Helmer, Jr. v. Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-00105

Court:

Ohio Southern

Nature of Suit:

Copyright

Judge:

Matthew W. McFarland

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  1. September 04, 2020

    Ala. Firm Must Face Atty's IP Suit Over FCA Book In Ohio

    An Ohio federal court declined to throw out a suit accusing Alabama law firm Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles PC and one of its principals of putting out a book that lifted material from an Ohio lawyer's treatise, saying that the suit can proceed in the Buckeye State.

  2. March 25, 2020

    Ala. Firm Wants False Claims Act Book IP Suit In Home State

    Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles PC told a Cincinnati federal judge Wednesday that a lawsuit claiming the firm and one of its principals put out a book that lifted material from an Ohio lawyer's treatise belongs in Alabama, where the alleged infringing material was "researched, created and published."

  3. February 07, 2020

    Atty Says Ala. Firm 'Slavishly' Copied False Claims Act Book

    An Ohio attorney sued Alabama-based Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles PC on Friday in Cincinnati federal court, claiming the firm and one of its principals put out a book about the False Claims Act that "slavishly" lifted material from the Ohio lawyer's own treatise.