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. Gold v. Washington Cty. Bd. of Elections, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1051, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the plain and unambiguous language of R.C. 3513.06 mandates that a mayoral candidate, who had a legal change of name within five years immediately preceding the filing of a declaration of […]
In the case of State ex rel. Pinkston v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Elections, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1060, the Ohio Supreme Court held that (1) the doctrine of laches did not apply when the citizen waited fourteen days to file suit to compel the board of elections to put the rezoning referendum on the ballot, […]
In the case of Krites v. Wayne Cty. Career Ctr. Bd. of Edn., N.D.Ohio No. 5:21CV891 (Mar. 30, 2023), a federal district court held that an employee had neither a procedural nor substantive due process claim against a school board and its superintendent due to the employee’s long-term substitute license being voided by the Ohio […]
In the case of Coventry Courts, L.L.C. v. Cuyahoga Cty., 2023-Ohio-1037, an appellate court held that (1) a county has sovereign immunity against fraud claims pursuant to R.C. Chapter 2744 when the county is performing a governmental function, such as collecting taxes, (2) taxpayers have a claim for the illegal collection of taxes under R.C. […]
In the case of Kubala v. Smith, 2023-Ohio-991, an appellate court held that a manager’s sexual harassment towards the engineer, if true, could qualify as an exception to the statutory immunity protections provided in R.C. 2744.03. In this case, the engineer argued that (1) the manager acted outside of the scope of the manager’s employment […]
In the case of State ex rel. Richardson v. Growdy, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-976, the Ohio Supreme Court denied a citizen’s request to compel a new city council president to either appoint a clerk-of-council to certify a recall petition for the recall of an elective officer or certify the recall petition pursuant to R.C. 705.92 […]
In the case of Bostick v. Salvation Army, 2023-Ohio-933, an appellate court held that the employer did not discriminate against the employee based on the employee’s race when the employee was fired for numerous incidents of not getting along with coworkers after receiving warnings for such conduct. In this case, the employee argued that (1) […]
In the case of Bostick v. Salvation Army, 2023-Ohio-933, an appellate court held that the former employee did not have a case for racial discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful discharge when the former employee was disciplined and ultimately fired for the former employee’s own numerous violations of company policy. In this case, the former employee argued […]