Michael D. Meuti

Represented Ohio utility pursuing constitutional challenge to competing public utility’s business practices, in intermediate appellate court and Ohio Supreme Court. Achieved reversal of the trial court’s opinion.

Represented green-energy company in putative class action pursuing land-use claims.

Represents manufacturer in Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act matter.

Represented a chain-restaurant franchisee as plaintiff in a civil RICO class action seeking recovery for overcharges by its supplier. Drafted successful class certification briefs before the case was resolved with a nine-figure settlement.*

Represented landowner in dispute with tenant over exercise of a purchase option.

Represented financial institution in dispute with another financial institution regarding a mortgage-loan sale.

Represented aerospace service provider in customer dispute. Successfully resolved matter without litigation.

Represented apparel designer and importer in copyright litigation.

Represented REIT in litigation concerning an easement. Achieved victory in both trial court and Ohio Court of Appeals.

On behalf of telehealth provider, defeated RICO claim asserted by competitor.

Represents officers of company in parallel state and federal class actions alleging violations of the securities laws.

Drafted amicus brief to Washington State Supreme Court addressing whether consumer-protection statutes support claims for price-gouging during a pandemic.

Represented an auto insurer in class-action litigation addressing the insurer’s obligation to pay title and license fees in total-loss claims; defeated motion for class certification.

Achieved reversals of lower-court decisions refusing to enforce a telehealth company’s arbitration clause in intermediate courts of appeal in New Jersey and Florida, as well as the Sixth Circuit.

Represents officers of company in mass arbitration asserting consumer-protection claims against company and its officers.

In the New Jersey Supreme Court, achieved reversal of a lower-court decision holding that N.J. Consumer Fraud Act plaintiffs state a claim by alleging that the retailer advertised a false discount. 

Defeated class certification on behalf of telehealth company in false-advertising case, convincing court that individualized questions regarding injury and damages precluded class treatment and that class plaintiffs’ damages and consumer-survey experts’ opinions were not reliable.

Represented a federal credit union in a bet-the-company class action under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Developed the counterclaim strategy that resolved the case favorably before class certification briefing.*

Represented clients in multiple Federal Trade Commission investigations into marketing practices.*

Represented an Ohio teleservices company in a bet-the-company consumer class action alleging fraud. Drafted major briefs, including the brief opposing class certification.*

Represented auto insurers in consumer class actions in California state court.*

Represented a financial institution in consumer class action under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Drafted successful opposition to class certification.*

Represented as lead counsel a developer of youth-sports parks in a commercial dispute. Achieved full victory for the client in federal district court and preserved that victory on appeal.*

Represented a major grocery chain in class-action antitrust litigation against a dairy cooperative and a dairy processor. Drafted the brief successfully opposing summary judgment.*

Represented a Fortune 50 corporation in a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act matter including dozens of depositions, extensive motion practice, and two multiweek trials.*

Represented a company and a national nonprofit organization in parallel putative class actions alleging violations of state and federal telephone privacy statutes.*

Represented an incarcerated habeas petitioner on appeal, after district court denied his pro se habeas petition on procedural grounds. Achieved unanimous reversal of the district court’s decision.*

Represented a public corporation in contract dispute with a former parent company regarding employee-benefit liabilities. Deposed the plaintiff company’s chief financial officer, its general counsel and seven other witnesses, and drafted all major briefs.*

Represented manufacturer in litigation arising out of construction project and successfully resolved the matter early in litigation.