SMATHERS v. GLASS

No. 2020-1062.

222 N.E.3d 554 (2022)

172 Ohio St.3d 84

2022-Ohio-4595

SMATHERS, Individually and on behalf of the Estate of Carsey, Appellant, v. GLASS, Executive Dir., et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 22, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burnside Law, L.L.C., Jeremy M. Burnside , Portsmouth, and Robert M. Johnson , for appellant.

Teetor Westfal, J. Stephen Teetor , and Matthew S. Teetor , for appellees.

Willis, Spangler, Starling, and Ashley Rutherford Starling , Hilliard, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association for Justice.

Rittgers & Rittgers and Konrad Kircher , urging reversal for amicus curiae Child USA.

Pamela J. Miller , urging reversal for amicus curiae American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.

Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A., and Frank H. Scialdone , Cleveland, urging affirmance for amici curiae Buckeye Association of School Administrators, County Commissioners Association of Ohio, Ohio Association of School Business Officials, Ohio Job and Family Services Directors' Association, Ohio Municipal League, Ohio School Boards Association, Ohio Township Association, and Public Children Services Association of Ohio.


{¶ 1} In 2018, Ohio children's-services agencies investigated over 100,000 reports of abuse, neglect, or dependency of children and families in need of services. Public Children Services Association of Ohio, Factbook (14th Ed.2019), https://www.pcsao.org/pdf/factbook/2019/StateOfOhioProfile.pdf (accessed Nov...

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