Kunkler v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Before deciding whether' summary judgment was proper, we must determine whether the provisions of R.C. 4121.80 apply to the case at bar and, if so, whether the statute can operate retroactively without violating the Ohio Constitution.

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R.C. 4121.80 was enacted to govern actions alleging intentional torts committed by employers against their employees. Such intentionally tortious conduct is not protected by the immunity from civil liability granted to employers by the Ohio Constitution and the Ohio Revised Code.1 Blanken*137ship v. Cincinnati Milacron Chemicals, Inc. (1982), 69 Ohio St. 2d 608, 23…