Charlie Faruki, Jeff Sharkey and Tony Schoen obtained a preliminary injunction on behalf of FI&C's client, Q4 Services LLC, in a trade secrets case.  On August 20, 2010, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Dayton) issued a preliminary injunction that prohibits Barco, Inc. from using or disclosing four trade secrets belonging to Q4 relating to a collimating film mirror.  The case started when Barco sued Q4 in April 2009.  Barco claimed that Q4 had stolen Barco's trade secrets for a film mirror.  Q4 filed a counterclaim alleging that it was Barco that had stolen Q4's trade secrets for a film mirror.

For eleven days in April and May 2010, Charlie and Jeff tried the injunction case to the Court.  On June 30, 2010, the Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order that prohibited Barco from making a scheduled shipment of a film mirror to a customer.

On August 20, 2010, the Court issued a 56-page preliminary injunction decision.  The Court concluded that Q4 had not copied any trade secrets belonging to Barco, but rather, that Barco had copied trade secrets belonging to Q4.  The Court therefore barred Barco from using or disclosing four trade secrets belonging to Q4 Services LLC relating to collimating film mirrors.

Andy Reitz was recently selected into the Leadership Dayton Class of 2011.  Leadership Dayton, a program of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, is a premier leadership development program designed to identify, educate, and motivate a network of community leaders and increase the individual's capacity to serve the Dayton region.  Selected participants learn through seminars, small work groups, panel discussions, direct interaction with community leaders, and a variety of activities. Leadership Dayton's vision is to enrich the community through leadership excellence. 

Andy Reitz was a featured speaker for the Dayton Bar Association.  On September 1, 2010, Andy spoke to the Young Lawyers Division regarding electronic discovery issues.  Andy's speech was entitled "The Practical Tips for Young Lawyers on Handling Electronic Discovery Issues with Professionalism and Skill."  The Young Lawyers Division meets on a monthly basis, organizes community service projects and continuing legal education seminars, and hosts featured speakers each meeting.