Gerace v. Biotheranostics, Inc.

Citations

• 184 N.E.3d 915
• 2022 Ohio 302

Syllabus

Wrongful discharge in violation of public policy Civ.R. 12(B)(6) motion to dismiss choice of law place of injury tort action tortious interference with employment relationship prohibiting deceptive trade practices. The trial court did not err by dismissing plaintiff's California-law-based claims when Ohio law controlled the case. In a wrongful termination case, the place where the plaintiff lost his or her employment is the place of injury, and the place of injury presumptively controls the choice of law. In this case, Gerace lived and worked in Ohio when he was terminated from his job. The trial court did not err by dismissing plaintiff's claim for wrongful discharge in violation of Ohio public policy because he failed to allege facts that jeopardized a clear public policy.