A federal judge in Ohio ruled that a plaintiff can seek court-approved notice to employees at 24 McDonald’s restaurants operated by a group of LLCs, rejecting a defense argument that the scope of notice should be limited to a single entity.
A federal judge ruled that the automatic bankruptcy stay does not protect non-debtor management companies from a surety’s breach-of-contract lawsuit, even after the nursing homes they managed filed for Chapter 7 liquidation.
Judge Patricia A. Gaughan denied summary judgment to Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree in a First Amendment retaliation suit brought by Stacy Clark, a retired deputy turned special deputy.
Troy Baker’s motion to dismiss a federal indictment charging him with felon-in-possession of a firearm was denied by Judge Charles E. Fleming of the Northern District of Ohio.
A federal judge in the Northern District of Ohio held that a man's death following a prone-restraint encounter with officers from two Ohio police departments gives rise to plausible Monell claims against both municipalities, even though the plaintiff identi...
The Northern District of Ohio granted a motion to substitute class representatives and amend the complaint in a putative class action regarding Cedar Fair’s 2020 season pass refunds, after the court’s own certification order definitionally excluded all prev...