April 02, 2013
An Ohio federal judge on Monday granted partial summary judgment to McDermott Will & Emery LLP on several central claims in a malpractice suit against the law firm by a trust for The Antioch Co. over the takeover of Antioch by its employee stock ownership plan, ruling that the claims are time-barred.
February 26, 2013
A trust for The Antioch Co. filed an opposition in Ohio federal court Friday to McDermott Will & Emery LLP's motion for summary judgment in a malpractice suit over the firm's legal advice about Antioch's employee stock ownership plan, arguing that the claims are not time-barred.
January 04, 2013
An Ohio federal judge on Friday tossed aiding-and-abetting claims from a malpractice suit launched by a trust of The Antioch Co. against McDermott Will & Emery LLP over the firm's representation regarding the scrapbook supplier's employee stock ownership plan.
November 21, 2012
McDermott Will & Emery LLP moved for judgment in Ohio federal court Tuesday on aiding and abetting claims brought by a trust for The Antioch Co. in a negligence suit against the law firm over its representation of Antioch regarding the firm's employee stock ownership plan, which was given control of the company, citing a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision.
February 03, 2011
McDermott Will & Emery LLP has won its bid to compel the Antioch Litigation Trust to identify beneficiaries in a case accusing the firm of malpractice while representing The Antioch Co. in an employee stock ownership plan and an attempt to sell the company.
August 30, 2010
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit accusing McDermott Will & Emery LLP of negligence in representing The Antioch Co. in an offer to put control of the scrapbook supplier in an employee stock ownership plan and a subsequent attempt to sell the company.
July 30, 2009
McDermott Will & Emery LLP has asked a federal judge to toss a suit accusing the firm of negligence in representing a scrapbook supplier in its offer to buy stock from departing workers, arguing that the suit scapegoats the firm for the company's bankruptcy and fails to meet even basic pleading standards.