Terrence M. McKelvey

Defended an equipment rental company in a jury trial involving breach of contract, intentional interference with business relationships, and promissory fraud claims, and obtained a directed verdict following the close of the plaintiffs’ proof at trial.

Represented a Tennessee hospital system in one of several companion federal lawsuits involving Title VI and state law racial discrimination claims in the context of kidney transplant waitlisting.

Represented a national hospital company in arbitration involving a dispute over a joint venture agreement and an exercise of call rights under the agreement. The case was resolved the weekend before the start of arbitration on terms favorable to the client.

Defended a North Carolina hospital system against breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act class action claims, and secured a complete dismissal of all claims asserted against the client at the motion to dismiss stage.

Represented national hospital company in arbitration against former subsidiary following the spin-off of the subsidiary after which the newly created company asserted claims in excess of US$400 million stemming from the spin in addition to claims and counterclaims related to certain transition services agreements. Following a four-week arbitration, the client prevailed on the majority of the claims.

Represented the nation’s largest private corrections company in a variety of lawsuits involving civil rights, general negligence, and medical malpractice.

Obtained judgment on behalf of former President and CEO of a manufacturing company following a federal court bench trial in a breach of contract lawsuit alleging that he was entitled to severance under his employment contract. Trial court previously granted summary judgment in the company's favor, but client appealed and the team obtained reversal before the Sixth Circuit.

Part of trial team defending Fortune 20 financial institution in 42 U.S.C. § 1981 case where former customer alleged that institution terminated the parties’ banking relationship based on the former customer’s ethnicity. Team obtained swift jury verdict in favor of client.