Hanneman Family Funeral Homes & Crematorium v. Orians

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 984

Syllabus

The trial court did not err by granting summary judgment in favor of cross-appellants on plaintiff-appellant's claims for tortious interference with contracts and business relationships and trade-secret violations against cross-appellants, its claims against Orians for conversion and defamation, and its claim against Chiles-Laman for ratification. Moreover, the trial court did not err by determining that plaintiff-appellant's tort claims were not preempted by Ohio's Uniform Trade Secret Act and by granting summary judgment in favor of cross-appellants as to their claim for conversion against plaintiff-appellant. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.