First Brands Group, LLC v. Neenah, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION FIRST BRANDS GROUP, LLC, ) Case No. 1:22-cv-02128 ) Plaintiff and Counter- ) Judge J. Philip Calabrese Defendant, ) ) Magistrate Judge v. ) Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong ) NEENAH, INC., ) ) Defendant and Counter- ) Claimant. ) ) OPINION AND ORDER First Brands Group, LLC placed $500,000 in escrow while negotiating to purchase a paper processing facility from Neenah, Inc. When the deal fell apart, First Brands filed suit seeking a declaratory judgment that it is entitled to recoup the funds it placed in escrow. Neenah removed…