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 House v. Iacovelli, 2020-Ohio-435, the Ohio Supreme Court held that an employer terminating an employee for confronting the employer for failing to report correct income figures to the unemployment commission is not wrongful termination. In this case, a former employee sued her former employer for wrongful termination arguing that she was […]
In the case of Elias v. City of Akron, 9th Dist. Summit No. 29107, 2020-Ohio-480, an Ohio appellate court held that a political subdivision has the burden of demonstrating that it qualifies for statutory immunity at the summary judgment stage. In this case, a couple sued a city after the couple were launched from their […]
In the case McDougald v. Greene, 2020-Ohio-4268, 2020 Ohio LEXIS 1988, the Ohio Supreme Court found that under the Public Records Act, an inmate’s request for copies of the prison’s most recent shift-assignment duty rosters and documents, that detailed the assignment of prison guards to various posts within the prison, was properly denied as it […]
In Qiu v. Univ. of Cincinnati, 803 Fed. Appx. 831, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 4556, 2020 FED App. 0096N (6th Cir.), 2020 WL 634036, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals found that a district court properly dismissed a student’s ADA and Rehabilitation Act claims against a university, its officials, and a professor because the […]
In the case of White v. Dep’t of Rehab. & Corr., 10th Dist. Franklin No. 19AP-85, 2020-Ohio-386, an Ohio appellate court held that attorney–client privilege only protects records containing legal advice, not all communications with lawyers, from public records requests. In this case, an attorney made a public records request to an Ohio agency under […]
In the case of Thompson v. Cuyahoga Cty. Clerk of Courts, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. CV-19-914989, 2020-Ohio-382, an Ohio appellate court held that a clerk of courts is a political subdivision that can qualify for political subdivision immunity. In this case, an appellant mailed an affidavit stating that a witness committed perjury during his trial. […]
In the case of State ex rel. Rimroth v. City of Harrison, 1st Dist. Hamilton No. C-180691, 2020-Ohio-367, an Ohio appellate court held that, when there is a fault in the adding of seniority points to the exam but no fault in construction of a civil exam for promotion, the correct remedy is to correct […]
In the case of State ex rel. Dunn v. Plain Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., 2020-Ohio-339, the Ohio Supreme Court held that school boards are not required to specify the election date when a transfer proposal is to be placed on a ballot unless the proposal is to be placed on a special election […]