FI&C Won a Case Pending in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.
FI&C associate Holt Hedrick prepared the summary judgment motion on claims of breach of contract, conversion, and unjust enrichment in a case involving a personal loan to pay off a vehicle.
FI&C Won Confirmation of Arbitration Award
This newsletter reported in March 2007 that FI&C recently won a complete victory in a commercial arbitration proceeding. FI&C then petitioned the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas to confirm the arbitration award and enter judgment on behalf of our client, while the adverse party sought to have the arbitration award vacated. The Court confirmed the arbitration award in May, thus affirming the right of FI&C's client to collect on its win.
FI&C Forced Adverse Party to Pay FI&C's Attorney's Fees
This newsletter reported in April 2007 that a motion for attorney's fees on behalf of the Dayton Daily News was pending in the Third District Court of Appeals, in connection with a successful effort by FI&C to compel the disclosure of public records by the government. The Court granted the motion for attorneys' fees in May prepared by FI&C, and compelled the government to pay FI&C's fees.
FI&C attorneys John Fischer and Lynn Posey won summary judgment in an employment case filed in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
FI&C represented the Defendant, a former employee, in the action brought by his former employer to recover monies allegedly owed following termination of the employment relationship. The Court sustained the summary judgment motion in its entirety and found that all claims against the Defendant were without merit.
In May, the Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention was held in Cincinnati.
Charlie Faruki, the Vice Chair of the Ohio State Bar Association's Antitrust Section, was a speaker at a program called "Competition Essentials Every Business Lawyer Should Understand." He spoke on the subject of an "Introduction to Nondisclosure/ Noncompetition Agreements and Protection of Trade Secrets in Ohio." Charlie covered the purposes, utility, pitfalls and litigation of cases involving restrictive covenants, and litigation and counseling involving trade secrets.
Litigation, the journal of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association, just published Charlie Faruki's article, "Cross-Examination That Hurts the Witness, Not You," in its latest issue, Volume 33, No. 3 (Spring 2007)
The article teaches how to construct a trial cross examination, which is fundamentally different from examination of a witness at deposition.
Jeff Ireland will be conducting a seminar titled "New Lawyer's Training (Litigation)" in Columbus on June 8, 2007, through the Ohio State Bar Association.
As its name suggests, the seminar covers subjects which new lawyers should know about litigation.
Don Burton's article "The SanDisk trap: the CAFC rewrites the rules on declaratory judgments," will be published in the next issue of the OSBA's Intellectual Property Law Section Newsletter.
The article is to be published in September.
Andy Reitz and Eli Kiefaber were recently elected to the Executive Committee of the American Red Cross Associate Board of Directors (Dayton Chapter) as the Chairs of Logistics for 2007-2008.
The fundamental principles of the Red Cross include protecting life and health and ensuring respect for the human being. Andy and Eli previously served on the Associate Board of Directors and were elected to the Executive Committee by the other members of the Board.
The Dayton Ballet Associate Board recently elected FI&C associates Katie Wahl and Chad Burton as President and Vice-President respectively, and Chad's wife Brooke as Secretary.
As President of the Associate Board, Katie also serves on the Dayton Ballet's Board of Trustees. The Associate Board is comprised of young professionals in the Dayton area who support the arts and runs all aspects of the Ballet Barre, an organization that provides networking opportunities for its members through performances and social events throughout the year.
