Key Matters

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Business Competition, Insurance and Contract Disputes

  • Represented an employer in a breach of non-competition and trade secret case where the employer obtained an injunction against a former employee
  • Represented an employer in the successful enforcement of the company’s non-compete and confidentiality agreement by obtaining an injunction against a former employee
  • Represented majority shareholders in various litigation matters over control of closely held corporations
  • Representing a public company in various health care contract disputes
  • Tried and won a jury verdict of $3.5 million in federal court for an oil-and-gas company in complex dispute involving contract to sell oil-and-gas assets
  • Represented former employee of a public company in a claim of violation of non-competition agreement and improper disclosure of trade secrets
  • Represented the majority shareholder in litigation involving the control of the business
  • Represented as lead counsel minority shareholders in dispute over control of close corporation
  • Represented a public company in trade secrets dispute in federal court involving former employees who left to work for competitor
  • Tried and won a matter in federal court for a public company as lead counsel for a matter involved in a UCC sales warranty claim; also argued and won the case on appeal in the federal appellate court
  • Represented as lead counsel a retailer in premises liability claim, which resulted in the appellate court upholding summary judgment in favor of the retailer
  • Represented as lead counsel captive insurers and policyholders in insurance coverage litigation, including arguments with successful outcomes before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and Ohio appellate courts
  • Represented a heat-exchange component manufacturer in a Federal Trade Commission investigation and additional related federal court litigation involving divestiture of assets

Health Care Litigation

  • Representing a public health care company and its Board in a securities class action matter involving allegations that the Board failed to act properly
  • Represented the board of a public health care company in a shareholder derivative action alleging the company inappropriately approved payments to executives who also failed to ensure the company’s legal compliance with regulations governing the distribution of controlled substances
  • Represented a public company in various health care contract disputes, including cases involving alleged breach of distribution agreement, alleged breach of confidentiality and non-competition agreements and member certification agreements
  • Represented a public company's ERISA plan in various health care subrogation matters
  • Represented a health care entity in a breach of contract dispute
  • Represented hospital system in business litigation matters
  • Represented a state institution's peer-review committee in administrative peer review proceeding

Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes

  • Represented in federal court a company in patent and trade secret litigation
  • Represented in federal court a public company accused of copyright infringement
  • Represented in federal court a public company alleged to have violated another company’s trademark
  • Represented in federal court a public company prosecuting trade-dress claims
  • Represented in federal court a public company prosecuting trademark, trade dress and trade secrets dispute involving injunctive-relief hearing
  • Represented as lead counsel a public company in contract dispute in federal court involving intellectual property rights and allegations of misrepresentation of trade secrets
  • Represented as lead counsel a public company in trade secrets dispute in Ohio court resulting in injunction and judgment against former employee
  • Represented in federal court a global company in financial services industry in copyright injunction matter
  • Tried and won a case as lead counsel a public company in trademark royalty contract dispute, which involved successful prosecution of claim before Ohio trial court and subsequent collection of judgment

Oil and Gas Litigation

  • Tried and won a jury verdict of $3.5 million in federal court for an oil and gas company in a complex dispute involving contract to sell oil-and-gas assets
  • Represented individuals in dispute over oil-and-gas lease agreement
  • Represented a financial institution trustee in matter involving dispute over oil-and-gas business

Probate Litigation

  • Representing financial institution trustee in various matters regarding trust administration issues
  • Represented financial institution trustee in complex litigation to terminate trust
  • Representing beneficiaries, co-trustees and co-executors in various disputes involving management of trusts and estates
  • Represented the trustees and administrators in multiple litigation matters in matter involving dispute over management of trust and estate
  • Represented beneficiaries, co-executor and co-trustees in probate dispute involving control of closely held business
  • Representing beneficiaries of various trusts regarding dispute involving administration of trusts
  • Represented a financial institution trustee in matter involving dispute over trustee's authority
  • Represented as lead counsel a financial institution trustee in matter involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty
  • Represented as lead counsel a financial institutional trustee in will contest and trust dispute involving allegations of undue influence and incompetency
  • Represented as lead counsel a financial institutional trustee in successful defense of trust
  • Represented as lead counsel a charitable organization in probate litigation involving allegations of undue influence and competency
  • Represented a financial institutional trustee and beneficiaries in will contest

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