Category: Case Updates

In the case of State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs., 2022-Ohio-105, the Eleventh District Court of Appeals held that the trial court’s ruling in favor of the Portage County Board of Commissioners (“Board”) was proper in appellant’s mandamus, declaratory judgment, and injunction for alleged violations of the Open Meeting Act. Here, […]

In the case of MetroHealth Sys. v. Khandelwal, 2022-Ohio-77, the Eighth District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s ruling to issue a limited preliminary injunction against a surgeon, which modified the terms of the parties’ non-compete agreement in a breach of contract action. Here, the surgeon’s former employer sought preliminary injunction seeking to enforce […]

In the case of Gerst v. Ohio Dept. of Transp., 2022-Ohio-86, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in affirming a state personnel board of review’s (“Board”) order in a public employee’s administrative appeal. Here, the employee alleged that the denial of the employee’s request for reclassification of […]

In the case of DiCarlo v. Fairview Hosp., 2022-Ohio-75, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that summary judgment in favor of a hospital was proper in a visitor’s negligence action. Here, the visitor alleged that the hospital was negligent after the visitor slipped and fell in the hallway, causing the visitor to sustain injuries. […]

On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) vaccine mandate for businesses with over 100 employees. The Supreme Court held that although Congress has given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given OSHA the power to regulate public health more […]

In the case of League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Comm., 2022-Ohio-65, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the redistricting plan adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission (“Commission”) in September 2021 is invalid because the plan fails to meet the standards set forth in Article XI, Sections 6(A) and 6(B) of the […]

In the case of Johnson v. Cincinnati Metro. Hous. Auth., 2022-Ohio-26, the First District Court of Appeals held that a violation of the Landlord-Tenant Act does not expressly impose liability on a political subdivision as required by R.C. 2447.02(B)(5). Here, a tenant sued the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (“CMHA)” for violations of the Landlord-Tenant Act […]

In the case of Youngstown v. State Emp. Relations Bd., 2021-Ohio-4591, the Seventh District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in affirming the state employment relations board’s (“SERB”) ruling that the city committed an unfair labor practice by threatening to eliminate and later eliminating three positions and that such actions […]