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 Shaw v. Washington Court House City Schools Bd. of Edn., 2022-Ohio-4226, the appellate court held that a two-to-four-inch hole in the pavement near a drainage grate in an otherwise contiguously paved school parking lot surface does not constitute a “physical defect” necessary to trigger the narrow immunity exception set forth in […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ohio Assn. of Pub. School Emps. v. Willoughby-Eastlake City School Dist., 2022-Ohio-4242, the appellate court held that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to determine a “calamity day” dispute — to the extent an explicit conflict actually existed between the collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) and statute — as the […]
In the case of Myers v. Boardman Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn., N.D.Ohio No. 4:21-cv-2048, a federal district court issued a July 11, 2022 decision denying the school board’s motion to dismiss holding that, considering the alleged facts most favorable to a mother and her son, sufficient facts were pled to alleged that a […]
In the case of Vukovic-Burkhardt v. Dayton Bd. of Edn., 2022-Ohio-4183, the appellate court held that a teacher failed to timely appeal a school board’s order terminating the teacher’s employment contract pursuant to R.C. 3319.16 as the appeal was filed more than thirty days after the date in which the teacher, in fact, received notice […]
In the case of Nosse v. Kirtland, 2022-Ohio-4161, the appellate court held that the city council did not violate the Open Meetings Act (R.C. 121.22) by formally terminating a police chief after the city council deliberated upon the matter in executive session despite the police chief demanding a public hearing in open session. In this […]
In the case of Smith v. Ohio State Univ. 2022-Ohio-4101, the appellate court held that the trial court erred in granting a class certification because the student failed to show that class certification was warranted, and the trial court did not conduct the rigorous analysis required under Civ.R. 23. Here, the student brought a class […]
In the case of Columbus City Schools Bd. of Edn. v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2022-Ohio-4100, the appellate court affirmed the trial court’s ruling to uphold the Board of Tax Appeals’ decision to increase the tax valuation of taxpayer’s six parcels to reflect the arm’s-length transaction sale price of the properties. Here, the board […]
In the case of DeVito v. Clear Fork Valley Local Schools Bd. of Edn., 2022-Ohio-3894, the Appellate Court held that a trial court did not abuse its discretion in upholding the termination of a principal after the principal received a letter that set forth the grounds for the termination, a hearing was held before a […]