- February 2010 - Ulmer & Berne LLP Secures Victory for CBIZ, Inc. – Over $4 Million Jury Verdict - Ulmer & Berne LLP Secures Victory for CBIZ, Inc. – Over $4 Million Jury Verdict
After several weeks in trial before the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, Ulmer & Berne LLP lawyers Jeffrey S. Dunlap, Ronald H. Isroff and Reem Shalodi secured a major victory for CBIZ, Inc. One of the country’s leading providers of accounting and business services, CBIZ sued four accountants for violating their employment agreements. The accountants abruptly resigned from the company’s Minneapolis office, established a competing accounting firm, solicited CBIZ’s clients and employees and took CBIZ’s client lists and proprietary information. - August 2009 - Ulmer & Berne Prevails in Ohio Supreme Court Decision Court Defines Scope of ERAC Jurisdiction - Ulmer & Berne Prevails in Ohio Supreme Court Decision
Representing an amicus curiae nonprofit environmental group, Ulmer & Berne LLP attorneys Robert J. Karl and Sherry L. Hesselbein recently prevailed in a significant decision before the Ohio Supreme Court regarding the scope of the jurisdiction of the Environmental Review Appeals Commission (ERAC). - June 2009 - U&B Prevails in Family Trust Feud - U&B Prevails in Family Trust Feud
Ulmer & Berne LLP attorneys Donald J. Mooney, Jr. and Pamela K. Ginsburg recently won a decision in the Ohio Supreme Court dismissing claims against their trust beneficiary clients in a feud arising from the sale of shares in a family business nearly 25 years ago. - June 2009 - Ulmer & Berne LLP Successfully Defends Major Insurance Company in Putative Class Action Case - Ulmer & Berne LLP Successfully Defends Major Insurance Company in Putative Class Action Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed summary judgment for Ulmer & Berne LLP’s client, a major insurance company, in a putative class action regarding the company's handling of claims for medical payments benefits. Plaintiff John Werner sued the Firm’s client alleging that the company had breached the terms of its auto insurance policy by paying medical payments benefits (MedPay) directly to Werner's health insurance provider under a lien claimed by the health insurer. Werner alleged that the company's conduct amounted to bad faith. - June 2009 - Ulmer & Berne LLP Prevails – Federal Court Jury Finds National Bank Not Liable for Aiding and Abetting Ponzi Scheme - Ulmer & Berne LLP Prevails – Federal Court Jury Finds National Bank Not Liable for Aiding and Abetting Ponzi Scheme
Ulmer & Berne LLP attorneys Frances Floriano Goins and Thomas L. Anastos recently obtained a jury verdict absolving a national bank client of liability for allegedly aiding and abetting a large-scale, Ponzi-type investment scheme. - May 2009 - Ulmer & Berne LLP Prevails in a Multifaceted Arbitration - Ulmer & Berne LLP Prevails in a Multifaceted Arbitration
Ulmer & Berne recently successfully defended a national brokerage firm in a multifaceted arbitration with a disgruntled former independent financial advisor.
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