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Phone: (419) 249-0264
Fax: (419) 720-3439
Email:
thacker@cooperwalinski.com
Areas of Practice:
Licensed:
Ohio
Florida
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. Courts of Appeal for the Third, Fifth and Sixth Circuits
U. S. District Courts in New Jersey, California, Ohio and Texas |
Education:
University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, 1978, J.D.
University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1975, B.A.
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| Joseph P. Thacker |
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| Joe is a shareholder at Cooper & Walinski, where he has practiced since 1981 and serves as chair of the firm's Insurance Practice Group. He practices civil litigation, most often involving claims for indemnity under insurance and merger and acquisition agreements. In the insurance context, he represents policyholders seeking indemnity for many types of losses, including those arising from theft, employee dishonesty and environmental, asbestos and product liabilities. Joe has represented policyholders in coverage litigation in Florida, California, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Texas. He has also pursued coverage under policies issued in foreign countries.
Joe is a Life Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation (the professional honorary for Ohio lawyers) and is listed in Best Lawyers in America (2004-Present). He spoke on insurance coverage for employee theft losses at the 2006 Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS) National Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, and at the same conference in Dallas, Texas in 1999. He co-authored Litigating the International Case, a paper prepared for the Manufacturers Alliance Product Liability and Product Safety Council meeting in April 1998.
In the non-insurance context, Joe handles litigation involving indemnity disputes arising from acquisition/divestiture agreements. He has been trial counsel in a number of such disputes, including Grupo Condumex, S.A. de C.V., v. SPX Corporation, et al (6th Cir. 2006); Unisys Corp. v. TRINOVA Corp. (1997-98 AAA Commercial Arbitration (New York); TRINOVA Corp. v. Pilkington Bros. PLC (1994) 70 Ohio St. 3d 271; Dana Corporation v. Paley and Bobier (1988 AAA Commercial Arbitration (Chicago)); and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company v. LTV Corporation and Dana Corporation, 774 F.2d 677 (5th Cir. 1985).
Joe also serves as National Discovery Counsel for a major manufacturer.
Joe received a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in 1975 and a law degree cum laude in 1978, both from The University of Toledo. Joe was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Lucas County, Ohio, where he served as a trial attorney from 1978 to 1981.
Awards and Honors:
Professional Memberships:
Representative Cases:
- Pilkington N. Am., Inc. v. Travelers Cas. & Sur.Co., 112 Ohio St.3d 482, 2006-Ohio 6551.
- TRINOVA Corp. v. Pilkington Bros. PLC (1994) 70 Ohio St.3d 271. (Indemnity dispute under Acquisition Agreement).
- State v. Rowe, (1981) 67 Ohio St.2d, 115 (Extradition).
- Rollison v. City of Key West, 875 So.2d 659 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004) (Property rights).
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Hartford Ins. Co. vs. LTV Corp., et al, 774 F.2d 677 (5th Cir. TX 1985) (Insurance Coverage in divestiture context).
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Allstate Ins. Co. v. Dana Corp., 759 N.E.2d 1049 (Ind. 2001) (Insurance coverage for environmental liabilities).
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Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co. v. Dana Corp., 690 N.E.2d 285 (Ind. Ct. App. 1997) (Insurance coverage for environmental liabilities).
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Grupo Condumex, S.A. de C.V. v. SPX Corporation et al (6th Cir. 2006) (Indemnity dispute under acquisition agreement).
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Unisys Corp. v. TRINOVA Corp. (1997-98 AAA Commercial Arbitration (New York) (Indemnity for environmental liabilities under Acquisition Agreement).
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Dana Corporation v. Paley and Bobier (1988 AAA Commercial Arbitration (Chicago) (Dispute over acquisition agreement).
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Dana Corporation v. American Home Assurance Company, et al. (E.D. PA.) (Employee theft coverage).
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Dana Commercial Credit Corporation v. The Federal Insurance Company. (N.D. CA.) (Employee theft coverage).
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Unisys Corporation, et al. v. Insurance Company of North America, et al. (Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County) (Insurance coverage for environmental liabilities).
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Dana Corporation v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, et al. (N.D. Ohio) (Insurance coverage for environmental liabilities).
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The Continental Insurance Company v. Manor Care of Boca Raton, Inc. (S.D. FL) (Liability coverage for professional liability, punitive damages and attorneys fees).
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ManorCare Health Services, Inc. v. PHICO Insurance Company (Duval County, Florida) (Liability coverage for professional liability, punitive damages and attorneys fees awarded against policyholder in underlying litigation).
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Dana Corporation, as Successor to Warner Electric Brake and Clutch Co. v. The Home Insurance Company (N.D. IL) (Insurance coverage for environmental liabilities).
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Dana Corporation v. Imperial Casualty & Indemnity Insurance Company (N.D. IL.) (Insurance coverage for product liabilities).
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