Court decisions from across the country have implications right here in Ohio. Here is a selection of recent cases, and why they matter.
n the case of Mencini v. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Auth., 2023-Ohio-2299, an appellate court held that the state transportation company did not have statutory immunity for the bus driver’s negligence, but the bus driver did have statutory immunity when the bus driver allegedly hit a car when the car was attempting to turn right […]
In the case of State ex rel. Casey v. Brown, 2023-Ohio-2264, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the firefighter had to use the collective bargaining agreement’s (“CBA”) required grievance procedure rather than the courts when the firefighter was not promoted the firefighter to battalion chief despite topping the eligibility list. In this case, the firefighter […]
In the case of Total Quality Logistics, L.L.C. v. Leonard, 2023-Ohio-2271, an appellate court held that the employee violated a non-compete agreement when the employee was placed on paid administrative leave by a competitor despite the employee not providing any services to the competitor during the administrative leave. In this case, the employee argued that […]
In the case of Nice v. Akron, 2023-Ohio-2230, an appellate court held that (1) the replacement police chief had absolute privilege against civil liability for statements made in the course of reporting criminal activity; (2) the public official had statutory immunity regarding comments made at a press conference; and (3) the public official was not […]
In the case of State ex rel. Kovoor v. Trumbull Cty. Bd. of Elections, 2023-Ohio-2256, an appellate court held that the board did not violate the Open Meetings Act when a majority of the board sought advice and an opinion from relevant legal counsel. In this case, the candidate argued that the board seeking legal […]
In the case of Dept. of Edn. v. Brown, 143 S.Ct. 2343, 216 L.Ed.2d 1116 (2023), the United States Supreme Court held that the loanees lacked standing to bring a suit against the Department of Education when the loanees failed to allege how the loanees were injured and, instead, only alleged how the loanees could […]
In the case of Ames v. Geauga Cty. Invest. Advisory Commt., 2023-Ohio-2252, an appellate court held that a committee comprised of two county commissioners and a county treasurer was a subordinate of the board of commissioners, so the board of commissioners was able to create a public meeting schedule for the committee, pursuant to R.C. […]
In the case of Biden v. Nebraska, 143 S.Ct. 2355, 216 L.Ed.2d 1063 (2023), the United States Supreme Court held that the Secretary of Education did not have the Congressional authority from the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act (“HEROES Act”) to broadly modify statutes to allow for the cancellation or reduction of student […]