ATTORNEYS AT THE MILLER LAW FIRM, P.C. HAVE DEVELOPED a strong national reputation in the areas of securities fraud class actions and complex business litigation. E. Powell Miller, Marc L. Newman and David H. Fink have been named to the Michigan Super Lawyers® list. Miller has been recognized among the Top 10 attorneys in Michigan for 2009, and was...
Continue Reading$550,000 settlement in Breach of Contract case Distribution group, founder dispute contract Former CEO’s advisory agreement terminated after failed meeting $550,000 Plaintiff David Handleman was one of the founding members of the defendant Handleman Company (Company), formerly one of the largest U.S. distributors of prerecorded videotapes, music, computer software and books. Handleman served as its CEO and president for...
Continue Reading3.7 million settlement in Consumer Class Action for plaintiffs against T-Mobile for excess service charges T-Mobile settles class action filed under MCPA Subscribers repaid for excess service charges The plaintiff obtained a full refund of overcharges for class members after filing a class action under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA). The lawsuit alleged T-Mobile overcharged its subscribers by...
Continue ReadingDownload United States District Court,E.D. Michigan,Southern Division.In re PROQUEST SECURITIES LITIGATION.No. 06-10619. Nov. 6, 2007. Background: Investors brought class action against publishing corporation and officers, alleging securities fraud. Defendants moved for dismissal. Holdings: The District Court, Cohn, J., held that: (1) investors pleaded scienter and control person liability as to divisional chief financial officer (CFO); (2) investors pleaded scienter,...
Continue Reading$312,000 settlement in Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference with Contractual Relationships and Business Expectations, Civil Conspiracy and Conversion case Tortious inference suit nets $312K settlement Plaintiff: Employment, service contracts were breached Scott D. Sample was an at-will sales employee of plaintiff Lytle Medical Technologies, Inc., and, as part of his employment signed a noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreement. One of the...
Continue ReadingDMC, WSU deal hailed as lifesaver Doctor training kept largely intact BY PATRICIA ANSTETT and KORTNEY STRINGER FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS November 23, 2006 The DMC deal with WSU was welcome news for Paul Bozyk, left, president of the residents’ council, and Vice Presidents Benjamin Atkinson and Stephanie Czarnik on Wednesday at Detroit Receiving Hospital. (MANDI WRIGHT/Detroit Free Press)...
Continue ReadingDMC, Wayne State agree to mediation Granholm urged both sides to meet with lawyer By KORTNEY STRINGER FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER November 10, 2006 With urging from Gov. Jennifer Granholm, the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University will head back to the bargaining table with a mediator in an attempt to settle a contract dispute that threatens to...
Continue ReadingBriefs and Other Related Documents Wong v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.E.D.Mich.,2006.Only the Westlaw citation is currently available. United States District Court,E.D. Michigan,Southern Division. Chun Wing WONG, Plaintiff, T-MOBILE USA, INC., Defendant. No. 05-73922. July 20, 2006. Daniel B. Scott, Steven A. Schwartz, Chimicles & Tikellis, Haverford, PA, E. Powell Miller, Marc L. Newman, The Miller Law Firm, Rochester, MI, for...
Continue Reading$1 million settlement in Shareholder Oppression, Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duties case Ex-officer claims terms of buyout altered, buy-sell provision removed $1 million Defendant/counter-plaintiff Randy Fosgard was an officer, director and 19 percent shareholder of plaintiff/counter-defendant Michigan Mutual, Inc., dating back to 1994. In late December 2006, Fosgard notified his fellow shareholders of his resignation from the...
Continue Reading$750,000 Sanctions Awarded in favor of Defendants – plaintiff’s claims dismissed due to perjured trial testimony From the June 26, 2006 Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Plaintiff Material Technologies, Inc. (MTI) sued defendants Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) and Concept Industries, Inc. (Concept), seeking damages of approximately $3 million. The plaintiff sought unpaid royalties under written agreements with each of the defendants...
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