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Summary judgment granted for University of Cincinnati. Court found the vehicle driver was not an employee and no principal-agent relationship existed, and declined to prematurely rule on declaratory judgment regarding automobile liability coverage.
Summary judgment Civ.R. 56. The court found that the driver of the car in an accident was not an employee of defendant and there was not a principal-agent relationship between defendant and the driver. Further, the court determined that judicial restraint cautioned against issuing a premature ruling on a potential declaratory judgment claim relative to defendant's automobile liability coverage agreement. Summary judgment granted in favor of defendant.
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The trial court's judgment finding that appellant failed to carry his ultimate burden of demonstrating that the adverse employment action resulted from unlawful discrimination was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.
Civ.R. 56; motion for summary judgment; race discrimination; age discrimination; hostile work environment; retaliation. Defendant was entitled to summary judgment on plaintiff's claim that defendant unlawfully discriminated against her based on race and age because plaintiff could not establish a prima facie case of age discrimination and the evidence presented showed that defendant terminated plaintiff's employment for a legitimate, non-discriminatory purpose. Defendant was also entitled to summary judgment on plaintiff's claim for hostile work environment because none of the evidence showed that the alleged harassment that plaintiff experienced was based upon race or age. Finally, defendant was entitled to summary judgment on plaintiff's claim for retaliation because plaintiff could not establish a prima facie case of retaliation as plaintiff could not show a causal connection between her protected activity and the termination of her employment. Judgment for defendant.
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