Case Results

Trial Court Verdicts and Judgments (2000 - 2007)

Spalding v. Bartlett, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer (Judge Williams sitting by assignment)
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $15,000.00. Demand - $20,000.00.
Insurance company offer prior to trial - $17,500.00. Verdict: $15,000.00.

Marchetta v. Nguyen, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Cosgrove
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $45,000.00. Offer prior to trial - $55,000.00. Verdict: $62,422.46. Insurance company paid verdict and pre-judgment interest as well.

Sammy v. Richie, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge James Murphy
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $11,000.00.
Verdict: $96,000.00. Insurance company paid verdict and $12,000.00 in pre-judgment interest.

Owens v. Bershire, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Jane Bond
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $25,000.00.
Verdict: $39,000.00. Insurance company paid verdict and additional $2,613.50 to resolve post-trial motions.

Young v. Stutzman, Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Richard Reinbold
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $20,000.00.
Verdict: $104,463.54. Insurance company paid verdict and $14,816.08 in pre-judgment interest.

Meade v. Nationwide, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Jane Bond
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $17,600.00.
Verdict: $50,000.00.

Davisson v. Feinman, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Ted Schneiderman Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $15,000.00.
Verdict: $31,500.00. Insurance company paid verdict and $16,000.00 to resolve post-trial motions.

Arnette v. Case, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge James Williams
Insurance company offer prior to arbitration - less than client's medical bills.
Arbitration panel awarded - $15,000.00.
Insurance company did not accept this award, filed appeal and offered $8,000.00.
Verdict: $14,500.00. Insurance company paid verdict and $3,750.00 in pre-judgment interest.

Jordan v. Burwell, Akron Municipal Court, Judge Monte Mack
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $8,000.00.
Verdict: $9,687.84.

Whiddon v. Mash Oil, Inc., Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge James Murphy
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $5,000.00.
Verdict for Defendant.

Smith v. State Automobile Ins. Co., Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Christine McMonagle
Insurance company offer leading up to binding arbitration - $500,000.00.
Judgment: $1,500,000.00, plus prejudgment and post-judgment interest totaling $526,880.25.

Hokes v. Ford Motor Co., Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge James Williams
Claim against dealer was settled for $10,000.00 prior to trial.
Ford's offer on lemon vehicle leading up to trial - $5,000.00.
Verdict: $166,000.00 plus $103,483.00 in attorney fees.

Bachtel v. Raines, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Mary Spicer
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $7,500.00.
Offer at trial - $9,000.00.
Verdict: $3,500.00.

Fink v. American Suzuki Motor Corp, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Mary F. Spicer
Judgment: $14,819.20.

Conseco Finance Servicing Corp. v, Culver, Medina County Court of Common Pleas, Judge James Kimbler
Defendant Culver filed counterclaim against Resash, Inc.
Judgment against Resash for Defendant Culver - $11,000.00.

Culver v. Resash, Inc., Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Brenda Burnham-Unruh
Judgment: $41,912.89.

Eubanks v. Hintz, Portage County Court of Common Pleas, Judge John Enlow
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $20,000.00. Offer at trial $40,000.00.
Verdict: $15,000.00.

Jackson v. Chubb Group of Insurance Cos., Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Brenda Burnham-Unruh
Insurance company offer leading to binding arbitration - None made.
Judgment: $150,000.00.

Eiseman v. C.A.R.S. Protection Plus, Inc., et al., Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Brenda Burnham-Unruh
Judgment against NRT Inc. dealership - $46,224.56.
Settlement prior to trial with warranty company - $1,000.00.

Coffman v. Stoll - Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge James Murphy
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $0. Offer at trial - $0.
Verdict: $757,000.00, reduced by 42% due to Plaintiff's comparative negligence.

Perich v. Lambert Buick, Inc., Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge James Williams
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $10,000. Offer at trial $10,000.
Verdict for Plaintiff, $0 damages, jury found violations of the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act which provides statutory damages.

Camp v. Fleetwood et al., Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Jane Bond
Claim against RV dealer settled prior to trial.
Claim against Fleetwood and Ford settled on the record at trial for $142,500.00 plus attorney fees. Court held hearing to determine attorney fees and awarded $186,015.14 in attorney fees.

Verbeck v. State Farm, Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Richard Reinbold
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $135,000.00.
Verdict: $236,000.00. Insurance company paid verdict and prejudgment interest.

Dinkins v. Kane, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Ted Schneiderman
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $10,000.00. Offer at trial - $10,000.00. Verdict for Defendant.

Norman v. Mark Bishop, et al., Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Marvin Shapiro
Claim against one defendant settled for $50,000.00 during trial.
Verdict against 2nd defendant - $5,000.00.

Crofut v. Doctor's Hospital of Stark County, et al, Stark County Common Pleas Ct., Judge Sara Lioi
Claim against one defendant settled prior to trial for undisclosed amount.
Verdict for remaining defendant.

Bader v. Hollingsworth, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Marvin Shapiro
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $2,500.00.
Verdict for Plaintiff - $1,000.00.

Mack v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co., Municipal Court of Akron, Judge Stubbs-Williams
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $200.00. Offer at trial - $0.
Verdict for Defendant.

Smith v. Millennium Auto Sales, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Jane Bond
Judgment for Plaintiff - $30,215.55.

