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Practice Area Activities
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Defense of product manufacturers in product liability and
consumer actions.
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Extensive experience in the doctrine of corporate successor
liability.
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Litigation experience includes business and commercial
disputes and the defense of product manufacturers at trial
in numerous federal and state courts.
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Extensive experience in the removal of State Court actions
to Federal Court.
Representative Matters
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Successful prosecution of summary judgment against the State
of Ohio in proving that the acquisition of a sole
proprietor’s assets through inheritance does not create a
successor entity for outstanding sales tax liabilities.
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Assist manufacturing client in its dealings with the
Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) pertaining to
Consumer Incident Reports and Freedom of Information Act
Request (FOIA).
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Obtained a jury defense verdict in federal district court in
Michigan in favor of a manufacturer of a two-stage snow
thrower. The plaintiff sought damages exceeding $1,000,000
for injuries to his right hand, when the snow thrower
allegedly malfunctioned.
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Obtained a non-suit in a Pennsylvania state court in favor
of a manufacturer of a riding lawn mower. The plaintiff
sought damages exceeding $150,000 for a fire to his home
when the riding lawn mower allegedly malfunctioned.
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Obtained summary judgment on the theory of successor
liability in federal district court in Pennsylvania in favor
of a manufacturer of a wide area walk-behind lawnmower. The
plaintiff was claiming damages exceeding $150,000 for
injuries to his right hand.
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Obtained summary judgment in that plaintiff’s actions were
the sole proximate cause of his injuries in federal court in
Illinois in favor of a manufacturer of a riding lawn mower.
The plaintiff was claiming damages in excess of $1,000,000
for injuries to his left foot.
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Obtained summary judgment in that plaintiff’s modifications
to a two-stage snow thrower were both unforeseeable and a
proximate cause of his injuries in New York state court in
favor of a manufacturer of the snow thrower. The plaintiff
was claiming in excess of $500,000 in damages.
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 2000
- U.S. District Court,
Northern District of Ohio, 2002
- U.S. District Court,
Southern District of Ohio, 2004
- U.S. District Court of
Appeals, Sixth District, 2003
- U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of Michigan, 2003
Education
- Case Western Reserve
University (J.D. 2000)
- B.S. Business
Administration, Ashland University, Summa Cum Laude, 1993
Memberships / Honors /
Awards
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Lutheran Cemetery
Association - Legal Consultant (4/2004 to present)
- Lutheran Home - Member
of Board of Trustees (2005 to present)
- Lake Erie Nature and
Science Center - Member Board of Directors (11/2009 to
present)
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