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 Bowman v. S. Vienna, 2021-Ohio-4587, the Second District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in finding that a former police chief was not a probationary employee when the police chief was never appointed by counsel. Here, the former police chief argued that the village failed to afford the […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ware v. Walsh, 2021-Ohio-4585, the Ninth District Court of Appeals denied an inmate’s petition to compel a prosecutor’s office to respond to his public records request because the prosecutor’s office had already provided requested personnel files and the inmate failed to obtain a finding from the sentencing judge […]
In the case of Anderson v. Westlake, 2021-Ohio-4582, the Ninth District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision that police officers were immune from a suit alleging willful and/or reckless conduct by the officers within the scope of their employment. Here, the plaintiffs alleged that police officers were responsible for their serious physical injuries […]
In the case of State ex rel. Willer v. Ohio Public Emps. Retirement Sys., 2021-Ohio-4575, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the denial of a city employee’s petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the state public retirement system (“OPERS”) to allow continued service credit for the employee was proper. Here, the […]
In the case of Moody v. Ohio Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Servs., 2021-Ohio-4578, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of an employer in a race discrimination and retaliation action brought by an employee. Here, the employee filed a complaint asserting claims […]
In the case of State Employment Relations Bd. v. Youngstown., 2021-Ohio-4552, the Seventh District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in holding a city in contempt for failing to abide by a court’s order. Here, the state employment relations board (“SERB”) filed a petition seeking reinstatement the “contractual status quo” […]
In the case of Wilson v. Rose Metals Industries, Inc., 2021-Ohio-4518, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that a company was entitled to workers’ compensation immunity in a negligence action brought by an injured worker who was assigned to the company by a staffing agency. Here, the worker asserted that the company was not […]
In the case of State ex rel. Friendship Supported Living, Inc. v. Ohio Bur. of Workers’ Comp., 2021-Ohio-4490, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (“BWC”) abused its discretion in finding that in-home direct care providers were not independent contractors for the purpose of calculating workers’ compensation premiums. Here, […]