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 State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Cincinnati, Slip Opinion No. 2019-Ohio-3876, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a public records requestor is entitled to attorney’s fees and costs when a public office acts in bad faith in situations where the public office provided the requested records after the commencement of a […]
In the case of Logan v. MGM Grand Detroit Casino, 939 F.3d 824 (6th Cir. 2019), the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that employers and employees may not contractually shorten the limitation period of bringing a Title VII claim, outside of an arbitration agreement. In this case, an employer required an employee […]
In the case of Cleveland v. State, Slip Opinion No. 2019-Ohio-3820, the Ohio Supreme Court held that public authorities cannot impose residency requirements when contracting for public construction projects. In this case, the Ohio General Assembly enacted R.C. 9.75, barring any public authority from imposing residency requirements for public construction contracts — i.e., requiring a […]
In the case of McCullough v. Youngstown School Dist., 7th Dis. Mahoning No. 18 MA 0075, 2019-Ohio-3965, an Ohio appellate court held that (1) the existence of an unguarded hillside on school property may not be a physical defect that overcomes statutory immunity and (2) operators of school buses may not be negligent as to […]
In the case of Marietta v. Washington Cty. Bd. of Commrs., 4th Dist. Washington No. 19CA1, 2019-Ohio-3883, an Ohio appellate court held that a city’s law director may retain outside counsel to prosecute a case that a city ordinance required that the city law director handle. In this case, a city and county entered into […]
In the case of Welsh-Huggins v. Jefferson Cty. Pros. Atty., 7th Dist. Jefferson No. 19 JE 0005, 2019-Ohio-3967, an Ohio appellate court held that security footage showing security vulnerabilities and emergency responses may constitute a security record exception to a public records request. In this case, a reporter made numerous public records requests to a […]
In the case of Korengel v. Little Miami Golf Ctr., 2019-Ohio-3681, an Ohio appellate court held that a tree may constitute a physical defect sufficient to remove statutory immunity from a political subdivision. In this case, a 12-year old boy was injured by a tree branch that fell during a windstorm while the boy was […]
In the case of Hiss v. Perkins Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 2019-Ohio-3703, an Ohio appellate court held that providing prescription medication to students in violation of school board policy was “good and just cause” for termination. In this case, the teacher was accused of supplying prescription pain-relief patches to several student-athletes, which was […]