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Product Defect Case Involving Cladding Installed On a Home
We represented home owners in a highly contested and aggressively litigated product defect case associated with “EIFS” cladding installed on their residence. The manufacturer of the product contended that our clients’ claims were precluded by...
Breach of Warranty Dispute Involving a Vehicle
We represented an international automobile manufacturer in a breach of warranty/consumer sales practices act case that was litigated in Franklin County, Ohio. The case involved a multitude of alleged defects and non-conformities with the vehicle’s...
Criminal Prosecution
Served as Assistant Special Prosecutor for the State of Ohio in the successful prosecution of a bank’s owner and its officers for the misapplication of bank funds and for securities law violations which led to the collapse of a state charted...
Allegations of Employment Discrimination Relating To FMLA
We represented an employer that operates a hotel in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio in an employment discrimination lawsuit. The Plaintiff asserted alleged violations of the FMLA. The case went to trial in the Southern District of Ohio. The Plaintiff...
Lemon Law/Breach of Warranty
We represented an international motor vehicle distributor in a lemon law/breach of warranty case that was tried to a jury in Lake County, Ohio. The Plaintiff sought compensatory and treble damages close to $100,000, plus attorney fees. The jury...
Multiple Cases Involving Allegations of Sexual Abuse
Represented Archdiocese of Cincinnati in case with allegations of sexual abuse by members of the clergy. Negotiated global resolution through a settlement fund and successfully prevailed in two Ohio Supreme Court cases, based on statutes of...
U.S. v. Sowell
Represented death row inmate in case before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Plaintiff was convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to death in 1983. The Southern District of Ohio Court found plaintiff received ineffective assistance...
Beverly Coda v. Thorntons, Inc.
Won summary judgment in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas for promissory estoppel, breach of contract, and gender discrimination.
Allegations Brought by a Consumer of Violations of The FDCPA
We represented a debt collector against claims of violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). The consumer argued that the debt collector violated the FDCPA by suing on a time-barred debt. In particular, the consumer argued...
State of Ohio v. Marvin L. Warner, et al.
A significant and complex engagement in the wake of Ohio's savings and loan crisis in 1985. One of the state's largest savings banks, Home State, collapsed as a consequence of a massive fraud involving the fictitious trading by the bank in...
Product Liability Case Involving Vehicle Airbag
We represented an international motor vehicle manufacturer in a product liability personal injury action in Ohio. The Plaintiff asserted that the vehicle’s airbag system failed to deploy, and further asserted this alleged defect resulted in...
Thomas and Marker Construction v. Big Box Retailer
Worked on motion for summary judgment in a matter where plaintiff claimed damages for work on purported “unforeseen” site conditions where subsurface rock was encountered during excavation. Was successful in convincing court that Spearin...
Foreclosure Proceedings Involving Rental Properties
We represented the lender in a multi-million dollar commercial foreclosure proceeding involving several multi-family rental properties spread throughout several counties in Southwest Ohio. We were able to have a Receiver appointed over all of the...
Product Defect Case Involving Marine Products
We represented an international motor vehicle manufacturer in a product defect case in Atlantic City, New Jersey involving allegedly defective marine products. Following the conclusion of a trial, the jury returned a verdict awarding the Plaintiff...
Foreclosure Proceeding Involving Shopping Malls
We represented the lender in a multi-million dollar commercial foreclosure proceeding involving shopping malls located in Ohio and Indiana. We successfully sought the appointment of a Receiver for the properties, and were able to efficiently and...
Certified Territory Dispute (Electric)
We represented a large aluminum smelter before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in a territorial dispute with a large, multi-state electric utility and a small electric cooperative, both located in Ohio. Our client had previously been removed...
Car Fire Case Involving a Repair Facility
We represented an international motor vehicle manufacturer in a car fire case in Lawrence County, Ohio. We contended that the fire could have been avoided through effective investigation by a repair facility that serviced the vehicle shortly before...
Complex Intellectual Property Dispute
Creativity is a differentiator and the driving force behind some of the most iconic products in the marketplace. We represented the author of a Wall Street Journal, USA Today , and Publisher’s Weekly best-selling book and creator of accompanying...
Allegations of Bad Faith in Denial of Fire Loss Claim
We represented a national insurance company against claims of breach of contract and bad faith. Plaintiffs alleged breach of contract and bad faith relating denial of a claim for fire loss. The Northern District of Ohio granted summary judgment to...
Antitrust Dispute
Significant breakthroughs in the pharmaceutical industry that result in commercial success are a rarity. One such advance was a multi-billion dollar a year product and had been one of the top-selling drugs in the world since its introduction...
Representative IP Litigation Cases
Cascades Publishing Innovation, LLC v. Reed Elsevier, Inc.,  3:13-cv-00422-WHR (SD OH 2013) Cirrex Systems, LLC v. Ocean Optics, Inc., 1:12-cv-1769 (ND GA 2012) Milacron, LLC, et al. v. Stough Tool Sales, et. al., 1-12-cv-119 (SD OH 2012) Ball...