Key Matters
Brand Protection & Social Media
- Advise sports equipment manufacturer on comparative advertising claims
- Represented national footwear manufacturer in trademark infringement action against competitor
- Represented national lawn and garden manufacturer in false advertising action against competitor
- Represented national lawn and garden manufacturer in trade dress infringement action against competitor
- Represented automobile manufacturer in action against former contractor who anonymously posted trade secret information on social media sites
- Defended online retailer in trademark infringement action
- Defended Internet search engine company in trademark infringement action involving keyword advertising
- Represented trademark owner in counterfeiting action that resulted in permanent injunction and money judgment
- Defended social media company in copyright infringement action
- Assisted in preparation of social media influencer agreement
- Assisted in preparation of terms of use and privacy policy for fitness app
- Negotiated transfer of domain names and electronic customer data for client in contract dispute with former technology services provider
Banking and Financial Services
- Represented bank and won in Ohio Supreme Court on UCC issue of first impression that resulted in denial of class certification in case involving trust indenture
- Obtained summary judgment for bank on claims arising from trust indenture
- Defended banks in multiple cases brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
- Defended banks in multiple cases arising under Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code, including check cases involving embezzled funds and forged endorsements
- Obtained injunction for national bank in trade secret action against former employee
- Obtained injunctive relief for equity research firm in state court and FINRA proceedings against a group of former employees who formed a competing firm
- Defended national bank against breach of contract claims brought by former mutual fund wholesaler for fees allegedly owed
- Represented financial services technology provider in breach of contract action regarding telephone and Internet bill payment services
- Defended national bank and its employees in non-solicitation and trade secret action regarding asset management services
- Defended national bank in trade secret action regarding electronic payment processing services
- Obtained contempt ruling and permanent injunction on behalf of national bank against individuals attempting to use fraudulent companies to convert $18 million in assets
- Representing bank in putative class action alleging violations of Ohio’s mortgage satisfaction statute
Corporate Dissolution, Shareholder & Post-Acquisition Disputes
- Representing sellers in post-acquisition dispute involving scope of excluded liabilities
- Represented technology service provider in member dispute that resulted in dissolution of limited liability company and formation of new competing companies
- Represented health care professional in member dispute that resulted in negotiated buyout of an ownership interest in limited liability company
- Advised seller in post-acquisition dispute involving breach of warranty claims
- Represented majority shareholder in breach of fiduciary action brought by minority shareholder
- Defended health care company in breach of contract action and successfully argued against temporary restraining order that would have prohibited buy out of physician-owner
- Represented business broker in dispute with business partner over intellectual property ownership rights
Trade Secret & Covenants Not to Compete
- Defended software developer at trial in trade secret action brought by former employer
- Represented national insurance company in non-solicitation and trade secret action and obtained a preliminary injunction against a group of former employees who formed a competing firm
- Defended health care company in covenant not to compete and trade secret action and successfully argued against issuance of temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction
- Obtained temporary restraining order against former employee requiring the return of confidential business information that he threatened to disclose publicly
- Defended high level executive in trade secret and covenant not to compete action involving forensic investigations of Apple mobile devices and iCloud accounts
- Represented health care company in covenant not to compete dispute with two physicians formerly employed by surgery center
- Represented wireless telephone retailer in covenant not to compete action against former sales representatives and managers
- Represented scholastic memorabilia manufacturer in covenant not to compete action against former sales representative
Other Technology, Intellectual Property & Business Disputes
- Tried and won AAA arbitration on behalf of international consumer electronic company in multi-million dollar contract dispute with supplier
- Obtained dismissal of putative class action against national telemarketing company in federal court
- Argued and won Sixth Circuit appeal involving claims arising from biomedical research study after obtaining summary judgment in the trial court
- Tried and won AAA arbitration on behalf of automotive component supplier in sales contract dispute with sub-supplier
- Represented automotive component supplier in multi-million dollar sales contract dispute before the International Centre for Dispute Resolution
- Represented online retailer in dispute with software consultant over development of new e-commerce platform
- Obtained summary judgment for manufacturer of figurines and collectibles in copyright ownership action
- Defended trucking software companies in multi-district patent infringement litigation
- Represented national lawn and garden manufacturer in dispute with former contractor over patent rights