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 Copley-Fairlawn City School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Copley Teachers Assn., 2020-Ohio-4801, an Ohio appellate court held that, when the parties to a collective bargaining agreement have clearly and unmistakably vested the arbitrator with the authority to decide the issue of arbitrability, the question of whether a matter is arbitrable must […]
In the case of Wilhelm v. Jerusalem Twp. Zoning, 2020-Ohio-5283, the Court of Claims of Ohio held that a township was not required to respond to questions from a requester if they do not relate to specific documentation when the township already provided all requested documentation. The public record requestor asserted that the township denied […]
In the case of Arnold v. Spencer Twp. Bd. of Trustees, 2020-Ohio-4706, an Ohio appellate court held that a former public employee fire chief could not bring a breach of contract claim against the former public employer township because the former public employee held the fire chief position as a matter of law rather than […]
In Plain Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Dewine, S.D. Ohio Case No. 2:19-cv-5086 (Judge Michael H. Watson), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio held that the “Fast-Track Transfer Statute” (R.C. 3311.242) violated the Ohio Constitution’s one-subject rule. The fast-track transfer statute at issue was part of a biennial budget bill […]
In Cleveland Elec. Illuminating Co. v. City of Cleveland, 2020-Ohio-4469, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 3332, an Ohio court of appeals affirmed the decision of the common pleas court to deny the city’s motion for summary judgment under Civ.R. 56(C) because genuine issues of material fact existed regarding breach of duty and cause of damage. The […]
In Beachwood City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Warrensville Heights City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 2020-Ohio-4459, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 3334, an Ohio court of appeals determined that boards of education have the power to contract with one another under R.C. 3313.17, and based on the plain language of R.C. 3311.06(D)(3), revenue-sharing agreements […]
In the case Meggitt v. Ohio Dep’t of Pub. Safety, 2020-Ohio-441, 2020 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 128, an Ohio common pleas court found that in a former employee’s age discrimination claim under R.C. 4112.14, a State employer was not entitled to summary judgment because a genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether the employer’s […]
In the case of State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Comm’rs, 2020-Ohio-4359, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 3245, the appellate court found that the use of consent agendas by the Solid Waste Management District Board of Commissioners (SWMB to approve routine resolutions, was not in conflict with the Open Meetings Act (OMA). The SWMB […]