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Litigation Insurance Banking & Financial Services Health Care
Quintin Lindsmith is a partner in and past chair of the Bricker & Eckler litigation group. He represents clients in complex commercial litigation matters, including class action defense, insurance product litigation, estates and trusts, health care, construction, employment discrimination, banking, and election law litigation.
Representative Experience
Complete defense victory following jury trial in Wisconsin federal court in matter involving challenge to terms of a group fixed annuity by a public pension plan -- Waukeshau County, Wisconsin, et al. v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company, et al., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13128
Complete dismissal by Pennsylvania federal court of pay-to-play action brought by county pension plan against life carriers and fund managers seeking $75 million - Flood v. Makowski, 2007 WL 4211445 (Nov. 27, 2007 M.D.Pa.)
Successful representation of manufacturer of traffic photo enforcement system resulting in unanimous Ohio Supreme Court decision upholding the home rule powers of cities to enact ordinances allowing for such systems - Mendenhall v. Akron, Slip Opinion No. 2008-Ohio-270
Coordinating and leading twenty-six separate litigation matters challenging statewide initiative petitions (“Drug Lobby Plays Hardball with States,” The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2003, p. A4)
Successfully prosecuted $2.4 million arbitration claim recovering all damages requested, plus attorney fees, plus interest on behalf of national construction client
Lead trial attorney for Chapter 7 Trustee of regional trucking firm and successfully securing $2.3 million judgment against former shareholders who received funds from complex leveraged buyout
Successfully defended bank president in $28 million lawsuit following four-week jury trial
Successfully secured jury verdict in rural community in favor of institutional trustee recovering over $300,000 in trust funds which had been mistakenly distributed
Successful defense jury verdict where plaintiff had sought collection of $2 million debt instrument
Successful defense jury verdict following two-week trial in favor of real estate brokerage firm in seven-figure dispute
Successful defense jury verdict in favor of large manufacturer in rural community in a six-figure contract dispute
Member of trial team in DeRolph v. State of Ohio, which resulted in State commencing $12 billion school construction program
Retained as special litigation counsel for the debtors in the bankruptcy cases of National Century Financial Enterprises, Inc. (November, 2002), a $3.3 billion bankruptcy matter
Successfully represented widow in securing removal of five trustees from $90 million trust where the trustees had inserted themselves into the estate plan of the decedent and successfully placing institutional trustee as successor trustee
Participated as special counsel to Official Committee of Tort Claimants' Committee in bankruptcy case of Dow Corning Corporation, assisting in various matters, including the formation and testing of a trial protocol for estimating tort claims in this multi-billion dollar mass tort bankruptcy case
Represents hospitals and doctors' groups, including successful representation of hospital in defending against attempted takeover
Defend principals of bankrupt public company in $175 million bondholder securities action
Community and Professional Activities
Member, Columbus, Ohio State, Federal, and American Bar Associations
Trustee, Franklin County Educational Council Foundation
Admitted to practice before Ohio Supreme Court; United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio,, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Wisconsin; United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Seventh Circuit and the Fourth Circuit
Publications and Recognitions
“Loss Prevention in the Boardroom” published in The Corporate Board, January, 2001
Presenter at Ohio Hospital Association Annual Meeting, “Qui Tam Litigation in Healthcare,” 2003
Presenter at Columbus Chapter Federal Bar Association Trial Advocacy Seminar, 2003
Listed in Ohio Super Lawyers 2004-2008
Listed in Chambers USA, 2007
Presenter at Columbus Chapter Federal Bar Association Seminar, “Post-Trial Motions in the Sixth Circuit,” 2004
Education
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