Epcon Community Franchising, L.L.C. v. Wilcox Dev. Group, L.L.C.

Citations

• 201 N.E.3d 936
• 2022 Ohio 3442

Syllabus

The Fair Housing Act (\FHA\) preempts state law claims for contribution brought pursuant to R.C. 2307.25 because such claims stand \ 'as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the full purposes and objectives of Congress' \, in this case the FHA. English v. Gen. Elec. Co., 496 U.S. 72, 79 (1990), quoting Hines v. Davidowitz, 312 U.S. 52, 67 (1941). Thus, the trial court did not err in dismissing Epcon's contribution claim as preempted by the FHA, appellant's sole assignment of error is overruled and the judgment is affirmed.