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Does a public entity have immunity for claims based on the failure to upgrade an existing sewer?

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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March 11 2013

The Supreme Court of Ohio clarified the issue of whether or not a public entity has immunity for claims based on the failure to upgrade an existing

Ohio Supreme Court rules that redrawn districts are constitutional

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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November 28 2012

The Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled in a 4-3 decision that the state apportionment board’s 2011 redrawing of legislative districts for the Ohio General Assembly is constitutional

Supreme Court affirms governmental immunity in flooding case

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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November 2 2012

Immunity is a powerful legal concept

Westerville tax repeal issue rejected by Ohio Supreme Court

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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September 20 2012

In a unanimous decision on September 20, 2012, the Ohio Supreme Court decided in favor of Bricker & Eckler’s client, Westerville City Schools

Ohio Supreme Court dismisses Dayton Tea Party records suit against Ohio Municipal League and Ohio Township Association

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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October 25 2011

The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a case that raised the issue of whether state associations, whose members consist of public entities and officials, are subject to the Public Records Act (the "PRA"

General Assembly, Ohio Supreme Court provide new liability caps and protections from public records requests aimed at creating liability

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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July 15 2011

The Ohio General Assembly and the Ohio Supreme Court recently took steps to prevent individuals from using Ohio's statute on illegal destruction of records for the sole purpose of seeking large monetary awards against public offices

A political subdivision’s immunity from liability for basement flooding as a result of a sewer backup

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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May 25 2011

Under the doctrine of political subdivision immunity, a political subdivision often has immunity against claims that arise while the political subdivision is acting under its authority

Requiring doctor’s note upon return from medical leave or restricted duty did not violate federal disability law

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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February 25 2011

This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (encompassing Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee) handed the City of Columbus, Ohio, a victory in a battle with employees over the City’s requirement that employees submit a doctor’s note disclosing the “nature” of their illness upon their return to work from sick leave or restricted duty

Ohio’s commuter income tax exemption for air force base employees is not preempted by federal law and is constitutional

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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December 6 2010

On December 2, 2010, a panel of judges from Ohio’s Tenth Appellate District in City of Riverside v. State of Ohio (Ohio App. Dec. 2, 2010), 2010-Ohio-5071, upheld an Ohio law that exempts employees who work at an air force base from municipal income taxation, unless that income taxation is based on the employee’s residence

Supreme Court of Ohio holds that private property leased to school with a view to profit may not receive exemption from real property taxation

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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November 1 2010

On October 12, 2010, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that property that a for-profit partnership owned and leased to a school could not receive property tax exemption

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