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 O.G. v. Middleburg Hts., 2017-Ohio-7604, an Ohio appellate court did not find an exception to a city’s immunity from liability where a child’s hand and arm were drawn into a machine that operates a roll-up gym divider curtain. At the time of the accident the child and his parents were attending […]
In the case of Miller v. Ohio Dept. of Edn., 2017-Ohio-7197, an Ohio appellate court found that the Ohio Department of Education (“ODE”) did not abuse its discretion when it denied a pupil activity permit to a volunteer coach who had previously been court-martialed and imprisoned. This case began with the volunteer’s application “to ODE […]
In the case of N.Z. v. Madison Bd. of Edn., 2017-Ohio-6992, an Ohio appellate court found that a “Student’s due process rights were protected during the emergency removal, suspension, and expulsion process.” N.Z. at ¶ 51. The discipline in this matter stemmed from the Student’s participation in a free mobile messaging app which “contained posts […]
In the case of Gyugo v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Dev. Disabilities, Slip Opinion No. 2017-Ohio-6953, the Ohio Supreme Court found that questions on a registration application that “explicitly required disclosure of sealed convictions [* * *] did not violate [Ohio law] because the questions bore a direct and substantial relationship to [the plaintiff’s] position.” […]
In the case of Keehan v. Korenowski, 2017-Ohio-7050, an Ohio appellate court found that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged in his complaint that he provided oral and written notice to his supervisor regarding alleged criminal acts as to state a claim under the Ohio whistleblower statute. This case involves allegations of “illegal, unethical, and unprofessional incidents” […]
In the case of Opinion No. 2017-023, the Ohio Attorney General found that, “[f]or the purpose of electing members of the governing board of an educational service center, the territory of the educational service center in whose territory a local school district is located does not change when the local school district enters an agreement […]
In the case of Gaydosh v. Trumbull Cty., 2017-Ohio-5859, an Ohio appellate court approved the dismissal of a breach of contract case brought by a member of a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) because the CBA provided the employee’s sole remedies. This case involved a grievance over an employee’s termination following his indictment “for three drug […]
In the case of Adams Cty./Ohio Valley Local School v. OAPSE/AFSCME, Local 572, 2017-Ohio-6929, an Ohio appellate court reversed a trial court decision vacating an arbitration award which found that the school board violated the collective bargaining agreement. The underlying arbitration in this case involved a grievance alleging that the school board violated the collective […]