Court decisions from across the country have implications right here in Ohio. Here is a selection of recent cases, and why they matter.
In the case of Muldowney v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs., 2018-Ohio-2579, an Ohio appellate court determined that a county sheriff was permitted to litigate his discrimination claims even after an arbitrator found that the sheriff had been terminated for just cause under the collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”). In this case, the sheriff, who suffered […]
In the case of Youngstown Cty. School Dist. v. State, 2018-Ohio-2532, an Ohio appellate court upheld House Bill No. 70, which provides for the creation of an academic distress commission that has broad control over a school district, as constitutional. The pertinent sections of House Bill No. 70 as related to this case involve the creation […]
In the case of Lemay v. Univ. of Toledo Med. Ctr., 2018-Ohio-2339, an Ohio appellate court found that any contract claims stemming from a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) can only be brought by the union or the employer – not by the employee. The case involved an employee who was terminated for gross negligence. The […]
In the case of Ruez v. Lake Cty. Educational Serv. Ctr., 2017-Ohio-4125, an Ohio appellate court found that the governing board of an educational service center (“ESC”) did not breach its contract with an intervention specialist when it implemented a reduction in force under R.C. 3319.17. In doing so, the court also found that employees […]
In the case of Parks v. Webb, 2018-Ohio-1578, an Ohio court of claims adopted the report and recommendation of a special master and held that metadata can be a public record subject to disclosure under the Ohio Public Records Act if properly requested. Metadata is information about an electronic record that organizes and manages the […]
In the case of Elliott-Thomas v. Smith, 154 Ohio St.3d 11, 2018-Ohio-1783, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the intentional interference with and/or concealment of evidence are not actionable claims under the tort of spoliation of evidence because the tort of spoliation of evidence requires the “willful destruction of evidence” in an ongoing litigation. Elliott-Thomas […]
In the case of Tomety v. Columbus City Schools, 2018-Ohio-937, an Ohio appellate court agreed that a casual or day-to-day substitute teacher is an at-will employee subject to termination with or without cause. The substitute teacher in this matter had been employed by the school board since 2004. While preparing his lunch the principal directed […]
In the case of State ex rel. Jones v. Dayton Pub. Schools Bd. of Edn., 2018-Ohio-676, an Ohio appellate court invalidated a school board resolution non-renewing a treasurer because the school board failed to comply with the Ohio Open Meetings Act by not stating the purpose of a special meeting. The facts of the case […]