Firm News

• Cooper & Kowalski recognized for its ongoing support of ABLE/LAWO
  March 2012

• Building on Our Tradition of Excellence
  December 8, 2011

• Best Lawyers in America Names Five Cooper & Kowalski Attorneys to 2012 Guide
  September 8, 2011

• Cooper & Kowalski Writing Prize Awarded to Katherine Greene
  August 16, 2011

• Cooper & Kowalski Honored as "Super Lawyers" and "Rising Stars"
  April 20, 2011

• Cooper & Kowalski Selected as One of Top 500 Diversity Owned Businesses in U.S., February 9, 2011

• Cooper & Kowalski Presented with Eaton Law Department Supplier Diversity Excellence Award
  September 21, 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski's Sarah Skow Graduates from the Inaugural OSBA Leadership Academy Class
  September 16, 2010

• Toledo Business Journal Announces Six Cooper & Kowalski Attorneys Named to 2010 Who's Who in Area Law
  September 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski Participates in 2010 OHCA Human Resource Management and Legal Update Conference
  August 11, 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski Writing Prize Awarded to Taylor Knight and Patrick C. Schmidt
  August 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski Shareholder Inducted as Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation
  July 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski Hosts Urban Students Participating in the Law and Leadership Institute
  July 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski Sponsors and Hosts OWBA Event
  May 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski Selected as One of Top 500 Diversity Owned Business in U.S.
  May 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski Attorney Gerry Kowalski Appointed Member of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio Advisory Group
  February 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski Secures Unanimous 45-Minute Defense Verdict
  February 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski Attorneys Honored as "Super Lawyers" and "Rising Stars"
  February 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski Elects Two New Shareholders
  January 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski Paralegal Elisabeth Rife Receives Advanced Paralegal Certification from NALA
  December 2009

Case Notes

• Cooper & Kowalski team prevails in product liability lawsuit.

• The Ohio Supreme Court Holds for Employer in Lawsuit for Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy.

• Cooper & Kowalski team prevails in legal malpractice lawsuit.

• Cooper & Kowalski prevails in election lawsuit.

Publications

• "Hollee Schwartz Temple on Good Enough Is the New Perfect," American Bar Association, Section of Litigation's Woman Advocate Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 4 - Spring 2011 - By: Meredith L. Mercurio

• Developing Trial Lawyers in the age of shrinking dockets - Spring 2011, Page 12 - By: Margaret Lockhart
  The Spring 2011 issue of Verdict, the newsletter of the ABA Section of Litigation's Trial Practice Committee.

• Employers Will Likely Be Required to Notify Employees of Their Right to Join a Union - February 2011 - By: Renisa Dorner

• DOL Seeks Comments and Provides Preliminary Interpretations of Break Time and Space for Nursing Employees - February 2011 - By: Renisa Dorner

• OSHA Declares Texting While Driving A Workplace Hazard - February 2011 - By: Renisa Dorner

• New Medicare Reporting Requirements Are Added to Longstanding Medicare Reimbursement Requirements - December 2010 - By: John K. Nelson

• Should Employers Be Concerned About Health Care Reform and Other Proposed Legislation? - February 2010 - By: Renisa Dorner

Events

• Cooper & Kowalski Attorney Margaret J. Lockhart will be presenting at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association's 11th Annual CLE conference - On March 22, 2012 – By: Margaret Lockhart

• Cooper & Kowalski Attorney Presents at Ohio School Boards Association Capital Conference - On November 14, 2011 – By: Margaret Lockhart

• Cooper & Kowalski Attorney Presents Program on Avoiding Collective Wage and Hour Lawsuits - On August 3, 2011 - By: Margaret Lockhart

• Cooper & Kowalski Attorneys Present at School Administrator Conferences and In-Services - August 1, 2011 – By: Margaret Lockhart

Community

Cooper & Kowalski attorneys and staff lead, support, sponsor, and engage in the following community organizations throughout our region.

• Cooper & Kowalski Employees Participate in United Way 2011 Day of Caring
  September 13, 2011

• Cooper &: Kowalski Attorney Appears in an Article Published in the TOLEDO FREE
  July 25, 2011

• Sarah K. Skow Appointed to Arts Commission of Greater Toledo's Board of Trustees
  June 27, 2011

• Community Organizations

• C&W Provides a Warmer Christmas for Chase Elementary
  December 2010

• Cooper & Kowalski Participates in 2010 Lawyers' Build for Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity
  September 23, 2010

• Partners in Education makes a difference
  August 2010 - The Toledo Blade - By: Tom Walton

• Lunch for Women at Homeless Shelter
  March 2010

• Sparrow's Nest Pancake Breakfast
  February 2009

• Hannahs Socks

Newsletters

Employment and Labor Bulletins

• New Department of Transportation Rules Restrict Mobile Phone use for Commercial Vehicle Drivers - Spring 2012 - By: Margaret J. Lockhart

• Employee Terminated for Failure to Obtain Required License or Certification is Not Eligible for Unemployment Compensation - June 22, 2011 - By: Margaret Lockhart

• NLRB Proposes Procedures for "Quickie" Union Elections - June 21, 2011 - By: Margaret Lockhart

• U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Massive Class Action Against Wal-Mart - June 20, 2011 - By: Margaret Lockhart

• Application of Social Networking Policies Can Violate The Law - May 2011 - By: Renisa Dorner

• Sixth Circuit Maintains "Solely" Standard Under the ADA and EEOC Releases Final Regulations for the ADAAA - May 2011 - By: Renisa Dorner

• Supreme Court rules that oral complaints trigger anti-retaliation protections of Fair Labor Standards Act - March 2011 - By: Margaret Lockhart

• Update Alert on Reasonable Break Time

• Ohio Supreme Court Ruling Impacts Employer Leave Policies

Insurance Recovery Bulletins

• Ohio Supreme Court affirms elaborates on all-sums approach

Tort Bulletins

• FEDERAL RULE OF EVIDENCE 701: Beginning of the end - Lay Expert Witness? - May 2012 – By: George Ward

• Are Lucas County Judges Extending National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh v. Wuerth To Medical Malpractice Cases? - April 2011 - By: Meredith Mercurio

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Receivership

Archbold Elevator Court Documents (Selective court documents are posted here. For a complete list of all documents filed with the court go to Fulton County's website.)

