Category: Case Updates

In the case of B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a school district could not punish a student for expressing dissatisfaction with the school district and its cheerleading program via social networking platforms, as this speech is protected by the First Amendment to […]

Ohio joined forty-eight (48) other states in allowing sex marker changes on an individual’s birth certificate, after the recent ruling by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in the case of Ray v. McCloud. In Ray, the Court held the policy of the Ohio Department of Health (“ODH”) denying Ohioans […]

In the case of Faulkner v. City of Cincinnati Civil Serv. Comm’n., 2020-Ohio-6711, the Ohio First District Court of Appeals held that an employee was properly classified as an Administrative Technician based on the employee’s duties. The employee argued that the classification Administrative Specialist was a more accurate description of the employee’s role and that […]

In the case of Key Realty, Ltd. V. Hall, 2021-Ohio-26, the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals held that an independent contractor did not violate a Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, and Confidentiality Agreement because of their status as an independent contractor. Key Realty argued that Hall violated numerous covenants of the Agreement when Hall created a subsequent […]

In the case of O’Brien v. Great Parks of Hamilton Cty., 2020-Ohio-6949, the Ohio First District Court of Appeals held that a golf course was immune from liability when a lawnmower struck an individual, because the lawnmower did not possess any mechanical defects prior to the accident. The individual, who had been struck by a […]

In the case of Abdou v. Ohio Dep’t of Agric., 2020-Ohio-6937, the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals held that the Ohio Department of Agriculture (“ODA”) was immune from liability regarding an injury suffered from an inflatable obstacle course. The injured individual argued that the ODA was responsible for the injuries suffered by the individual […]

In the case of Humanus Corp v. Dir., Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Servs., 2020-Ohio-6940, an Ohio Appeals Court held that an employer was liable and subject to unemployment compensation laws when they had direct control over the professional’s work and pay. The employer argued there was a failure to evaluate all twenty factors […]

In the case of Franta v. State Teachers Retirement Sys., 2020-Ohio-6843an Ohio Appeals Court held that the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (“STRS”) properly denied a teacher an in-person appearance before STRS on the disability denial appeal as the teacher’s attorney failed to timely request an in-person appearance. In this case, the teacher argued […]