Discrimination Cases

Racial discrimination disparate treatment disparate impact statistical evidence pretext. The trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff's disparate-treatment-discrimination claim where the undisputed evidence showed that plaintiff was replaced by an individual from the same class, and plaintiff failed to show that a similarly situated comparator from a nonprotected class was treated more favorably. Trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff's disparate-impact-discrimination claim where plaintiff failed to present significant statistical evidence of disparate effects caused by the adverse-employment action.

CIVIL-DISMISSAL-FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM-FAIR HOUSING ACT OF 1968/TITLE VIII-OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS ACT-SEXUAL HARASSMENT-INTENTIONAL TORT-AGENCY-AIDED BY AGENCY-VICARIOUS LIABILITY-DIRECT LIABILITY-NEGLIGENCE-NEGLIGENT HIRING AND/OR SUPERVISION - Appellant's counterclaim failed to sufficiently plead claims for quid pro quo sexual harassment and hostile environment harassment under the Fair Housing Act under traditional principles of vicarious liability based upon the doctrine of respondeat superior involving the aided-by-agency theory of vicarious liability. Appellee was not liable for the intentional torts of its employee under a scope-of-employment analysis. Appellant's counterclaim also failed to sufficiently plead direct liability claims for negligent hiring and/or supervision.

summary judgment, disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, prima facie case, pretext