Court decisions from across the country have implications right here in Ohio. Here is a selection of recent cases, and why they matter.
On March 18, 2022, in the case of Gonidakis v. Ohio Redistricting Commission, Case No. 2:22-cv-0773, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio lifted a March 14, 2022 stay and requested that the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals appoint a three-judge panel to determine how the case should proceed […]
On March 18, 2022, in the case of Gonidakis v. Ohio Redistricting Commission, Case No. 2:22-cv-0773, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio lifted a March 14, 2022 stay and requested that the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals appoint a three-judge panel to determine how the case should proceed […]
In the case of Cronin v. Governor of Ohio, 2022-Ohio-829, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals agreed that a citizen lacked standing to bring a “complaint for injury” seeking to prohibit the Ohio Governor from complying with Senate Bill 22, which limits the Governor’s executive authority in acting under an emergency declaration. Here, the […]
In the case of Cleveland Fire Fighters Assn., Local 93 v. Cleveland, 2022-Ohio-824, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals reinstated an arbitration award finding that the employer’s disciplinary sanctions against an employee were not in violation of the collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”). Here, the arbitrator found that, although some of the disciplinary sanctions against […]
In the case of League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Comm., 2022-Ohio-789 (“League III”), the Ohio Supreme Court held that the second revised redistricting plan proposed by the Ohio Redistricting Commission(“Commission”) failed to meet the standards set forth in Article XI, Sections 6(A) and 6(B) of the Ohio Constitution. In holding that […]
On March 15, 2022, the Geauga County Prosecuting Attorney submitted a request for a formal Ohio Attorney General opinion as to whether a local school board member who was appointed to the county park board may hold both positions when the school district is located in the same county the park board serves. The McGown […]
In the case of Cincinnati Fed. S & L. Co. v. McClain, 2022-Ohio-725, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that R.C. 5739.01(Y)(2)(e) does not categorically exempt purchases of professional services for designing custom business software from a sales tax. Here, the taxpayer argued that the purchase of computer-related services, which involved the use of custom […]
In the case of Cole v. Fifth Third Bancorp, 2022-Ohio-774, the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals held that an employee failed to establish a disability discrimination and retaliation case because it was undisputed that the employer terminated the employee based upon an honest belief that the employee falsified call logs. Here, the employee alleged […]