White v. Fred Martin Chevrolet, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Mary Spicer
Arbitration Award of $4,600.00 to consumer, plus award of attorney fees of $46,149.13.

Pilz v. Ford Motor Company, Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Charles Brown
Arbitration of Lemon Law claim. Award for Plaintiff.
Ford confessed judgment in the amount of $30,933.81.

Russell v. Icardi, Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Lee Sinclair
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $4,500.00.
Offer at trial - $5,200.00
Verdict for Plaintiff - $115,743.00. Prejudgment interest awarded as well.

Belfance, et. al. v. Resash Inc., Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Brenda Burnah Unruh
Judgment for $175,016.89 inclusive of attorney fees.

Moneypenny v. BWA Subway, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Joyce George
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $12,000.00. Demand - $30,000.00.
Verdict: $35,054.22.

Wilmoth v. The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, Portage County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Laurie Pittman
Insurance company offer leading up to trial - $7,097.00. Demand - $10,000.00.
Verdict: $7,030.40.

Asset Acquisitions Group, LLC v. Tracy Williams, Akron Municipal Court, Judge Alison McCarty
Asset Acquisitions had sued claiming money owed by the consumer Tracy Williams. Verdict for the defendant, Tracy Williams and Asset Acquisition paid legal fees post trial upon consumer's claim of frivilous conduct on behalf of Asset Acquisitions.

Simmons v. Penn Warranty Corporation, Akron Municipal Court, Judge Kathryn Michael
Verdict for consumer Simmons under Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act for defendants failure to honor their warranty obligations.
Judgement in the amount of $6,106.08 plus $24,627.42 in attorney fees.

The verdicts and judgments above are public record. In the vast majority of cases, the parties are able to reach a settlement before a case culminates in a verdict or judgment. In our experience cases have settled everywhere from prior to lawsuits being filed to moments before a jury returns a verdict. The terms of these settlements are typically not public record, and as such, we do not publicly divulge this information.

Appellate Decisions (1989 - Present)

Akron v. Hawthorne (Feb. 8, 1989), 9th Dist. No. 13670

City of Akron v. Newman (Oct. 25 1989), 9th Dist. No. 14169

Fearon v. Kohler (Dec. 18, 1989), 5th Dist. No. CA-7888

Thomas v. Pearch (July 18, 1990), 9th Dist. No. 14454

Allen v. R.G. Indus. Supply Co., Inc. (July 18, 1990), 9th Dist. No. 15005

Allen v. R.G. Indus. Supply Co., Inc. (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 229 (co-counsel)

State v. Lambert (Nov. 27, 1991), 9th Dist. No. 15141

State v. Bumbalough (1992) 81 Ohio App.3d 408

Brooks v. Progressive Ins. Co. (July 20, 1994), 9th Dist. No. 16639

Armstrong v. A & R Tire Co. Inc. (Aug. 30, 1995), 9th Dist. No. 17102

Lattanzi v. Travelers Ins. Co. 72 Ohio St.3d 350, 1995-Ohio-189, Amicus Curiae

Fortner v. Ford Motor Co. (Feb. 9, 1998), 5th Dist. No. 1997CA00177

Craven v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. 9th Dist. No. 18490

Bagnoli v. Northbrook Property and Cas. Ins. Co. (Dec. 22, 1999), Stark C.P. No. 97CV01930

Bagnoli v. Northbrook Property and Cas. Ins. Co., 86 Ohio St.3d 314, 1999-Ohio-108

Himebaugh v. Plain Local School Dist. (Jan. 10, 2000), 5th Dist. No. 1999-CA-0150

Zeber v. Herd (June 14, 2000), 9th Dist. No. 19602

Inserra v. J.E.M. Building Corp. (Nov. 22, 2000), 9th Dist. No. 99-CA-2973

Hiney Printing v. Brantner,243 F.3d 956 (6th Cir. 2001)

Inserra v. J.E.M. Bldg. Corp., 91 Ohio St.3d 1481, 2001-Ohio-4436

Cox v. Indemnity Ins. Co. of N. Am., 9th Dist. No. 21553, 2003-Ohio-6576

Tano v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 9th Dist. No. 21692, 2004-Ohio-1237

Coffman v. Stoll (Feb. 23, 2005), 9th Dist. No. CA 22189

Coffman v. Stoll, 7/13/2005 Case Announcements, 2005-Ohio-3490

Whitaker v. M.T. Automotive, Inc., OH Supreme Court No. 05-331, Amicus Curiae

Hokes v. Ford Motor Co., 9th Dist. Nos. 22502, 22577, 2005-Ohio-5945

Hokes v. Ford Motor Co., 9th Dist. No. 22602, 2005-Ohio-5182

Smith v. State Auto Insurance Co. (Sept. 6, 2002), 8th Dist. No. CA-02-081699

Smith v. State Auto Insurance Co. (Sept. 20, 2002), 8th Dist. No. CA-02-081738

Smith v. State Auto Insurance Co. (June 2, 2003), 8th Dist. No. CA-03-082442

Ball v. Ohio State Home Services, Inc. dba Ohio State Waterproofing, et. al., (Aug. 30, 2006) Summit App. No. CA 23063

Appellate decisions are a resolution on an issue of law.