Linked documents:

• Verified Complaint on Notes and for Appointment of a Receiver
• Plaintiff's Emergency Motion for Appointment of Receiver with Memorandum in Support
• Order Appointing Receiver
• Answer of Defendants The Andersons, Inc. and the Andersons Agriculture Group and Crossclaim (w/o attachments)
• Answer, Crossclaims and Counterclaim of Defendant D & D Ingredient Distributors, Inc.
• Judgment Entry Settling Trupointe Cooperative, Inc.’s Alleged Secured Claim
• Answer of William L. Fricke and Lynette K. Fricke
• Emergency Motion to Approve Settlement of Alleged Secured Claim of Trupointe Cooperative, Inc.
• Defendant Fenstermaker Farms, Inc.’s Answer, Crossclaim and Counterclaim
• Answer, Counterclaim, and Crossclaims of Ohio Department of Agriculture
• Fricke Answer to Crossclaim of D & D Ingredient
• Fenstermaker Answer to Crossclaim of D & D Ingredient
• Receiver's 1st Status Report
• Receiver's Preliminary Inventory of Receivership Property
• Receiver's Motion to Stay
• Motion to Pay Administrative Expenses
• Apex Motion to Intervene
• Order Allowing Apex Intervention
• Apex Answer, Cross & Counterclaims
• Plaintiff's Answer to D&D Counterclaim
• Order Allowing Payment of Administrative Expenses
• Order Granting 120 Day Stay
• Notice of Sending Creditor Claim Forms
• Notice of Appearance of Counsel for Huntington Bank
• Anderson's Answer to D & D's Cross Claim
• Anderson's Answer to ODA's Cross Claim
• Anderson's Answer to Fenstermaker's Cross Claim
• Plaintiff's Answer to Counterclaim of Ohio Dept of Agriculture
• Plaintiff's Answer to Crossclaim & Counterclaim of Fenstermaker Farms, Inc.
• Plaintiff's Answer to Counterclaims of Agricultural Products Extension, LLC
• Receiver's Motion to Approve Partial Sale
• Order Approving Partial Sale
• Frickes' Answer to Crossclaim of Ohio Dept of Agriculture
• Frickes' Answer to Crossclaim of The Andersons
• Frickes' Answer to Crossclaim of Fenstermaker Farms
• Frickes' Answer to Crossclaim of APEX
• Notice to Bidders
• Notice to Bidders – Agreements
• Bid Package info
• Receiver’s 2nd Status Report
• Receiver’s 2nd Motion to Pay Administrative Expenses
• Order for Payment of Administrative Expenses
• Stipulation for Abandonment of Certain Real Property
• Order for Abandonment of Certain Real Property
• Receiver's Third Status Report
• Receiver's Third Motion to Pay Administrative Expenses
• Order Approving Payment of Administrative Expenses
• Motion to Approve Partial Sale
• Order Approving Partial Sale
• Receiver's Fourth Status Report
• Receiver's Fourth Motion to Pay Administrative Expenses
• Order
• Notice of Dismissal
• Emergency Motion to Approve Sale
• Third Motion to Approve Partial Sale
• Order Approving Partial Sale
• 5th Status Report
• 5th Motion to Pay Admin Expenses
• Receiver's Motion to Approve Initial Distribution
• Order Approving Initial Distribution
• Receiver's Motion for Instructions Concerning Sale of Remaining Assets
• Order Scheduling Evidentiary Hearing
• Receiver's 4^th Motion to Approve Partial Sale
• Order Approving Receiver's 4^th Motion to Approve Partial Sale
• Order Disqualifying Fricke Bid
• Receiver's 6^th Status Report
• Receiver's 6^th Motion to Pay Administrative Expenses
• Order Approving Receiver's 6^th Motion to Pay Administrative Expenses
• Receiver's 5^th Motion to Approve Partial Sale
• Order Approving 5^th Motion for Sale
• Receiver's Motion to Approve Compromise of Secured Debt
• Order Approving Compromise of Secured Debt
• Receiver's 7^th Motion for Payment of Administrative Expenses
• Order Approving Payment
• Receiver's 7^th Status Report
• Notice of Filing Claims Report and Request for Instructions
• Receiver's 8th Motion to Pay Administrative Expenses
• Receiver's 8th Status Report
• Order Approving 8th Motion to Approve Expenses
• Order Scheduling Motion for Instructions for Hearing
• Receiver's 9th Motion to Pay Administrative Expenses
• Receiver's 9th Status Report
• Motion for Instructions Concerning Distribution to Secured Creditors
• Order Approving Status of Claimants
• Receiver’s 10th Motion to Pay Administrative Expenses
• Receiver’s 10th Status Report
• Receiver's 11^th Motion to Pay Administrative Expenses
• Receiver's 11^th Status Report