Wiegerig v. Timken Company

Kennedy, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant and cross-appellee, Nora Wiegerig, appeals from a decision of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment as to her claims of handicap discrimination and violation of Ohio public policy. Defendant-appellee and cross-appellant, Timken Company, appeals from a deci sion of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas denying its summary judgment motion on the issue of federal preemption.

On July 7, 1998, appellant filed a complaint alleging damages based on appellee’s failure to reinstate her because of a perceived handicap and appellee’s…