrimination action. Here, the employee argued that the employee was disabled and was denied the ability to work […]

In the case of Mitchell v. Ohio Ethics Comm’n, 2020-Ohio-5590, the Ohio Court of Claims held that the denial of access to redacted portions of confidential documents during a public records request was proper and that the Court should deny any additional information requested. In this case, the requestor argued that the redacted documents should […]

In the case of Lucas v. Ohio St. Bd. of Edn., 2021-Ohio-3902, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in denying a Board of Education’s (“Board”) motion to intervene when the state board was unwilling to defend the district’s interests. Here, the Board argued that the trial court erred in […]

In the case of Amherst Marketplace Station, LLC v. Lorain Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2021-Ohio-3866, the Ninth District Court of Appeals held that the board of revision’s (“Board”) valuation of property based on a recent sale was the best evidence of the property’s true value. Here, the owner of a commercial property filed a complaint […]

In the case Holimon v. Cincinnati Metro. Hous. Auth., 2021-Ohio-3840, the First District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in denying a housing authority’s motion to dismiss where no exceptions to immunity applied. Here, the tenant brought an action against the housing authority, alleging that the housing authority was negligent in failing […]