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In the case of Hammonds v. Beavercreek City Schools, 2021-Ohio-4022, the Second District Court of Appeals held that there was no basis for a former administrator to bring a wrongful discharge claim against the school board. Here, the former administrator argued that the non-renewal of the administrator’s contract was retaliatory and that the administrator was […]

In the case of Shields v. Kelly Servs., Inc., 2021-Ohio-4018, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in affirming a state review commission’s decision to deny an employee’s unemployment compensation claim. Here, an employee argued that they were eligible for unemployment compensation because the employer did not provide […]

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 […]