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 City of Cincinnati v. Fourth Nat’l Realty LLC, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6802, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the Court had subject matter jurisdiction after a realty company failed to serve the Ohio Attorney General at the inception of the case because the language of the statue was silent as to […]
In the case of Niles Educ. Ass’n v. Niles City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. 2020-Ohio-6804, the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals held that a grievance filed by a teacher regarding termination for misusing and falsifying sick leave was arbitrable, when the master contract agreement between the teacher and the school district did not […]
In the case of Adams v. Parallel Employment Group., Inc., 2020-Ohio-6766, the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals held that the substitute teachers failed to establish that Parallel Employment Group, Inc. (“Parallel”) owed them a duty to provide compensation. Pursuant to R.C. 3319.10. The substitute teachers argued that Parallel was required to compensate them pursuant […]
In the case of Sullivan v. Ikea, 2020-Ohio-6661, an Ohio Appeals Court held that the termination of an employee who failed to submit Paid Time Off for absences in accordance with the employer’s policies was proper and was not based on retaliation or age discrimination. The employee argued the termination was a form of retaliation […]
In the case of City of Ashtabula v. FOP, 2020-Ohio-6677, the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals held that where an amendment does not change the subject matter of the original grievance is arbitrable even if filed after the deadline for the initial grievance. The City of Ashtabula argued that the police officers’ amendment should […]
In the case of Bollinger v. River Valley Local School. Dist., 2020-Ohio-6637, the Court of Claims of Ohio held that the school district acted properly, during the termination of a school district employee’s contract, in withholding documents requested by the employee because the documents were either not public records, and/or were protected by attorney-client privilege. […]
In the case Smith v. OSU Office of Univ. Compliance & Integrity, 2020-Ohio-5593, the Court of Claims of Ohio held that the university’s compliance office violated a R.C. 149.43(A)(1) by failing to turn over a settlement agreement sought in a public records request, and failing to timely provide an explanation to the requester. In this […]
In the case of State ex rel. Lookout, L.L.C. v. City of Cincinnati, 2020-Ohio-5486, the Ohio Supreme Court held two streets subject to a statutory dedication were public roads rather than private streets. The company argued that the two streets were public roads and as such, the city was required to maintain and repair the […]