The Cuyahoga Heights school district is suing to get back more than $4 million that a state audit said was stolen by Joseph Palazzo, the district’s former technology director. The civil suit, filed Tuesday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, targets Palazzo, his brother Dominick and 22 other businesses and individuals. “This is the initial…
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Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. must pay $2 million to a broker who alleged that his company fired him and then damaged his professional reputation, a securities arbitration panel ruled Wednesday. Jeffrey A. Concepcion, 45, a veteran broker and manager for Lincoln Financial Advisors, alleged he was fired after having arranged a business venture on behalf…
DetailsShannon Polk, Andrew Kabat, and Daniel Connell recently prevailed at a FINRA arbitration on behalf of their client, Jeffrey Concepcion, a prominent Cleveland financial advisor, against his former employer, Lincoln Financial Advisors, in the matter of Jeffrey Concepcion v. Lincoln Financial Advisors, et al., FINRA Case No. 08-04833. Mr. Concepcion was terminated from his employment by Lincoln Financial…
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In a federal copyright infringement case filed on behalf of a local newsreporter, Andy Kabat obtained a jury verdict against LFP, Inc. The jury specifically found that Defendants’ Good Faith/Advice of Counsel defense to Plaintiffs’ copyright infringement claim was inapplicable. The federal lawsuit, which was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern…
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Jury gives Brecksville man biggest award in Ohio history WKYC-TV Cleveland July 4, 2008 “It was very emotional. Jurors were crying. There were tears in my client’s eyes,” said Shannon Polk, Luri’s attorney. “As the work force gets older because of the population, it sends a strong message, issues pertaining to age discrimination will not…
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In May of 2008, Andy Kabat took to trial an age discrimination case on behalf of Lee-Ann Spacek against Realty One, Inc. d/b/a Realty One Real Living, Real Living, Inc., and its president. Ms. Spacek, 57, was an executive in the Defendants’ relocation department. Despite being an excellent performer, Ms. Spacek was terminated and replaced…
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