Highway Valets, Inc. v. Ohio Department of Transportation

This is an appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the Court of Claims denying its motion for attorney fees. Plaintiff filed its motion pursuant to R.C. 2743.19.

Plaintiff, Highway Valets, Inc., was certified as a “Women’s Business Enterprise” in 1982 by defendant, the Ohio Department of Transportation (“department”). The department certified plaintiff pursuant to the provisions of Ohio Adm. Code Chapter 5501, which chapter establishes a program to enhance the opportunity óf women to compete in the construction marketplace. Thereafter, in the years 1983 and 1984, plaintiff was unconditionally…