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Judgment affirmed. The trial court did not err in granting defendants summary judgment on plaintiff's claims for race discrimination and retaliation. Plaintiff failed to present evidence indicating that one of the court director's stated reasons for upholding the suspension, plaintiff's failure to…
The plaintiff, who had been hired by the defendants to perform certain home construction site work, sought to recover damages for, inter alia, breach of contract, after the defendants failed to make an installment payment under the parties' contract. The contract set forth a schedule of six…
A party appealing a hearing officer's decision must file "reasonably specific" specifications of error detailing which matters are at issue, so as to alert the agency, other parties, and the court of the particular errors claimed. A rehabilitation plan is appropriate if it meets the requirements of…
The petitioner, who had been convicted of various crimes, including bribery of a witness, in connection with a traffic incident, sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that his trial counsel and appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance. The petitioner claimed that counsel, inter alia,…
Civ.R. 12(B)(6), motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. 623, and the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 794. The trial court properly granted defendants-appellees' motion to dismiss the federal discrimination claims…
The plaintiffs, K and her husband, sought to recover damages from the defendants, G, a physician, and G's medical practice, for personal injuries that K had suffered in connection with G's alleged negligence in, inter alia, failing to perform a proper and adequate episiotomy repair after the birth…
Motion for judgment on the pleadings Civ.R. 12(C) discrimination R.C. 4112.02(A) R.C. 4112.01(A)(2) R.C. 4112.02(J) individual liability aid and abet R.C. 2744.03(A)(6)(c) motion to amend complaint change name final appealable order. The trial court's order granting plaintiff-appellee's motion to…
SPOLIATION OF EVIDENCE – EVID.R. 403(A) – EVIDENCE/WITNESS/TRIAL – HOME-OFFICE-OVERHEAD DAMAGES – PROCEDURE/RULES – INVOLUNTARY DISMISSAL – UNJUST ENRICHMENT – ABUSE OF PROCESS – MOOTNESS: The trial court erred in granting a motion in limine preventing a contractor from presenting evidence…
Workers' compensation—Temporary-total-disability compensation—Court of appeals correctly determined that some evidence in record supported Industrial Commission's finding that claimant was medically able to perform light-duty job that employer made available to him—Court of appeals erred in…
Domestic relations—Child support—Annual gross income—Income from commissions earned by a parent is included under R.C. 3119.05(D) and therefore must be treated the same as income from bonuses and overtime when calculating a parent's total annual gross income—Court of appeals' judgment reversed.
Board of Higher Education policies, rules and regulations adopted as part of its policy manual govern termination of university faculty members and are part of the employment contract between the institution and the faculty member. Generally, substantial compliance with the procedural requirements…
Breach of contract Hospital termination of physician's employment contract Contractual right to exercise professional judgment Wrongful discharge and public policy Defamation and defense of qualified privilege
In this interlocutory appeal, we address whether the attorney-client privilege protects communications between a corporation's legal counsel and a third-party nonemployee of the corporation. After acquiring four commercial properties, a corporation filed unlawful detainer actions against the…
summary judgment – gender discrimination – legitimate business reason – pretext – retaliation – judgment based on arguments not asserted
Health Care Availability Act—Statutory Construction—Alternative Dispute Resolution. CRS § 13-64-403 of the Health Care Availability Act governs arbitration agreements between patients and healthcare providers. Under CRS § 13-64-403(4), such agreements must contain a certain notice to patients to…
The Supreme Court considered whether and when a civil protection order is available to a victim of alleged domestic abuse who comes to Colorado seeking refuge from a non-resident. The Court concluded that an out-of-state party's harassment of, threatening of, or attempt to coerce an individual…
Administrative Law, Just Cause, State Employee
The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it admitted Plaintiff's Exhibits 29 and 36 into evidence during trial because the probative value of the exhibits substantially outweighed any danger of any prejudice to the appellants. The jury's verdict in favor of the plaintiff with respect to…
Motor Vehicle Insurance—Uninsured/Underinsured—Summary Judgment. Airth was seriously injured in an accident while operating a semi truck owned by his employer, Sole Transport LLC, d/b/a Solar Transport Company (Solar). He was struck by a negligent, uninsured driver. Solar had uninsured/underinsured…
Workers' compensation-Violation of a specific safety requirement ("VSSR")-Claimant's failure to follow employer's safety policy was proximate cause of injury-Writ of mandamus granted ordering Industrial Commission to vacate its order and issue new order denying application for VSSR award.
Core Terms: public record court of claims R.C. 2743.75 election database moot drafts format create new record reasonably identify organize policy. Overview: Requester sought Ohio voting results in machine-readable format from eight congressional elections, in a single, comprehensive file. The…
Prohibition-Respondent appellate court patently and unambiguously lacks jurisdiction to review trial court's credibility determinations-Writ granted.
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