RECENT
VICTORIES:
In the last couple of years, Randy and Kevin have
litigated two very large cases against Korean automotive
suppliers. The first was Votar, L.L.C. v. HS R&A Co.,
Ltd., 370 Fed. Appx. 583; 2010 WL 960313 (C.A.6 (Mich))
2010. Randy tried the case before a jury in the United
States District Court in Ann Arbor in December of 2007.
The jury awarded every penny of damages asked for,
totaling approximately $3.1 million plus continuing
sales commissions for life of part. The defendant, HS R
& A, appealed the decision and lost. The case was
eventually settled for $8.3 million
In
2010 Randy and Kevin prevailed in an arbitration claim
against S&T Daewoo Co., Lt., and were responsible for
obtaining an arbitration award in favor of their client
the Gerard Thomas Company in the amount of $8.49
million. S&T Daewoo appealed the Judgment Confirming
the Arbitration Award to the 6th Circuit
Court of Appeals and the matter was settled for a
confidential amount shortly before the scheduled date
for oral argument
Randy and Kevin have also litigated several sales
commission cases involving software companies. In 2009,
the firm arbitrated a case on behalf of a sales
representative from New Jersey who sold software for a
Michigan based software company. This was a hard-fought
case and involved more than $1 million in commissions.
The arbitrators issued a unanimous award in favor or the
firm's client in the amount of $1.86 million. This
included all past due commissions, penalty damages,
arbitrator fees and expenses, plus the firm's entire
legal fee calculated on a contingent fee basis. |