OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

In a patent infringement action in U.S. District Court in Dayton, in which the parties consented to full jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge (Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz), a judgment was entered last month in favor of FG&I's client for $10,844,593 plus interest, as a result of the defendant's patent infringement. In addition, the Court entered a permanent injunction against the defendant, restraining infringement of the patent. The patents at issue in the case related to an apparatus for production of hollow plastic articles, in connection with plastic injection molding machinery.

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the University of Dayton Law Review invited reflective articles from three University of Dayton School of Law graduates (two current judges and FG&I partner Jeff Cox), as well as the current Dean of the law school, his predecessor, and from the Honorable Walter H. Rice, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Jeff was Editor-in-Chief of the University of Dayton Law Review in 1990-91. Jeff's article, entitled "A Call to Lead -- Educating Ethical, Moral Legal Professionals," can be found at 25 U. Dayton L. Rev. xv (2000).

Business Law Today, the magazine of the American Bar Association's Section of Business Law with a circulation of over 56,000 attorneys, published an article by FG&I associate Ron Raether in its September/October 2000 issue. The article, entitled "Getting Over Y2K Computer Rough Spots: Litigate, Settle or Ignore?," discusses how Y2K case law and technical and business considerations might affect future computer-performance-related litigation. Ron represents FG&I clients in a wide variety of cases involving computers and technology and can be reached at (937) 227-3733 or by e-mail at rraether@fgilaw.com. Click here if you would like to download this article.