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 Staple v. Ravenna, 2022-Ohio-261, the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals held that the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over a police officer’s action against the city to enforce the arbitration provision of a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) between the city and union because the officer’s claim stemmed from a labor […]
In the case of Owens v. Giant Eagle, Inc., 2022-Ohio-192, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in granting an employer’s motion for summary judgment because an employee injured during the employee’s work shift was not injured outside the scope of employment, even though the employee was not injured […]
In the case of Hope Academy v. White Hat Mgt., L.L.C., 2022-Ohio-178, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in finding that the Ohio Department of Education (“ODE”) was not a party in interest in ten Cleveland community schools (“Schools”) litigation against numerous businesses and the ODE. Here, ODE filed […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ware v. Fankhauser, 2022-Ohio-172, the Eleventh District Court of Appeals granted summary judgment in favor of the realtor in an action seeking statutory damages associated with a request for public records. Here, the realtor filed a verified complaint for writ of mandamus seeking to compel the respondent to […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ames v. Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews, 2022-Ohio-171, the Eleventh District Court of Appeals dismissed a petition for a writ of mandamus in public records request action. Here, the realtor sought to compel the respondents to provide unredacted copies of invoices for legal services. The Court of […]
In the case of Cty. Risk Sharing Auth., Inc. v. State, 2022-Ohio-164, the Eleventh District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of the County Risk Sharing Authority, Inc. (“CORSA”) in an action seeking a declaratory judgment. Here, CORSA filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against the […]
In the case of King v. Emergency Med. Transport, Inc., 2022-Ohio-123, the Fifth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant medical transport company (“Company”) in a vicarious liability negligence action. Here, the plaintiff alleged that the company was vicariously liable for the acts […]
In the case of State ex rel. Rimroth v. Harrison, 2022-Ohio-110, the First District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in dismissing an employee’s action against a city regarding a promotion within the city’s fire department. Here, after a promotional exam was conducted by the city’s fire department and the […]