Kevin O'Brien & Assocs. Co., LPA v. PLS Fin. Solutions of Ohio

Citations

• 251 N.E.3d 712
• 2024 Ohio 3170

Syllabus

Judgment affirmed in part and reversed in part cause remanded. In an action filed by a law firm seeking unpaid court costs in collections cases allegedly advanced under a contingency fee agreement when representing a payday lender, the trial court erred by granting summary judgment in favor of the lender because genuine issues of material fact existed as to the terms of the parties' agreement. In addition, the trial court improperly weighed the evidence and made credibility when ruling on the summary judgment motion. The trial court did not err when it granted summary judgment in favor of the lender on the firm's the tortious interference with contract claim because the lender had unrebutted evidence that its representative had the authority to terminate the parties' attorney-client relationship.