Litigation

The firm has handled hundreds of labor or employment lawsuits, including wrongful discharge, discrimination, retaliation, labor anti-trust, ERISA, wage/hour, and non-compete and trade secrets cases. Many were resolved by summary judgment or favorable settlement. However, when necessary, the lawyers are not reluctant to try a case.

Illustrative jury trials:

• Defense verdict — Representing defendant in age discrimination case. Common Pleas Court, Hamilton County, Judge Marsh.
• Defense verdict — Representing defendant in race discrimination case. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Judge Spiegel.
• Defense verdict  — Representing defendant in breach of duty of loyalty and misappropriation of trade secrets case. Common Pleas Court, Hamilton County, Judge Hogan.
• Defense verdict  — Representing defendants in sexual harassment case. Common Pleas Court, Montgomery County, Judge Dodge.
• Defense verdict — Disability discrimination case. Common Pleas Court, Warren County, Judge Fedders.
• Defense verdict — Wrongful discharge case. Common Pleas Court, Medina County, Judge Cross.
• Defense verdict — Wrongful discharge and intentional infliction of emotional distress case. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Judge Weber.
• Defense verdict — Sex discrimination claim. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Judge Bertelsman.
• Defense verdict — Age and race discrimination claim. Common Pleas Court, Hamilton Count, Judge Keefe.
• Defense verdict — Breach of employment contract case. Common Pleas Court, Hamilton County, Judge Cole.
• Directed defense verdict — Trade secret and fraud claims. Common Pleas Court, Montgomery County, Ohio, Judge Bixler.
• Defense verdict or directed defense verdict — In three of four plaintiffs' age discrimination cases. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Judge Weber.
• Favorable settlement during trial — Disability discrimination case. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Judge Holschuh.
• Favorable settlement during trial — Age discrimination case (26 plaintiffs). U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Judge Dowd.
• Favorable settlement during trial — Damage action against union. Union payment to company of $182,500. Common Pleas Court, Montgomery County, Judge Riley.
• Plaintiff employer's verdict  — Breach of contract and fraud against union. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Judge Rice.
• Defense verdict — Sex harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Common Pleas Court, Hamilton County, Judge Ruehlman.

In all jury cases the firm has handled, only one adverse verdict has survived appeal. 

The firm also has handled many administrative and agency hearings, including NLRB, SERB, Ohio and other state discrimination agencies, workers' compensation, OSHA, and other Department of Labor and state OSHA hearings.

We have handled employment litigation in state and federal courts in: