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 Frank v. Sw. Ohio Reg’l Transit Auth. 2020-Ohio-5497, an Ohio Appeals Court held that an employee’s admission to negligent action prevented Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority from establishing political subdivision immunity. The employee and transit authority argued for political subdivision immunity. The injured party argued that an exception to immunity exists […]
In the case of Hendy v. Ohio Civ. Rights Comm’n, 2020-Ohio-5415, the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals held that the failure to name all parties in a notice of appeal does not deprive the court of subject matter jurisdiction over a case. Mr. Hendy argued that the trial court erred in dismissing his appeal […]
In the case of Gearhart v. Union Twp. Bd. of Trs., 2020-Ohio-5615, an Ohio Appeals Court held that a firefighter could not raise issues on appeal that were not objected to at the administrative hearing, and therefore the termination of a firefighter was proper and complied with the disciplinary manual. In this case, the firefighter […]
In the case of State v. ex rel. Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Ass’n v. City of Warren, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-5372, the Ohio Supreme Court held that employers may abolish open positions before first promoting employees to those positions. The members argued open positions as a result of another officer’s retirement must first be offered as […]
In the case Welsh-Huggins v. Jefferson Cty. Prosecutor’s Office., 2020-Ohio-5371, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the Court of Appeals erred in finding that a video recording of the shooting of a judge was exempt from disclosure. In this case, the Court of Appeals found that the video was exempt from disclosure because it was […]
In the case of State ex rel. Unterbrink v. Elida Local Sch. Bd. of Educ., 2020-Ohio-5378, an Ohio Appeals Court held that teachers are required to have actual notice of an entry of an order of termination – and the teacher in this case was given actual notice of termination. The teacher argued that he […]
In the case of Davis v. Cinnamon Lake Ass’n., 2020-Ohio-5374, the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals held, a school district did not discriminate against an employee because: the employee was discharged within the 90-day probationary period, the employee did not possess the necessary skills and knowledge for the position, and the employee failed to […]
In the case of A.J.R. v. Lute, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-5168, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a teacher and school officials did not act recklessly in regard to reports that a kindergartener was being bullied because the teacher and school officials did not act in perverse disregard of a known risk. In this case, […]