Sopko v. Ohio Bur. of Workers' Comp., 08ap-266 (12-18-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, William Sopko, Sr., appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims of Ohio granting the motion of defendant-appellee, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation ("BWC"), for summary judgment. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

{¶ 2} On September 27, 2007, appellant filed a complaint against the BWC. Relying on R.C. 109.364, appellant sought to recover attorney's fees he incurred in retaining his own legal representation after he was subpoenaed to testify as Chairman of the BWC's Oversight Commission before a federal grand jury…