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 Ruf v. Ohio Pub. Emps. Retirement Sys., 2021-Ohio-4389, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the denial of a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel the public retirement system to stop withholding payments was proper. Here, the petitioner filed a complaint against the public retirement system seeking declaratory […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ware v. Byrd, 2021-Ohio-4432, the Eighth District Court of Appeals denied an inmate’s (“Realtor”) petition for writ of mandamus to compel the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts and Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts office (“Respondents”) to produce certain administrative and court records. Here, the Realtor argued that the […]
In the case of Chatfield v. Whirlpool Corp., 2021-Ohio-4365, the Third District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of the employer in the employee’s worker’s compensation appeal and complaint seeking benefits. Here, the employee sought benefits for additional conditions related to a workplace shoulder […]
In the case of Pryor v. Dir., Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Servs., 2021-Ohio-4315, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that unemployment benefits were properly denied to a former employee who did not inform their employer of an alleged medical condition and did not request work that conformed to the employee’s physical capabilities […]
In the case of Cunningham v. Perry & Assocs., 2021-Ohio-4295, the Seventh District Court of Appeals held that a former employee failed to prove that age discrimination was the reason for her termination. In this case, the former employee argued that the company committed age discrimination when it terminated the employee and said that the […]
In the case of Kanter v. Cleveland Hts., 2021-Ohio-4318, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that it was proper for the city to appointment members of a racial justice task force in executive session. Here, the individual argued that because the task force was created for cultural and educational purposes, the members are not […]
On December 8, 2021, Senate Bill 229 (“Bill”) was passed by the Ohio legislature. The bill discusses changes to remote and blended learning and provides districts the option to continue providing remote learning instruction and to submit blended learning plans for the current school year until April 30, 2022. The Bill also provides for a […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ware v. Andrews, 2021-Ohio-4257, the Eleventh District Appellate Court held that the failure to respond to a public records request in a timely fashion entitled the requester to damages. In this case, an inmate argued that because he filed a public records request with the clerk of courts […]