City of Cleveland v. Ohio Bureau of Workers' Comp.

EILEEN A. GALLAGHER, A.J.:

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (the "BWC") appeals from a judgment of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas awarding plaintiff-appellee the city of Cleveland (the "city") over $4.5 million in restitution on the city's claim that it was unlawfully charged excessive workers' compensation insurance premiums in order to subsidize overly generous premium discounts given to public employers who participated in the BWC's group-rating program. The city's unjust enrichment claim was patterned after a similar claim raised by private…