Category: Case Updates

In the case State ex rel. Donahue v. Allen Cty. Bd. of Elections, 2021-Ohio-3292, the Third District Court of Appeals found that the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment for a board of elections (“board”) in an action seeking to prevent the board from including a candidate’s name on a ballot based […]

In the case Women of the Old W. End, Inc. v. Toledo City Council, 2021-Ohio-3267, the Sixth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in granting the city’s motion to dismiss a neighborhood association’s (“Association”) appeal to challenge the city’s approval of a special use permit for a group home. Here, the […]

In the case Peterson v. Securitas Security Serv., 2021-Ohio-3254, the Second District Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err when it affirmed the unemployment review commission’s decision that an employee was discharged for just cause. Here, the commission argued that the employee was discharged for failing to appear for work or […]

In the case Nachowitz v. Miami Univ., 2021-Ohio-3245, the Court held that the trial court’s decision to grant a University’s motion for summary judgment was proper when the professor did not timely file a complaint of religious discrimination. Here, the professor argued that the University discriminated against them based on their religion when denying an […]

In the case Anthony v. Columbus City Schools, 2021-Ohio-3241, the Court held that even though a public records request was overly broad, the requester was still entitled top recover costs associated with pursuit of the action when the schools failed to respond to the request or to provide an explanation for the denial within a […]

In the case State ex rel. Rhodes v. Hamilton Cty. Bd. of Elections, Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-3209, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the board of elections to make changes to ballot language for a proposed amendments to city charter should be granted in part and […]

In the case State ex rel. Ferrara v. Trumbull Cty. Bd. of Elections, Slip Opinion No. 2021-Ohio-3156, the Ohio Supreme Court ordered that the Board of Elections determine the number of valid signatures on the part-petition ballot and to certify Ferrara’s name to the ballot if appropriate. Here, a candidate submitted a part-petition that certified […]

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has filed three racial harassment lawsuits against Pennsylvania and West Virginia employers based on the employers violating federal law by subjecting their African American employees to racially hostile work environments. The companies used racial slurs, threatened violence against African American workers, and made other racially offensive statements which […]