Business Litigation Attorneys

Anthony Law’s business litigation practice operates with one common goal: favorable results for the business client. We pledge to zealously defend our clients by exercising any and all legal rights and remedies, and our firm protects you from vexatious litigants and Plaintiff’s attorneys. The firm’s business litigation team possesses years of experience in litigating complex commercial disputes and legal issues. Recently, the firm obtained a jury verdict of over $1.6 million in a commercial dispute between owners. The verdict was one of the largest jury verdict awards in Franklin County in recent years.

Throughout the normal course of business, businesses and entrepreneurs frequently find themselves in situations that require a seasoned attorney’s guidance, advice, and skill set. Beyond becoming a party to a lawsuit, growing businesses often deal with employee disputes, intellectual property claims, breach of contract cases, governmental compliance, and a variety of other issues. These are the exact kinds of issues that the attorneys at Anthony Law seek to solve as we collaborate with our clients to bring about favorable results.

Our attorneys have experience in all facets of commercial litigation, including:

Representative Cases:

• Lead trial attorney for Chinese manufacturer in action against former employee of U.S. subsidiary; obtained jury verdict of over $100,000 in compensatory damages for civil theft and breach of contract, punitive damages of $45,000, attorney fees, and declaratory judgment declaring client to be 100% owner of U.S. subsidiary

  • Li Cheng v. Timothy Haney, et al., Delaware C.P. No. 14-CV-H-10-0735 (Sep. 29, 2017) 

• Obtained temporary restraining order preventing former employee of client, a security and locksmith company, from soliciting customers in violation of employment contract and Ohio law

  • All Secured Security Services LLC v. Arthur William Ballantyne IV, et al., Licking C.P. 2017-CV-00680 (June 23, 2017)

• Obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of employer from former employee’s allegations of retaliation for filing workers’ compensation claim under §§ 4123.01, et seq.

  • Kristi Hess v. Practice Management LLC, Franklin C.P. No. 16-CV-000739 (June 9, 2016)

• Obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of asphalt and paving company from plaintiff alleging negligence in causing damage to vehicle

  • Douglas A. Six v. Steve Geiger, et al., Franklin C.P. No. 13-CV-004511 (Mar. 10, 2016) (upheld on appeal, 2017-Ohio-7131, 10th Dist. Franklin No. 16-AP-000091)

• Obtained sanctions award pursuant to Civ.R. 11 and R.C. § 2323.51 against opposing plaintiff and attorney for over $18,000 in attorney fees incurred by client, a contractor, while defending frivolous construction lawsuit in which plaintiff refused to attend depositions and offered falsified supporting documents in discovery

  • Matthew Vanderbuilt, et al. v. Capital Exteriors, LLC, Franklin C.P. No. 14-CV-002618 (Sep. 21, 2015)

• Trial co-counsel for real estate developers in contractual and fiduciary dispute with former business partners; obtained favorable jury verdict, judgment of compensatory damages of over $250,000, plus punitive damages of nearly $100,000 and attorney fees

  • Chad Pinnell, et al. v. Cugini & Capoccia Builders, Inc., Franklin C.P. No 09-CV-009496 (Nov. 16, 2015)

• Obtained summary judgment dismissal of claim brought by individual condominium unit owner contesting amendment to condominium association’s declaration and bylaws and removing common element tennis court

  • Hoffman v. Maisons Lafayette Condo. Block A Owners’ Ass’n, Hamilton C.P. No. A-1307424 (Jan. 29, 2014) (upheld on appeal, 2014-Ohio-4645, 1st Dist. Hamilton No. C‑140091)

• Reversed on appeal trial court’s dismissal of claims for negligent misrepresentation and fraud involving a third-party accountant’s liability for verifying falsified financial records

  • D&H Autobath, LLC, et al. v. PJCS Properties I, Inc., et al., 2012-Ohio-5845, 983 N.E.2d 891 (12th Dist.)

Our attorneys have appeared in numerous federal and state courts, including the United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, the United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan, Ohio’s 10th District Court of Appeals, Ohio’s 5th District Court of Appeals, the Franklin County Common Pleas Court, the Licking County Common Pleas Court, the Delaware County Common Pleas Court, and the Fairfield County Common Pleas Court, as well as other courts of common pleas throughout Ohio.

Meet our professionals in the business litigation practice area: Mike Anthony, Vince Zuccaro and Chisa Chervenick.