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 Youngstown City School Dist. Bd. of Ed. v. State, Slip Opinion No. 108541, 2020-Ohio-2903, the Ohio Supreme Court held that legislation that allows an academic distress council to effectively remove all power from a city school district is constitutional under the Ohio Constitution. In this case, a school district challenged legislation on […]
In the case Evers v. R. Humr Constr. Co., Inc., 11th Dist. Geauga No. 2018-G-0184, 2020-Ohio-2891, an Ohio appellate court held that the right to control performance is not dispositive as to whether someone is considered a contractor or employee. In this case, a township needed to replace a culvert and hired a sole proprietor […]
In the case State ex rel. Adams v. Ohio State Univ., 2020-Ohio-2843, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 1804, an Ohio appellate court found relator was entitled to a writ of mandamus requiring respondent university to comply more completely with his public records request under R.C. 149.43, as respondent had not explained why its response covered only […]
In the case Lucas v. Ohio State Bd. of Educ., 2020-Ohio-2738, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 1697, an Ohio appellate court found that because the board did not make its determination in accordance with law, and because the trial court consequently was not in a position to compare the evidentiary record to reasons specified by the […]
In the case Gregory v. Cuyahoga Cty., 2020-Ohio-2714, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 1674, an Ohio appellate court found that there was a lack of evidence supporting the county employee’s termination from her position as a supervisor within the county fiscal office was improper, because the trial court’s decision substituted its judgment for that of the […]
In the case Lucas v. Ohio State Bd. of Educ., 10th Dist. Franklin No. 19AP-463, 2020-Ohio-2738, an Ohio appellate court held that the Ohio State Board of Education must set forth specific grounds when rejecting a hearing officer’s recommendation. In this case, a group of residents requested a transfer to the jurisdiction of a new […]
In the case Gregory v. Cuyahoga Cty., 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 108192, 2020-Ohio-2714, an Ohio appellate court found that the trial court cannot overturn an administrative decision upholding an employee’s termination because it disagrees with an employer’s policy. In this case, an employee was terminated from a county’s employment for a major violation of the […]
In the case O’Donnell v. Ne. Ohio Neighborhood Health Servs., 2020-Ohio-1609, 2020 Ohio App. LEXIS 1583, an Ohio appellate court found that the trial court did not err in denying defendant’s motion for directed verdict on plaintiff’s age discrimination claim under R.C. 4112.02(A). By failing to renew its motion for a directed verdict at the […]