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 Dove v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-4836, a court of claims magistrate recommended judgment against an employee who claimed disability discrimination against an employer under both the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and R.C. Chapter 4112 because the employer denied the requested transfer arguing that the transfer violated the […]
In the case of Arocho v. Ohio Univ., 2022-Ohio-4835, the court of claims dismissed a fifteen-year-old high school student’s lawsuit alleging that a university failed to supervise a university police officer who engaged in sexual harassment toward the high school student and, therefore failed to protect the high school student from such alleged sexual harassment […]
In the case of Alford v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-4833, the Court of Claims held that a correctional facility was entitled to qualified immunity from defamation claims when the facility relied upon credible conduct reports. In this case, an inmate argued that the inmate was damaged based upon alleged defamatory statements contained […]
In the case of George v. Miami Univ., 2022-Ohio-4837, a Court of Claims magistrate recommended that a university be held liable for injuries arising from a Zamboni impacting an individual who fell into an ice rink through an unlocked, open door as a reasonable person would not perceive the danger of an open door leading […]
In the case of McCombs v. Ohio Dept. of Dev. Disabilities, 2022-Ohio-4834, the Court of Claims of Ohio held that the proper process for determining damages arising from the abuse of disabled individuals is to look at the global circumstances including, but not limited to, the individual abuses and the cumulative effect of such abuses […]
In the case of Colerain Capital, L.L.C. v. Hamilton Cty. Aud., 2023-Ohio-56, the appellate court rejected a property owner’s challenge to the higher real property valuation as there was evidence in the record to support the county auditor’s higher valuation. In this case, the property owner challenged the real property valuation arguing that (1) neither […]
In the case of Wheeler v. Miami Valley Career Tech. Ctr., No.22-3315 (Jan. 10, 2023), a federal appellate court held that the school did not retaliate against the teacher when the school did not promote the teacher after the teacher filed a lawsuit against the school six years prior. In this case, the teacher argued […]
In the case of Doe v. Knox Cnty. Bd. Of Educ., 56 F.4th 1076 (6th Cir.2023), a federal appellate court held that (1) the parents did not need to go through administrative exhaustion under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) when the parents sought a ban on chewing gum because such a change does […]