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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jan. 12, 2008

Suit Retaliation

Employment Column - By Jeffrey C. Freedman - An Ohio Supreme Court ruling on sexual-harassment filings could influence California courts if the issue finds its way to the state.

EMPLOYMENT COLUMN

By Jeffrey C. Freedman
This article appears on Page 8.

      Can an employer sue its employee after winning a trial in which the employee sued for sexual harassment? In a Dec. 12, 2007, decision, the Ohio Supreme Court answered this question affirmatively in Greer-Burger v. Temesi, 2007-Ohio-6442. By a 4-3 vote, the court permitted the employer to proceed on claims for abuse of process, malicious prosecut...

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