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 Cook v. Pitter Patter Learning Ctr., LLC, 2022-Ohio-961, the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals remanded an employee’s retaliatory termination claim, so the trial court could determine whether the employee’s failure to disclose the pending lawsuit when filing for bankruptcy was done in bad faith or was inadvertent. Here, the trial […]
In the case of Belmont Cty. v. Barack, 2022-Ohio-1452, the Appellate Court held that the appropriation of a small acreage of a landowner’s land was necessary for a new sewage pump station where the county followed all of the requisite procedures under R.C. Chapter 163 and the landowners waived their right to an immediate necessity […]
In the case of Houston Community College Sys. v. Wilson, No. 20-804, the United States Supreme Court held that a college board of trustee’s censure or reprimand of a board member who had made comments to the media and brought multiple lawsuits against the board alleging that the board violated its ethical rules and bylaws […]
In the case of Hobbs v. Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Ctr. Bd. of Edn., 2022-Ohio-921, the Court of Appeals held that a school custodian was rightly terminated where the custodian made inappropriate and crude statements to a teacher. Here, the custodian argued that he was terminated without the school board conducting any fact finding, and […]
In the case of Goebel v. Minster, 2022-Ohio-883, the Appellate court held that the Village of Minster was entitled to political subdivision immunity under R.C. Chapter 2744 for its reconstruction of the village’s sewer system that caused flooding and substantial damage to the landowners’ homes. Here, the landowners argued that the village’s employees were negligent […]
In the case of Langin v. Sheffield-Sheffield Lake Bd. of Edn., 2022-Ohio-879, the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals concluded that a high school graduate lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality of a school board student drug testing policy. Here, the graduate sought a declaration that the school board policy violated the Ohio Constitution and […]
In the case of E.W. v. Detroit Pub. Sch. Dist., 6th Cir. No. 20-1790, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 7724 (Mar. 21, 2022), an appellate court held that school officials’ acts slamming the student onto the pavement and punching the student in the face were unreasonable and therefore those officials were not entitled to qualified immunity […]
In the case of State ex rel. Maras v. LaRose, 2022-Ohio-866, the Ohio Supreme Court denied a citizen’s attempt to compel the Ohio Secretary of State to send declarations of candidacy to county boards of elections and certify the citizen as a candidate on the Republican Party primary ballot for secretary of state because the […]