Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Cunningham v. Amer Cunningham Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 2002No. 01-1504PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
According to appellant, attorney Richard T. Cunningham, in November 1971, he and attorneys Bernard J. Amer and David L. Brennan founded the law firm of Amer Cunningham Brennan Co., L.P.A., using their surnames in the firm name. In 2000, Brennan left the law firm, and the firm name was changed to Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A. (“Amer Cunningham”), appellee.
In March 2001, Cunningham left Amer Cunningham and joined the Brouse McDowell law firm. Cunningham requested Amer Cunningham to remove “Cunningham” from its name, but the firm refused.
In May 2001, Cunningham filed a complaint in the Court of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Strutner v. Dispatch Printing Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1982
- State ex rel. Stamps v. Automatic Data Processing BoardOhio Supreme Court · 1989
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