NOTABLE DECISIONS

The Trial Attorneys of Dinkler Pregon llc appear before the state and federal courts throughout Ohio, and before the Sixth Circuit and United States Supreme Court.  The attorneys of Dinkler Pregon llc have litigated issues of importance to municipalities, police officers, schools, insurance companies and their insureds, among others.  Provided below is a sampling of their notable decisions.

Police Officers—Searches and Seizures

El Bey v. Roop, 530 F.3d 407 (6^th Cir. 2008).

Royles v. Springfield Twp., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14551 (S.D. Ohio 2009).

Police Officers—Excessive Force

Foubert v. Lyons, 543 U.S. 1033; 125 S. Ct. 808; 160 L. Ed. 2d 596 (2004).

Lyons v. City of Xenia, 417 F.3d 565 (6^th Cir. 2005).

Carpenter v. Bowling, 276 Fed. Appx. 423 (6^th Cir. 2008); cert denied at Bowling v. Carpenter, 2009 U.S. LEXIS 570 (2009).

Police Officers—Excessive Force & Racial Discrimination

Woods v. Miamisburg City Schs, 254 F. Supp. 2d 868 (S.D. Ohio 2003).

Police Officers—Ohio Political Subdivision Immunity

Dearth v. Stanley, 2008-Ohio-487 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2008).

Miller v. City of Xenia, 2002-Ohio-1303 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2002.

Police Officers—Due Process

Culberson v. Doan, 125 F. Supp. 2d 252 (S.D. Ohio 2000).

Employment Law—FMLA Retaliation

Hunter v. Valley View Local Sch., 579 F.3d 688  (6^th Cir. 2009).

Employment Law—FLSA

Kelly v. City of Xenia, U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D. Ohio Case No. 3:06CV114 (Aug. 25, 2009).

Municipalities & Solicitation Ordinances—First Amendment

Ohio Citizen Action v. City of Englewood, U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D. Ohio Case No. 3:05cv263 (Feb. 16, 2010).

Municipalities & Voting Advocacy—First Amendment

Kidwell v. City of Union, 462 F.3d 620 (6^th Cir. 2006); cert denied at Kidwell v. City of Union, 2007 U.S. LEXIS 5197 (2007).

Municipalities & Employment Retaliation—First Amendment

Sigler v. City of Englewood, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74916 (S.D. Ohio 2008).

Sigler v. City of Englewood, U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D. Ohio Case No. 3:07cv092 (Sept. 8, 2009).

Municipalities—Termination of Public Employees and Due Process

Chaney v. Vill. of Potsdam, 105 Fed. Appx. 18 (6^th Cir. 2004.

Bowman v. Butler Twp. Bd. of Trs., 185 Ohio App. 3d 180  (2^nd Dist. 2009).

Bd. of Trs. of Butler Twp. v. Butler Twp. Prof'l Fire Fighters., 183 Ohio App. 3d 575 (2^nd Dist. 2009).

Municipalities—Zoning and Discrimination; ADA

Turner v. City of Englewood, 195 Fed. Appx. 346  (6^th Cir. 2006).

Municipalities & Police Officers—Protection Against Violence From Third Persons (“Snake Pit” Liability)

Grant v. Montgomery County Comm'rs, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8907 (S.D. Ohio 2006).

Municipalities—Ohio Political Subdivision Immunity

Hubbell v. City of Xenia, 115 Ohio St. 3d 77 (Ohio 2005).

Greene County Agric. Soc'y v. Liming, 89 Ohio St. 3d 551 (Ohio 2000).

Grant v. Montgomery County Job & Family Servs., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32862 (S.D. Ohio 2005).

Gabel v. Miami E. Sch. Bd., 169 Ohio App. 3d 609 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2006).

Denham v. City of New Carlisle, 138 Ohio App. 3d 439 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2000).

Shirk v. Village of Alger, 2009-Ohio-6028 (3^rd Dist. 2009).

Thompson v. Germantown Cemetery, 2010-Ohio-1920 (2^nd Dist. 2010).

Municipalities—Telecommunications Ordinances

Home Builders Ass'n v. City of Lebanon, 2004-Ohio-4526 (12^th Dist. Ohio 2004).

Ohio Civil Procedure—41(A) Dismissals

Denham v. City of New Carlisle, 86 Ohio St. 3d 594 (1999).

Ohio Civil Procedure—Interlocutory Appeals for Political Subdivisions Denied Immunity

Hubbell v. City of Xenia, 115 Ohio St. 3d 77 (Ohio 2005).

Premises Liability—Open and Obvious Doctrine

Quinn v. Montgomery County Educ. Serv. Ctr., 2005-Ohio-808 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2005).

Brown v. Twins Group-PH, LLC, 2005-Ohio-4197 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2005).

Negligence—Statute of Limitations

Korn v. Mackey, 2005-Ohio-2768 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2005).

Insurance Coverage—Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists

Hollon v. Clary, 104 Ohio St. 3d 526 (Ohio 2004).

Cincinnati Cos. v. Albers, 103 Ohio St. 3d 475 (Ohio 2004).

Merz v. Motorists Mut. Ins. Co., 2007-Ohio-2293 (12^th Dist. Ohio 2007).

Stephens v. Norris, 2006-Ohio-4550 (3^rd Dist. Ohio 2006).

Robinson v. Ohio Mut. Ins. Group, 2004-Ohio-7313 (5^th Dist. Ohio 2004).

Sharp v. Wausau Bus. Ins. Co., 2004-Ohio-4030 (5^th Dist. Ohio 2004).

Faber v. Nationwide Agribusiness Ins. Co., 2004-Ohio-1937 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2004).

Powell v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 2004-Ohio-1169 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2004).

Singleton v. Bagshaw Enters., 2004-Ohio-508 (4^th Dist. Ohio 2004).

Insurance Coverage—Automobile Liability Coverage

Erie Ins. Co. v. Massie, 2004-Ohio-2319 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2004).

Torts—Infliction of Emotional Distress

Pathan v. Pathan, 2006 Ohio 43, Montgomery App. No. 20926 (2^nd Dist. 2006). 

 Miller v. City of Xenia, 2002-Ohio-1303 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2002).

Privileges and Privacy Concerns in Door to Door Solicitation—First Amendment

Ohio Citizen Action v. City of Englewood, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72623 (S.D. Ohio 2008).

Privileges and Privacy Concerns—Sexual Orientation in Employment Context

Sandberg v. John T. Crouch Co., 2007-Ohio-7154  (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2007).

Privileges and Privacy Concerns—Attorney-Client Privilege

Smith v. Smith, 2006-Ohio-6975 (1^st Dist. Ohio 2006).

Doran v. Northmont Bd. of Educ., 2005-Ohio-1360 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2005).

Schools—First Amendment Retaliation

Evans-Marshall v. Bd. of Educ., 428 F.3d 223 (6^th Cir. 2005).

Schools—Employment Discrimination & Harassment; ADA

Rhoads v. Bd. of Educ., 103 Fed. Appx. 888 (6^th Cir. 2004).

Reid v. Valley View Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18817 (S.D. Ohio 2006); 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18820 (S.D. Ohio 2006).

Senu-Oke v. Bd. of Educ., 2005 Ohio 5239 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2005).

Rollins v. Mad River Green Local Sch. Dist., 2003-Ohio-3058 (2^nd Dist. Ohio 2003).

Legal Malpractice—Experts

Party Dock, Inc. v. Nasrallah, 2000 Ohio App. LEXIS 4620 (10^th Dist. Ohio 2000).