In the case Love v. Columbus, 2021-Ohio-3494, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment for an employer when the employee failed to show that their termination was based on racial discrimination. Here, the employee argued that the court erred in failing to conclude that […]
In the case State ex rel. Johnstone v. Cincinnati, Slip Opinion No.2021-Ohio-3393, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a municipal civil service commission can not require a police officer, other than a patrol officer, to serve more than twelve months in a current rank before being eligible for promotion. Here, a lieutenant with the City […]
The Ohio Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on October 6, 2021 in the case of Warrensville Heights City School Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Beachwood City School Dist. Bd. of Educ. The Court is set to decide a dispute between two districts in an issue that stems from thirty-one years ago. In […]
In the case Johnston v. Med. Pharma Servs., Inc., 2021-Ohio-3419, the Fifth District Court of Appeals found that the trial court did not err in dismissing a former employee’s complaint regarding whether the employee was entitled to severance where the employee was not entitled to such pay under the employment contract. Here, the employee claimed […]
In the case Langshaw v. N. Royalton, 2021-Ohio-3394, the special master found that in an action in which a requester was seeking to compel the city to provide communication records, the requester failed to show that the city violated R.C. 149.43(B) and/or that the city’s process for retrieving such communications was irregular or unlawful. Here, […]
In the case Student Doe v. Adkins, 2021-Ohio-3389, the Fourth District Court of Appeals found the trial court erred in denying a board of education and principal’s motion to dismiss in an action brought by a mother of a student whose child had a sexual encounter with a high school teacher. Here, the Mother raised […]