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 Johnston v. Med. Pharma Servs., Inc., 2021-Ohio-3419, the Fifth District Court of Appeals found that the trial court did not err in dismissing a former employee’s complaint regarding whether the employee was entitled to severance where the employee was not entitled to such pay under the employment contract. Here, the employee claimed […]
In the case Langshaw v. N. Royalton, 2021-Ohio-3394, the special master found that in an action in which a requester was seeking to compel the city to provide communication records, the requester failed to show that the city violated R.C. 149.43(B) and/or that the city’s process for retrieving such communications was irregular or unlawful. Here, […]
In the case Student Doe v. Adkins, 2021-Ohio-3389, the Fourth District Court of Appeals found the trial court erred in denying a board of education and principal’s motion to dismiss in an action brought by a mother of a student whose child had a sexual encounter with a high school teacher. Here, the Mother raised […]
In the case of Doe v. Adkins, 2021-Ohio-3389, the Fourth District Court of Appeals held that a trial court’s denial of a school district’s motion to dismiss based on political-subdivision immunity was an error. Here, the appellee, a high school student, alleged that the Defendant, a high school Spanish teacher, had inappropriate sexual contact with […]
In the case Balco Realty, L.L.C. v. Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2021-Ohio-3349, which involved a dispute between a buyer and a Board of Education (“Board”) over the sale of a restaurant property, the Eighth District Court of Appeals found that the trial court did not err on remand in affirming the Board of Tax […]
In the case State ex rel. Crilley v. Lowellville Bd. of Edn., 2021-Ohio-3333, the Seventh District Court of Appeals found that the trial court erred in denying a citizen’s request for attorney fees in an action in which the citizens claimed that the Board of Education violated the Open Meetings Act. Here, the citizens argued […]
In the case State ex rel. Teamsters Local Union No. 208 v. State Emp. Relations Bd., 2021-Ohio-3318, the Tenth District Court of Appeals found that the trial court did not err in denying a Union’s petition for writ of mandamus which sought to compel a state employee relations board to investigate an unfair labor practice […]
In the case Irwin v. Island Creek Twp., 2021-Ohio-3306, the Seventh District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in denying a township’s motion for summary judgment in an action involving the township’s alleged breach of duty to maintain its roads. Here, a driver brought an action against the township after the driver […]