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 Hines v. City of Cleveland, 2023-Ohio-2488, an appellate court held that the civilian did not have a negligence claim against the city-operated garbage truck driver when the driver lawfully conducted a wide right turn and the civilian unlawfully attempted to pass the truck driver. In this case, the civilian argued that […]
In the case of Martin v. Ohio Univ., 2023-Ohio-2511, an appellate court held that the students and employee could not sue the university for the university’s COVID-19 vaccination mandates when the students and employee had been given an exemption to the vaccination mandates. In this case, the students and employee argued that the COVID-19 vaccination […]
In the case of Look Ahead Am. v. Stark Cty. Bd. of Elections, 2023-Ohio-2494, an appellate court held that the board properly went into executive session when the board had to discuss whether to recommend a purchase to another public body and the board only discussed matters related to the motions to enter into executive […]
In the case of Holtrey v. Wiedeman, 2023-Ohio-2440, an appellate court held that the community member was liable for defamation when the community member made several false statements incriminating a prospective hire in an embezzlement scheme that resulted in the prospective hire not being recruited as a head coach at a local high school. In […]
In the case of Mellinger v. Quality Casing Co., Inc., 2023-Ohio-2403, an appellate court held that the company did not discriminate against the former employee who had multiple sclerosis (MS) when the former employee had poor sale performance and attempted to sell a customer a product the employer did not carry. In this case, the […]
In the case of Roper v. City of Cincinnati, S.D.Ohio No. 1:22-cv-652, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119495 (July 11, 2023), a federal district court held that the firefighter plead sufficient facts to survive a motion to dismiss by the city when the firefighter brought racial discrimination claims and a retaliation claim when the city failed […]
In the case of Jenkins v. Sullivan Twp. Trustees, 2023-Ohio-2345, an appellate court held that several township trustees did not defame a public figure when the trustees made several statements that the public figure had improperly requested the disposal of public records. In this case, the public figure argued that (1) the trustees acted with […]
In the case of State ex rel. Atakpu v. Shuler, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-2266, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the public office did not have to pay statutory damages and court costs when the public office responded to a public record request in good faith but provided the incorrect records. In this case, the […]