MEHTA v. OHIO UNIV.

No. 09AP-886.

194 Ohio App.3d 844 (2011)

2011-Ohio-3484

MEHTA, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. OHIO UNIVERSITY, Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth District, Franklin County.

Decided July 14, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Gittes Law Group, Frederick M. Gittes , and Jeffrey P. Vardaro , for appellant and cross-appellee.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, Randall W. Knutti , Principal Attorney, and Daniel R. Forsythe , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee and cross-appellant.


CONNOR, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant and cross-appellee, Bhavin Mehta, appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims of Ohio in favor of defendant-appellee and cross-appellant, Ohio University ("OU"), on his claim for defamation after a bifurcated trial on the issue of liability. For the reasons that follow, we reverse in part the judgment of the trial court.

{¶ 2} The facts of this matter stem from a highly publicized...

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