Retaliation Cases

summary judgment; workers' compensation retaliation claim; R.C. 4123.90; no genuine issue of material fact regarding legitimate and non-retaliatory reason for termination

Robert Villanueva lingered inside a convenience store's retail area and its restroom for hours before store staff finally questioned whether he was using drugs and ordered him to leave. Villanueva sued the store, alleging intrusion upon seclusion (a cleaning employee attempted to enter a restroom that Villanueva occupied), defamation per se, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and retaliation. The district court dismissed all claims on summary judgment, concluding that the undisputed facts supported none of them. Because the undisputed facts establish that the store is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, we affirm.