Breach of Contract Cases

Breach of contract; unjust enrichment; void; R.C. 4735.02; weight of the evidence; damages; R.C. 2323.51; frivolous conduct. Affirmed. The trial court did not err by concluding that an enforceable contract existed based on the claims asserted in the complaint and at trial for damages stemming from…

NCWHA, UDTP, severance payment, non-compete payment

Judgment affirmed. The trial court properly found the purchaser, Benie, breached the parties' Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA") by failing to provide the seller, Momentum, with both the $69,269.00 and the $257,999.32 Bureau of Workers' Compensation ("BWC") policy holder dividend payments. Evidence…

This opinion addresses (i) whether the Property (Trust) Code bars a trustee from enforcing a punitive damages waiver; (ii) if not, whether the waiver in one bond financing contract applies to claims based on a related contract in the same financing; and (iii) whether a trustee owes continuing…

STATE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BOARD — EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION — COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT — UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE: The trial court did not err by dismissing plaintiff's complaint, which essentially alleged an unfair labor practice, because the State Employment Relations Board ("SERB") had exclusive…

Trial court did not err in finding that the noncompete covenant of a construction staffing company was unreasonable and unenforceable and in therefore dismissing the company's breach-of-contract claim against an independent contractor it formerly employed. Trial court did not err in dismissing…