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 State ex rel. Pool v. Sheffield Lake, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1204, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the city made reasonable efforts to produce the requester’s documents when the city used a third-party vendor to search through the mirrored computer which determined files and email attachments were deleted, collected the email […]
In the case of State ex rel. Pool v. Sheffield Lake, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1204, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the city made reasonable efforts to locate and produce requested public records when the city hired a third-party vendor to locate the records. In this case, the police officer argued that the city needed […]
In the case of Farris v. Mill Creek Metro. Park Dist., 2023-Ohio-1214, an appellate court held that cycling is a recreational activity for the purposes of R.C. 1533.181 or “recreational immunity”; as such, a park owes no duty to a cyclist who is injured on the park’s premises. In this case, the cyclist argued that […]
In the case of Cleveland v. Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2023-Ohio-1198, an appellate court held that appeals from the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (“BTA”) must include an assignment of errors pursuant to R.C. 5717.04. In this case, the tenant argued that the tenant did not have to include an assignment of errors from […]
In the case of Montgomery v. St. John’s United Church of Christ, 2023-Ohio-1168, an appellate court held that religious organizations are immune from claims of sexual harassment or hostile work environment based on the “ministerial exception” when a Consistory president acted in both the president’s official capacity and parishioner capacity. In this case, the employees […]
In the case of In re application for correction of birth record of Adelaide, 2nd Dist. Clark No. 2022-CA-1, an appellate court held that a probate court did not have authority under R.C. 3705.15(A) to change the sex marker on a birth certificate where an individual was identified as one sex at birth but later […]
In the case of State ex rel. Hemmons v. Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. Of Elections, 2023-Ohio-1148, an appellate court held that the county board cannot certify recall petitions when the city charter requires the clerk of council to certify the recall petitions. In this case, the requester argued that (1) the county board should process the […]
In the case of Barga v. St. Paris Village Council, 2023-Ohio-1067, an appellate court held that the public hearing where the village council decided to terminate the police chief was a quasi-judicial proceeding not bound by the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”). In this case, the police chief argued that the village council violated R.C. 121.22(G) […]