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Former Assistants sue Cuyahoga County Prosecutor for discrimination and defamation

Plaintiffs allege that they were targeted as scapegoats due to their age and disability in a fake scandal manufactured for political purposes

This morning, former Assistant Prosecutors Linda Herman and Laura Hoffman filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley and four of his current Assistants alleging defamation and discrimination under Ohio and federal law. The claims arise from the Prosecutor’s actions in going to the press, only a month after taking office, with a politically charged story claiming that 76 sexual-assault cases had been mishandled by the office’s juvenile division under the previous administration.

Newburgh Heights Mayor Trevor Elkins suing Channel 5 for ‘outlandish’ defamatory story—Cleveland Scene

Newburgh Heights Mayor Trevor Elkins and four Newburgh Heights village councilpeople have filed ...

Newburgh Heights Mayor and Council members file defamation lawsuit against News 5 Cleveland

Lawsuit alleges that News 5 reporter engaged in a deliberate smear against Mayor ...

Judge lifts gag order in KNR lawsuit, restores access to court records—Cleveland.com

AKRON, Ohio – A Summit County judge on Monday issued a ruling that ...

Judge lifts gag order in KNR fraud lawsuit

Parties now free to communicate with the public to seek further information about ...

Ohio Supreme Court sides with Q deal referendum backers, says petitions must be accepted—Cleveland Scene

The Ohio Supreme Court has sided with referendum backers in the Quicken Loans Arena renovation deal case, ruling that City Council Clerk Pat Britt had no authority to reject 20,000 signatures ...

Ohio Supreme Court rules in favor of public vote on Quicken Loans Arena subsidy

On August, 10, 2017, The Ohio Supreme Court, issued a 4-3 decision granting petitioners’ request for a writ of mandamus requiring Cleveland City Council to process a referendum petition on a ...

Big win for plaintiffs in nanny-school sex-abuse case, plus victory for First Amendment—Cleveland Scene

In what attorneys are calling a victory for state policies against child abuse and a vindication for the First Amendment, Ohio’s Eighth District Court of Appeals upheld the trial victory of ...

Appeals court affirms trial victory for plaintiffs in nanny-school sex-abuse cover-up case

Appeals court also found that trial court abused its discretion in reducing jury’s damages and attorneys’ fees awards to plaintiffs―complete victory for plaintiffs on all five issues raised in the appeal ...