I have provided representation with respect to collection efforts for a large hospital pertaining to patient services for various state agencies such as regional jails and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services.  Through the initiation of collection suits and negotiations, we have collected in excess of $500,000 of unpaid charges for a large state-wide hospital group.

Our firm represented Host Communications, Inc. in a declaratory judgment action as to whether Host was responsible to pay Sprint for certain telephone services supplied Host for various sites and facilities during the NCAA Tournament pursuant to the terms of Sprint's NCAA Corporate Partner Agreement, or whether the filed rate doctrine permitted Sprint to charge Host a rate higher than agreed upon by the parties. A favorable settlement was reached.

Our client, an industrial contractor and supplier, sued the subcontractor for non-payment of $75,000.  The case was settled before litigation was filed.

We represented an insurance company in a suit for breach of insurance contract and bad faith arising out of the client’s decision not to pay disability benefits under an occupational accident insurance policy. The case was removed to federal court and the matter was resolved at mediation.

Our firm represented Jaguar in a significant claim for breach of contract, RICO and fraud claims arising from a Jaguar dealer's conduct in submitting invalid warranty claims to the manufacturer. A favorable settlement was reached prior to trial.

In this matter, the former owner of T.R. Technologies brought a claim for breach of contract, among other claims, stemming from his sale of a majority interest in his company to the defendants. The plaintiff was retained on a consulting basis to advise on the business. The defendants later determined that certain wrongdoings had occurred and terminated the plaintiff from his consulting position. The plaintiff sued for breach of contract. We represented the defendants and filed counterclaims against the plaintiff for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and negligent misrepresentation. The parties were seeking over $10,000,000 in damages. The case was settled.

Our firm defended Southern States in a putative statewide class action of customers of agricultural goods on credit for violation of Kentucky's usury statute, ultimately obtaining a dismissal of all claims.

Successfully defended numerous commercial and fraud-based claims seeking in excess of $9 million against John Deere. Obtained pre-trial dismissal of claims accounting for over 99% of the damages sought and then settled the remainder of the action favorably for the client.

Dinsmore & Shohl represented the Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff, Bluegrass Cellular, in a matter involving claims of breach of contract and fraud.  By working closely with the client we came to understand the subtleties of the relevant business relationships.  This understanding allowed us to successfully defend a claim against our client and to then win a substantial verdict on our counterclaim.  Kentuckiana's claim was dismissed on directed verdict and a jury awarded our client $1 million.

Represented horse syndicate members in breach of fiduciary duties dispute regarding syndicate manager’s accountings. Court of Appeals ruled that syndicate manager could not rely on the instructions of one partner to apply partnership assets to a non-partnership debt.  

Representing Larry Flynt and associated corporations organized under the trade name Hustler in breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, unjust enrichment and related allegations stemming from an effort by Plaintiff to dissolve existing relationships in the form of a partnership and joint ventures. We proved no joint venture and obtained an injunction precluding plaintiff from using Hustler trademark.

The plaintiff was injured when he operated his zero-turn mower up a hill resulting in a front-end rollover. The plaintiff alleged that the mower was defective because it did not have a rollover protection system. After extensive discovery, we successfully negotiated a settlement for our client shortly before trial.

This case was tried before Judge Nugent in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio.  We successfully defended a claim of approximately $750,000 in commissions from the sale of a business in New York.  After a four-day jury trial, the jury was out less than two hours before returning a complete defense verdict.