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 Saunders v. Greater Dayton Regional Transit Auth., 2023-Ohio-1514, an appellate court held that the case was properly dismissed with prejudice when the bus driver and the driver’s attorney left the courtroom without permission and failed to show up for the next trial day. In this case, the bus driver argued that […]
In the case of State ex rel. Howson v. Delaware Cty. Sheriff’s Office, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1440, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the sheriff’s office fulfilled the public record request when the requester failed to show that the request was not fulfilled. In this case, the requester argued that the sheriff’s office did not […]
In the case of Guillard v. Pyle, S.D.Oh. No. 2:22-cv-1960 (May 2, 2023), federal district court held that (1) a pro se litigant cannot assert claims on behalf of the litigant’s minor children and (2) the claims in a complaint must be backed by factual allegations, not just conclusions. In this case, the parent argued […]
In the case of Williams v. Columbus, 2023-Ohio-1451, an appellate court held that the city was not liable for the cyclist’s injury by the collapse of pavement around a catch basin when the city had no knowledge of the hazardous condition and did not cause the collapse. In this case, the cyclist argued that (1) […]
In the case of Ogle v. Hocking Cty. Sheriff, 2023-Ohio-1446, an appellate court held that a sheriff’s office did not need to produce public records when the request required the creation of new public records. In this case, the requestor argued that (1) to the extent the sheriff’s office was unable to access records by […]
In the case of Mason v. Emerald Environmental Servs., Inc., 2023-Ohio-1418, an appellate court held that an employee was ineligible for unemployment benefits due to quitting without just cause when the worker quit part-time employment without raising concerns about the position with the employer. In this case, the employee argued that the part-time work had […]
In the case of Meng Huang v. Ohio State Univ., S.D. Ohio No. 2:19-cv-1976 (April 27, 2023), a federal district court held that witnesses who had no personal knowledge of an incident in which a professor sexually touched the Ph.D. student and instead could only testify as to damages were not permitted to testify to […]
In the case of Dordea v. Freleng, 2023-Ohio-1408, an appellate court held that a police chief could not assert a claim for defamation against podcasters when the statements were generalizations and the podcaster had reason to believe the validity of the statements. In this case, the police chief argued that the podcasters recklessly disregarded the […]