Represented a nursing home in wage/hour litigation in federal and state court. The plaintiff initially filed a collective action in U.S. District Court (N.D. of Ohio). Nursing home prevailed in this case upon a motion to dismiss based on the Fair Labor Standard Act companionship exemption. Plaintiff then re-filed in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. This second case was vigorously defended and plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the action with prejudice on the eve of trial.