By: BJ Franklin

BJ Franklin
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:49:46 +0000

In reply to Alum.” target=”_blank” title=”/2016/07/ohio-court-of-claims-dismisses-jon-waters-lawsuit-against-ohio-state/comment-page-1/#comment-99970″>Alum.”>/2016/07/ohio-court-of-claims-dismisses-jon-waters-lawsuit-against-ohio-state/comment-page-1/#comment-99970″>Alum.

No one gets a jury trial when suing the state in the Court of Claims. All cases are tried to an appointed judge (because they are not elected). That has always been true. Just sayin’. His national reputation and appearances on network tv (and an ipad commercial) probably would have made him a limited purpose public figure even without the controversy surrounding the scapegoating and sloppy report that lead to his termination. That doesn’t make it fair, but OSU and Drake haven’t come out of this smelling like roses either. Many of us will not forget or forgive what has happened here.