City attorney reviews 2024 litigation outcomes and pending cases
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City attorney Tamela Lisonbee presented the annual litigation report: several cases have closed, Speedway-related claims remain pending in federal court, an agreed judgment in an environmental/planning case will be presented to the court, and multiple matters remain in discovery.
City attorney Tamela Lisonbee presented the annual litigation report to council, summarizing resolved and ongoing lawsuits involving the city.
Lisonbee told council that several matters concluded in 2024, including settlements in the Morehouse and Cochran matters and the Academy Ridge litigation, for which appeal windows have closed. She said a state claim involving Speedway Towing was decided in the city's favor by the 10th District Court of Appeals, and the deadline to request review by the Ohio Supreme Court is Jan. 31. A federal claim involving Speedway remains pending in the 6th Circuit and is fully briefed.
Lisonbee said an environmental/planning case involving Speedway and a conditional-use denial has produced an agreed judgment entry that city attorneys anticipated presenting to the court for approval. She also reported that Brookwood Construction matters are ongoing in federal court (Southern District of Ohio) and in environmental court, both in discovery, and that a Taglia matter recently began and is in discovery as well.
Lisonbee provided the annual report as an exhibit to the meeting packet and said most items had been previously reported to council during regular sessions. No new settlements requiring council action were presented at the meeting.