The Fifth District affirmed summary judgment for deputies in a K-9 bite case, holding that claims alleging a duty to intervene in a K-9 attack are essentially battery claims governed by the one-year statute of limitations, not custodial negligence claims.
In a published opinion with amicus participation from the Attorney General, the Appellate Division vacates a blanket disclosure order in a LAD sexual harassment case and provides detailed guidance on the Payton framework for workplace investigation privilege, including when waiver applies and its limits.
The Ninth District affirmed the denial of a Civ.R. 60(B) motion to set aside a five-year domestic violence civil protection order, finding that the respondent’s untimely motion and failure to update his address with the court defeated his claim of lack of notice.
The First District affirmed a $387 restitution order in a criminal damaging case where the crime victim, invoking Marsy’s Law rights, challenged the amount but failed to file a trial transcript, requiring the court to presume regularity of the proceedings.
The Tenth District affirmed the termination of a Columbus firefighter for sexual harassment and offensive on-duty statements, upholding the Civil Service Commission’s findings and the common pleas court’s review of the administrative record.
The Tenth District reversed a community-control sanction imposed on a defendant who vandalized the Brutus Buckeye statue, finding the trial court failed to hold the required violation hearings and denied the defendant his right to allocution.
The Eighth District affirmed the Court of Claims’ dismissal of a public-records complaint, holding that the City of Shaker Heights’ four-business-day delay in providing a traffic citation and related records was reasonable under R.C. 149.43.
The First District holds that a circuit court must grant a certificate of innocence when a petitioner has obtained postconviction relief on an actual-innocence claim and the State has dismissed all charges.
In a matter of first impression, the Appellate Division holds that CREAMMA impliedly creates a private right of action for job applicants and employees who face discrimination based on positive cannabis tests, reversing the trial court’s dismissal and diverging from the Third Circuit’s contrary conclusion.
The Seventh District affirmed summary judgment for the City of Salem in an employment discrimination case, holding that a part-time dispatcher failed to show the city’s performance-based reasons for his termination were pretextual despite evidence of gender-biased comments by his supervisor.
Delaware Superior Court partially reverses the Attorney General’s FOIA denial, ordering the Department of Correction to disclose aggregate inmate population data but upholding the withholding of individual identifying information under statutory protections.
Delaware Superior Court dismisses all seven claims brought by a pro se homeowner against Dover police, the city, and ADT Security after a warrantless home entry triggered by a residential alarm, finding exigent circumstances and municipal immunity.