Ohio Supreme Court, 1998

Rice v. CertainTeed Corp.

Rice v. CertainTeed Corp.
Ohio Supreme Court · Decided February 25, 1998 · No. 98-84
81 Ohio St. 3d 1455; 690 N.E.2d 548; 1998 Ohio LEXIS 676
Rice v. CertainTeed Corp.

Opinion of the Court

Certified State Law Question, No. 3:97CV7484. On preliminary memoranda pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII(6). The court will answer the following question certified by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division:

“Whether punitive or exemplary damages are available in an employment discrimination action arising under Ohio Rev. Code § 4112.99.”

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