Kulch v. Structural Fibers, Inc.

This appeal presents three main issues for our consideration. The first is whether the court of appeals erred in finding that appellees were entitled to summary judgment on Kulch’s statutory cause of action for violations of R.C. 4113.52, Ohio’s Whistleblower Statute.2 The second concerns the court of *139appeals’ determination that R.C. 4113.52 preempts the formation of an independent common-law cause of action in tort for an at-will employee who is discharged or disciplined for “whistleblowing.” The third involves the question whether the *140court of appeals erred in affirming the grant of summary…