Brianna Prislipsky

The Eighth District Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment on behalf of the Clifton Club and Clifton Park Trustees related to a decades’ long property dispute involving access to Clifton Park property by non-resident members of the Clifton Club. The Plaintiffs, various residents of Clifton Park, first brought suit against the Trustees and Club in 2012, alleging that the Trustees improperly favored the Club as a beneficiary as a result. The litigation has continued in various incarnations since then.  The Eighth District determined that summary judgment was properly granted based upon res judicata grounds, as prior suits brought by the Plaintiffs were premised upon similar facts and legal issues.

Judgment affirmed in favor of city school district board of education in breach of contract case.

Dismissal affirmed in legal malpractice case.

Ninth District Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment to employer based upon a finding that the traveling employee exception to the coming and going doctrine was not applicable to respondeat superior claims.

Appellate court affirmed dismissal of third-party legal malpractice claims against law firm.

Court of common pleas granted summary judgment based upon open and obvious doctrine.

Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of medical malpractice as untimely due to failure to comply with 180-day letter mailing requirements.

Secured a defense verdict for an OB/GYN in a case involving multiple claims of medical negligence, lack of informed consent, battery, and punitive damages.

Seventh District Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of workers’ compensation appeal to common pleas court due to failure to challenge dependency determination in mandamus.

Sixth District unanimously affirmed jury trial verdict in favor of physicians and overruled objections as to alleged hearsay evidence and cumulative errors in 63-page opinion.

Suit was dismissed against Insurer in small claims trial related to blasting work performed by Insured.

Motion for judgment on the pleadings granted based on four-year medical claim statute of repose in a multi-faceted lawsuit (alleging federal and state law claims) against medical care providers based on a suicide in a county jail.

The Second District Court of Appeals upheld a favorable defense verdict and overruled objections that the trial court failed to strike prospective jurors for cause and improperly seated two substitute jurors.

The Eleventh District Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a claim for intentional interference with an expected inheritance when the plaintiff failed to exhaust probate remedies.

Fourth Appellate District affirmed the dismissal of legal malpractice claim based upon Ohio’s newly enacted statute of repose.

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the grant of a motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity for several police officers who entered an individual’s property without a warrant while accompanying firefighters investigating a water leak on a neighboring property.

Obtained summary judgment in favor of the Clifton Club and Clifton Park Trustees. Plaintiff cliamed that the trustees breached their fiduciary duties by allowing access to Clifton Club Members in a manner that exceeded the usage of the homeowners in Clifton Park.

Appellate court affirmed dismissal of legal malpractice case against counsel based upon finding that criminal indictment was sufficient to put plaintiff on notice of potential claims.

Dismissal of claims against business after theft from patron by employee.

Appellate court affirms motion for judgment on the pleadings regarding the sufficiency of Plaintiff’s affidavit of merit against a psychiatric practice. 

Motion for summary judgment granted by Northern District of Ohio in insurance coverage matter regarding the scope of tortfeasor’s employment.

Motion to compel successfully upheld by Eighth District Court of Appeals regarding disclosure of electronic information in matter involving misappropriation of trade secrets.

Court of appeals upheld summary judgment regarding expert witness testimony requirements in legal malpractice matter. 

Affirming trial court’s dismissal of workers’ compensation claim for alleged COVID-19 exposure.

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal of Plaintiffs’ federal housing discrimination claims against a condominium association and its individual Board members.

Affirming trial court’s dismissal of claims against attorneys and court personnel stemming from protracted domestic relations and custody dispute.

Affirming trial court’s dismissal of claims against a mental health provider.