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 Fayak v. Univ. Hosps., 2020-Ohio-5512, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals held that an employee’s gender discrimination claims were barred by the limitations period in the employee’s employment application, because the complaint was not timely refiled. In this case, the employee refiled a gender discrimination action against her employer after […]
In the case of Goebel v. Village of Minster, 2020-Ohio-5467, an Ohio Appeals Court held that the Village of Minster was not immune from liability when its negligent removal of a sewer system caused damage to the landowner’s homes. In this case, the village argued it is a political subdivision immune from liability from the […]
In the case of Thomas v. Chimera, 2021-Ohio-4204, the Fifth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants-property owners in a negligence action. Here, the plaintiffs argued that the defendants were negligent and reckless in their supervision of a zipline on the […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ohio Atty. Gen. v. Peterson, 2021-Ohio-4124, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of a community school treasurer when the state timely filed its claim. Here, the state alleged that the treasurer was using public school funds […]
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky granted a temporary injunction in response to a lawsuit that was filed by Ohio Attorney Dave Yost, as well as the Kentucky and Tennessee Attorney Generals. The injunction halted the Biden administration’s mandate which required federal contractors in the three states to require all employees […]
In the case of Coco v. Beyesly’s Restaurant, 2021-Ohio-4201, the Fifth District Court of Appeals held that summary judgment in favor of an employer in an employee’s disability discrimination action. Here, the employee alleged that the employer discriminated against the employee after replacing the employee when the employee’s health condition prevented them from working when […]
In the case of Sharp v. Shaker Hts., 2021-Ohio-4132, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of a city in a negligence action. Here, the plaintiff alleged that the city was negligent in its removal of a sign from a sidewalk, leaving […]
On November 17, 2021, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (“Attorney General”) issued an opinion to Delaware County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa A. Schiffel, in which the Attorney General concluded that data that is created by a county office that is stored on servers kept and maintained by a county automatic processing center does not constitute a […]