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 Prude v. State Bd. of Edn., 2023-Ohio-1672, an appellate court held the board of education properly revoked the educator’s teaching license permanently when the educator engaged in a physical confrontation with a student. In this case, the educator argued that (1) the other teachers had a duty to step in and […]
In the case of Staton v. Timberlake, 2023-Ohio-1860, a special master recommended that the requester be awarded filing fees and costs pursuant to R.C. 2743.75(F)(3)(b) when the village took seventy-two days to provide unredacted incident reports as requested pursuant to R.C. 149.43. In this case, the requester argued that argued that (1) the village unreasonably […]
In the case of State ex rel. Harm Reduction Ohio v. OneOhio Recovery Found., Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1547, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the foundation was subject to Ohio’s Public Records Act despite being a private nonprofit organization because the foundation was the functional equivalent of a public office. In this case, the requester […]
In the case of Simpson-Vlach v. Mich. Dep’t of Educ., 6th Cir. No 22-1724 (May 10, 2023), a federal appellate court held that (1) a school district’s remote learning policy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic did not violate a student’s established individualized education program (“IEP”) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) or […]
In the case of Oliver v. Fox’s Food, L.L.C., 2023-Ohio-1551, an appellate court held that a store was not liable for a shopper’s slip and fall when the store had no duty to remove the natural accumulation of snow and ice in front of the store. In this case, the shopper argued that (1) the […]
In the case of Bektas v. Cleveland State Univ., N.D.Ohio No. 1:23 CV 313 (May 9, 2023), a federal district court held that the student cannot claim “discrimination” or “retaliation” by the professor when the student did not like the professor’s teaching style. In this case, the student argued that a teacher’s alleged failure to […]
In the case of Li v. Revere Loc. Sch. Dist., 6th Cir. No. 21-3422 (May 8, 2023), a federal appellate court held that (1) the Pre-Expulsion claim that was brought before an Independent Hearing Officer (“IHO”) and a State-Level Review Officer (“SLRO”) before being brought before the federal district court had been fully exhausted and […]
In the case of Zarza v. Bd. Of Regents of the Univ. of Michigan, 6th Cir. No. 22-1776 (May 5, 2023), a federal appellate court held that, because a jury could reasonably believe either the supervisor’s or the University’s account of an alleged retaliatory termination, the trial court’s grant of summary judgment was inappropriate. In […]