On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Houdek v. ThyssenKrupp Materials, N.A., Inc., 2012-Ohio-5685. The case was argued June 20, 2012. In a 6-1 decision authored by Justice O’Donnell, the Court held that there was no evidence of an employer intentional tort in this case, and reinstated the trial