Michael G. Latiff

Practice Details

• Payment Information
  Payment & Cost Features

  Fixed hourly rates
  Fixed fees available
  
• Firm Information
  Position

  Member

  Firm Name

  McDonald Hopkins LLC
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Cases/Matters: Operating Engineers Local 324/Dept. of Labor v Fifth Third Bank: Successfully defended Fifth Third Bank against claims that it had improperly sold a large commercial building in downtown Detroit while acting as a Qualified Professional Asset Manager for the OE 324's Pension Fund. U.S. Eastern District of Michigan, Case # 07-14726.
  Coordinated the resolution of multiple Willful violations, involving multiple projects
  work sites resulting in hundreds of thous
  s of dollars of savings
  the avoidance of any Willful violations for a large Michigan based construction client.
  Lupke Rice v Maxitrol: Obtained a reversal
  dismissal of all claims from the Indiana Court of Appeals on behalf of Maxitrol from claims that it has failed to pay for insurance coverage
  audits. March 26, 2010.
  Saginaw Properties inc. v Retail Ventures Inc.: Summary Disposition of all claims asserted against RVI where in L
  lord was alleging 7M as a result of a breach of a lease
  guarantee agreement on a theory of successor liability. U.S. Eastern District of Michigan, Case # 08-13782. Order Granting Retail Ventures Motion for Summary Judgment, Denying Plaintiff, Saginaw Property's Motion for Summary Judgment as to Liability,
  Dismissing Plaintiff's Claims Against Retail Ventures With Prejudice dated 10/30/09.
  PML North America v ACG Enterprises: Obtained Summary Judgment, Default Judgment
  Sanctions against Defendant for fraud
  electronic discovery abuses in one of the first decisions by any Federal Court after the enactment of the new Court Rules dealing with electronic discovery. U.S. Eastern District of Michigan, Case # 05-CV-70404-DT.
  Logistics/Supply Chain: Assisted Global supply chain client in defending claims asserted by customer relating to a failed MRO program. The issues involved on-time delivery, proofs of delivery, electronic ordering, receipt of goods, sequencing,
  assembly. Separately, successfully assisted provider of MRO goods in pursuing claims against vendor for failure to pay for logistics services
  defended counter-claims relating to product delivery.
  Shareholder Dispute/Derivative Claims: Successfully defended claims against corporate client by minority shareholder relating to assertions of mismanagement, over compensation
  breaches of fiduciary duty.
  Successfully represented a publicly traded national media company in restrictive covenant
  trade secret claims against key personnel
  media personalities for prohibited activity
  for the enforcement of contractual
  statutory obligations.
  Representation of numerous companies in varied industries to protect trade secrets
  proprietary information.
  Successfully defended
  resolved a recall claim by a Tier 1 supplier against a Tier 2 manufacture in the aerospace industry relating to safety critical parts in a commercial airline seat assembly application.