Dean F. Pacific

Experience

• Won jury verdict in favor of employer in former employee's claim for allegedly unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.  Also won jury verdict in favor of the employer's owner and President, who was sued individually
• Won jury verdict in favor of employer against former shareholder and management employees on claims of conversion and breach of fiduciary duty related to misappropriation of a business opportunity. Award recovered included treble damages and attorney's fees
• Won summary judgment in favor of employer on race discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Michigan's Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act and 42 U.S.C § 1981; judgment was affirmed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Won denial of class certification in action under the employee background check rules of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Won award in favor of employer in AAA arbitration involving claim for severance pay by former company executive
• Won summary disposition in favor of employer on claims of religious discrimination and age discrimination
• Won entry of temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction and permanent injunction in action by employer to enforce covenant not to compete against former sales manager
• Won summary disposition in favor of employer on claims of race discrimination under Michigan's Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act and negligence, and also recovered an award of attorney's fees in favor of the employer
• Won award in favor of employer in AAA Arbitration involving claims by former company President for benefits under Employee Stock Ownership Plan, claims of breach of fiduciary duty and breach of duty of disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and common law claims
• Won summary judgment in favor of employer on claim for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act on the grounds that plaintiff was an administrative employee exempted from coverage under the FLSA
• Won denial of preliminary injunction, and later summary disposition of all claims, in action against surgeon for alleged breach of covenant not to compete
• Won summary judgment on claims of tortious interference with contract or business expectancy brought by former employer of company's management employee; obtained dismissal of claims against the employee individually for alleged breach of confidentiality agreement and misappropriation of trade secrets
• Won summary disposition of claims under Whistleblower Protection Act and alleged discharge in violation of public policy