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 Volny v. Portage Cty., 2022-Ohio-338, the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in denying a county’s governmental immunity-based motion for summary judgment in an action brought by motorcyclists who were injured in an accident on a road that was under construction. Here, the […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs., 2022-Ohio-336, the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals denied a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel a county board of commissioners to conduct all business in open meetings, except for properly called executive sessions, alleging that the board violated […]
In the case of Stachura v. Toledo, 2022-Ohio-345, the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals held that in a firefighter’s discrimination and retaliation action against the city, the trial court erred in ruling in the city’s favor because the firefighter’s exhibit documenting incidents of discrimination was incorrectly excluded as hearsay. Here, the city argued that […]
In the case of League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Comm., 2022-Ohio-342 (“League II”), the Ohio Supreme Court invalidated the General Assembly’s approved redistricting plan for not meeting the standards set forth in Article XI, Sections 6(A) and 6(B), of the Ohio Constitution, which requires a plan that is proportional and does not favor […]
On February 4, 2022, the Ohio Attorney General issued a formal opinion to the Richland County Prosecuting Attorney explaining that the territory of an educational service center containing a local district whose territory is in a separate county is still part of the educational service center’s territory. Because R.C. 3311.05(A) defines the territory of an […]
In the case of Ingram v. Regano, Case No. 21-3342 (6th Cir. Feb. 3, 2022), an appellate court held that a motion to dismiss is improper if a plaintiff’s complaint contains sufficient factual allegations suggesting that school official acted in bad faith to fall within the exceptions to immunity under Ohio Revised Code § 2744.03. […]
In the case of Akron Edn. Assn. v. Akron City School Dist. Bd. of Edn., 2022-Ohio-275, the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in vacating an arbitration award to a teacher in which the arbitrator found that the school district acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner […]
In the case of State ex rel. Horton v. Kilbane, 2022-Ohio-205, the Ohio Supreme Court denied a citizen’s petition for a writ of mandamus to compel a city to provide public records regarding the city’s implementation of a traffic-ticket quota because the citizen impermissibly broadened one request and the city did not possess the record […]