JL-O v. Shaker Heights Schools
Apr 22, 2014OUTCOME: Student permitted to return to school 3 months earlier
High School Student expelled for the remainder of school year for having inspected a homemade dagger brought by another student.
Todd Bruce Kotler's Legal Cases (21)
Wooster, OH
Education Lawyer at Wooster, OH
Practice Areas: Education, Divorce & Separation ... +5 more
Greathouse v. Behanna
Oct 17, 2013OUTCOME: Custody granted to Client
Post Decree Motion to Revise Parental Rights and Responsibilities
Collin v. Wigfield
Mar 07, 2013OUTCOME: Custody granted to Client
Post Decree Parenting Case
Pla v.Wivell
Aug 10, 2012OUTCOME: Client vindicated - petition dismissed
Civil Protection Order petition against client, Trial (evidentiary hearing) on the merits case
D.B. v. Barberton City School District
Mar 12, 2012OUTCOME: Student reinstated at the school
Student Expulsion Hearing. Student accused of making threats based upon hand drawn map of school found in locker. Wrining on the map was in Nordic Rune characters. Poetry, composed by student wa ... s found by school administrators to be "dark and disturbing". This author argued that all speech cited by school was protected speech and did not state any target or victim, conditional or otherwise. In support this author cited the "true threat" reasonable recipient, five-part test developed by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit in United States v. Dinwiddle (76 F.3d 913, 925). That test is: 1. the reaction of those who heard the alleged threat 2. whether the threat was conditional 3. whether the person who made the threat communicated it directly to the object of the threat 4. whether the speaker had a history of making threats against the person purportedly threatened 5. whether the recipient had a reason to believe that the speaker had a propensity to engage in violence The test was later adopted by the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit (which covers Ohio) United States v. Miller, 115 F.3d 361, 363 (6th Cir. 1997).
C.G. v. Midview Local School District
Jan 07, 2010OUTCOME: Settlement - details confidential per agreement with Defendant - School District
Non-verbal student with Autism,profound cognative delays, Deafness-Blindness, and CHARGE syndrome sought private placement at district expense,
J.W. v. Parma City School District
Jul 08, 2009OUTCOME: Settlement - details confidential per agreement with Defendant - School District
Autistic Child sought Extended School Year services for summer.
JL v. Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Apr 15, 2009OUTCOME: New and additional support and services to the student and family
Disabled student denied Free and Appropriate Public Education by district.
Nrothcutt v. Smart Solutions, Inc, et al.
Feb 19, 2004OUTCOME: Settlement with Defendant Smart Solutions and its owner, Judgments for Client against all other defendants
Partnership / Employer-Employee dispute. Alleged tortious interference with business. Client's employee-partner fled enterprise with intelectual property to new employer, and also diverted funds from ... the enterprise. Suit against former employee, new employer and those recieving diverted funds or property.
State v. Dossie
Dec 20, 1999OUTCOME: Not Guitly on all assault and murder charges
Cab driver, attacked in his own cab was charged with Murder for shooting his attacker. I was second chair counsel
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