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Marianna Brown Bettman
Marianna Brown Bettman is a law professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where she teaches torts, legal ethics, and a seminar on the Supreme Court of Ohio. She is also a former Ohio state court of appeals judge. Each September since 2003, she has given a presentation at the Ohio Judicial Conference analyzing the year’s most important cases from the Supreme Court of Ohio. She also provides appellate consulting services to attorneys.
Tag Archives: Corporations
Merit Decision: On Reconsideration, Acordia Wins a Reversal in Acordia of Ohio L.L.C v. Fischel.
On May 24, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down the merit decision in Acordia of Ohio L.L.C v. Fischel. The high court held that a non-compete agreement signed by employees of a company that changes form or … Continue reading
Posted in Merit Decisions, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Tagged Corporations, Merger, Non-Compete Agreements
Tagged Corporations, Merger, Non-Compete Agreements
Court Grants Reconsideration in Acordia LLC v. Fishel.
Update: On October 11, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio reversed its original decision in this case. Read the analysis of the new merit decision here.
On July 25, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio granted reconsideration in the … Continue reading
Posted in Merit Decisions, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Tagged Corporations, Merger, Non-Competition Agreements
Tagged Corporations, Merger, Non-Competition Agreements
Merit Decision. Does a Non-Competition Agreement Pass to a Successor Company in a Merger As If It Were a Party to the Original Agreement? Acordia LLC v. Fishel
Update: On July 25, 2012, the Court, by a vote of 6-1, granted reconsideration in this case. No additional briefing has been ordered at this time. Read more about this ruling here. On October 11, 2012, the Court issued its … Continue reading
Posted in Merit Decisions, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Tagged Corporations, Merger, Non-Competiton Agreements
Tagged Corporations, Merger, Non-Competiton Agreements
What’s On Their Minds: Does a Corporate Merger Trigger a Termination of Employment and Start the Running of a Non-Competition Agreement Employees Signed with a Predecessor Corporation that is Merged out of Existence? Acordia of Ohio, LLC v. Fishel, et al.
Further Update: On July 25, 2012, the Court, by a vote of 6-1, granted reconsideration in this case. On October 11, 2012, the Court issued its new merit decision, reversing the earlier one. Read the analysis of Acordia II here.
Oral Argument Preview: Does a Corporate Merger Trigger a Termination of Employment and Start the Running of a Non-Competition Agreement Employees Signed with a Predecessor Corporation that is Merged out of Existence? Acordia of Ohio, LLC v. Fishel, et al.
Further Update: On July 25, 2012, the Court, by a vote of 6-1, granted reconsideration in this case. On October 11, 2012, the Court issued its new merit decision, reversing the earlier one. Read the analysis of Acordia II here.
What’s On Their Minds? Interpreting Ohio’s Corporate Advancement Statute. Miller v. Miller.
Update: On July 3, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On November 2 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in Murray Miller et al. … Continue reading
Oral Argument Preview: Interpreting Ohio’s Corporate Advancement Statute. Miller v. Miller.
Update: On July 3, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On November 2, the Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Murray … Continue reading
