Cases
- Lacks Industries, Inc. v. McKechnie Vehicle Components, USA
Represented Lacks in a patent infringement action against McKechnie and Hayes Lemmerz Int''l, Inc. The matter proceeded to trial in 2000 before a Special Master. He Special Master found that defendants had infringed Lacks'' patent, but found that Lacks it had the claimed invention on sale more than one year before applying for the patent and, therefore, its patent is invalid. The case was appealed to the Federal Circuit, which vacated the finding of invalidity and remanded for further proceedings. After additional discovery and motion practice, the Special Master again found the patent invalid based on Lacks'' pre-critical date activities. The case was again appealed to the Federal Circuit, which reversed and remanded. The case is now pending before the District Court in Detroit.
- Riza v Mercy Physician Hospital Organization
Defended Mercy PHO in a state law antitrust action brought by a group of dissident member physicians of the PHO. After a three-week trial, the Court dismissed all the claims against Mercy PHO.
Represented Danka in an arbitration proceeding against TA after purchasing the assets of TA. Danka alleged that TA had breached the asset purchase agreement by providing false or inadequate information regarding its inventories and liabilities. After three weeks of arbitration, the panel in a multimillion dollar award in favor of Danka.
- Crown Equipment Corporation v. Raymond Corp.
Represented Crown as co-trial counsel in a patent infringement action against a competitor Raymond. After a 3 1/2 week trial, the jury found that Raymond had infringed the Crown patent and awarded damages of $4.3 million. The case then settled before the jury consider whether Raymond''s infringement had been willful.
- Ohio Hospital Association v. Ohio Bureau of Workers'' Comp.
Represented OHA in an action on behalf of Ohio hospitals against the Bureau Workers'' Compensation, asserting that the Bureau had violated Ohio law by unilaterally implementing a reduction in reimbursement to Ohio hospitals without complying with Ohio''s statutory procedure for rulemaking. The trial court granted OHA''s motion for summary judgment, which was later affirmed by the Franklin County Court of Appeals. As a result, Ohio hospitals were able to recoup approximately $60 million in overpayments made to the Bureau.
- Alps South, LLC v. The Ohio Willow Wood Company
Represented plaintiff, Alps South, LLC, in a patent infringement action against The Ohio Willow Wood Co. that resulted in a jury verdict in favor of Alps finding that The Ohio Willow Would Co. Had infringed and willfully infringed an Alps' patent, that the patent was not invalid, and awarding almost $4,000,000 in damages.
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