Kaminski v. Metal & Wire Products Co.

{¶ 1} This appeal and a companion case, Stetter v. R.J. Corman Derailment Servs., L.L.C., 125 Ohio St.3d 280, 2010-Ohio-1029, 927 N.E.2d 1092, challenge the constitutionality of R.C. 2745.01, an employer intentional-tort statute enacted by Am.H.B. No. 498, effective April 7, 2005. 150 Ohio Laws, Part IV, 5533. For the reasons that follow, we hold that R.C. 2745.01 violates neither the plain language nor the plain meaning of Sections 34 or 35, Article II of the Ohio Constitution. We find the construction of Sections 34 and 35 set forth in Johnson v. BP Chems., Inc. (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 298,…