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 White v. Bowling Green State Univ., 2021-Ohio-4069, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in granting the University’s motion to dismiss after the claim was brought outside of the two-year statute of limitations. Here, a former coach brought a breach of contract action against […]
In the case of State ex rel. Powell v. Ohio Pub. Emps. Retirement Sys., Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-4030, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the state of Ohio does not owe an employee a fiduciary duty when making a decision regarding retirement and disability benefits. Here, the employee argued that the state owed the employee […]
On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order reaffirming its initial stay of the vaccination/testing requirements. In its order, the Court chose to put a freeze on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates, calling the requirements “staggeringly overbroad”. The Emergency Temporary Standard issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration […]
On November 12, 2021, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a lawsuit against Facebook on behalf of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (“OPERS”) arguing that Facebook and its executives violated federal securities laws by purposely misleading the public which has subsequently led to the negative health and well-being of the children of the State […]
In the case of Hammonds v. Beavercreek City Schools, 2021-Ohio-4022, the Second District Court of Appeals held that there was no basis for a former administrator to bring a wrongful discharge claim against the school board. Here, the former administrator argued that the non-renewal of the administrator’s contract was retaliatory and that the administrator was […]
In the case of Shields v. Kelly Servs., Inc., 2021-Ohio-4018, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in affirming a state review commission’s decision to deny an employee’s unemployment compensation claim. Here, an employee argued that they were eligible for unemployment compensation because the employer did not provide […]
In the case of Francis v. Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Serv., 2021-Ohio-3928, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in granting an employer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a disability discrimination action. Here, the employee argued that the employee was disabled and was denied the ability to work […]
In the case of Mitchell v. Ohio Ethics Comm’n, 2020-Ohio-5590, the Ohio Court of Claims held that the denial of access to redacted portions of confidential documents during a public records request was proper and that the Court should deny any additional information requested. In this case, the requestor argued that the redacted documents should […]