Kenneth White - Marshall Melhorn

Contact

Of Counsel

Toledo

white@marshall-melhorn.com

Four Seagate

Eighth Floor

Toledo, Ohio 43604

D 419.254.4301

Overview

Ken White is the firm's General Counsel, advising on issues relating to legal ethics and law firm management.

With more than 40 years of experience in representing clients in various insurance related matters, Ken's practice focuses on the preservation and recovery of insurance related assets for individual and business policyholders. He also counsels and assists clients in other insurance areas, such as scope of coverage determinations, reservation of rights situations and policy coverage reviews.

In addition to handling a variety of general litigation matters, Ken has extensive experience in the professional liability arena, having represented physicians, hospitals and attorneys, collectively, in hundreds of lawsuits and claims. He has made numerous presentation on medical-legal issues and was a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Ohio.

Ken also has training and experience in alternative dispute resolution, encompassing mediation training provided through various programs, including Harvard Law School’s PIL, and serving as a neutral both privately retained and in mediation programs for courts.

Awards / Recognition

AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
Diplomate, Court Practice Institute, 1978
Award of Merit, Ohio Legal Center Institute, 1981
Selected for Toledo Business Journal's 2021 Who's Who in Toledo Area Law

Professional / Community

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association
Ohio Bar Association
Toledo Bar Association
The University of Toledo, College of Law Alumni Association:
- Board of Governors - 1993-1999
- President - 1997-1998
Charter Member, The Fornoff Society, The University of Toledo College of Law, 1992-Present
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical College of Ohio
Editorial Board, CGL Reporter, International Risk Management Institute, 2018-2020
Anthony Wayne School System, Superintendent's Advisory Committee, 1993-1995
Anthony Wayne Education Foundation
- Founding Member and Trustee, 1994-1998, 1999-2003
- Vice Chairman 1994-1998, 1999-2002

Judicial Clerkship

Hon. Nicholas J. Walinski, U.S. District Court, Northern District Of Ohio, Western Division, 1974-1976

Published Works / Presentations

Author, Case Note: Federal Jurisdiction - Section 1983; Government Immunity and Pendent Jurisdiction, (4 Toledo L. Rev. 201, 1973)
Contributing Author: Appellate Practice, Ohio Legal Center Institute, 1981
Contributing Author: Martin, J.T., Warner, M.A. (eds.): Positioning In Anesthesia And Surgery, 3rd Edition, Chapter 21, "Medicolegal Aspects of Patient Positioning." Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1996
CGL Reporter Case Analysis Publications
- LGR Realty, Inc. v. Frank & London Ins. Agency, 2018-Ohio-334, 152 Ohio St.3d 517 (2018)
- Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Central Nat’l Ins. Co., 2018 WI App 35, 382 Wis. 2d 269 (2018)
- West Bend Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ixthus Med. Supply, Inc., 2017AP909, 2018 Wisc. App. LEXIS 355
- American Tooling Ctr., Inc. v. Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of Am., 895 F.3d 455 (6th Cir. 2018)
- Liberty Surplus Ins. Corp. v. Ledesma & Meyer Constr. Co. Inc., 5 Cal. 5th 216 (2018)
- Rizzo v. Allstate Ins. Co., 170 N.H. 708, 185 A.3d 836 (2018)
- SECURA Ins. v. Lyme St. Croix Forest Co., LLC, 2018 WI 103, 384 Wis.2d 282 (2018)
- Sanders v. Illinois Union Ins. Co., 2019 IL App (1st) 180158 (2019)
- Summit Ins. Co. v. Stricklett, 199 A.3d 523 (R.I. 2019)
- Scott Fetzer Co. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., No. 18-3057, 2019 WL 1925550 (6th Cir. 2019)
- Geidel v. De Smet Farm Mut. Ins. Co., 2019 S.D. 20 (2019)
- Bayes v. State Farm Gen. Ins. Co., No. 17-56035, 2019 WL 2418914 (9th Cir. 2019)
- Blanco W. Props. v. Arch Specialty Ins. Co., No. 18-20745, 2019 WL 3296973 (5th Cir. 2019)
- Albion Eng. Co. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., No. 18-1756, 2019 WL 3020926 (3d Cir. 2019)
- Crum & Forster Speciality Ins. Co. v. DVO, Inc., 939 F.3d 852 (7th Cir. 2019)
- Evans v. Travelers Ins. Co., 2019 PA. Super. 353 (2019)
Oral Arguments, Ohio Appellate Practice, Ohio Legal Center Institute, Toledo and Columbus, Ohio, 1981
Selected Problems In Product Liability Litigation, Panelist, Products Liability For The General Practitioner, Toledo Bar Association and The University of Toledo, College of Law, May 20, 1982
The Physician And The Hospital, Bryan Community Hospital, November 16, 1982
Appeal Briefs, Handling The Appeal, Kiroff Trial Advocacy Seminar, March 19, 1986
Medical Malpractice, Parkview Hospital, September 14, 1988
Medical Malpractice, Osteopathic Techniques Plus Malpractice Update, Parkview Hospital, December 9, 1989
Medical Malpractice And Radiology, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Department of Radiology, November 8, 1991
Breast Cancer and Medical Malpractice, Breast Cancer Forum, The Toledo Hospital, April 27, 1994
Breast Cancer Seminar, Moderator, Jacobson, Maynard, Tuschman & Kalur Nurse Paralegals, October 3, 1996
Patient’s Bill of Rights Act and Managed Care Consumer Protection Act, The Doctor’s Company Town Meeting, Medical College of Ohio, October 7, 1998
Medical Legal Issues, Office Based Medicine For The Primary Care Physician, Medical College of Ohio, March 5, 1999
Medical Legal Issues, Orientation To Clinical Clerkships, Medical College of Ohio, July 6, 1999
Medical Malpractice Lecture, Managed Care College, Medical College of Ohio, Annual Lecture Series with Others, 1999 – 2004
Complications of Positioning, Medical Malpractice Seminar, Medical College of Ohio and The University of Toledo, College of Law, January 8, 2000
Avoiding The Things That Can Get You Sued, Williams County Medical Society, May 16, 2000
The Physician Patient Relationship and Informed Consent, The Toledo Clinic, October 12, 2000
Mock Trial Presentation, Associated Physicians of Medical College of Ohio, October 24, 2000
Legal and Medical Records Issues, Ethics and Professionalism For Lawyers, Doctors and Health Care Professionals, Medical College of Ohio and The University of Toledo, College of Law, October 28, 2000
Medicine and The Law Course, Developer And Lecturer with Others, Medical College of Ohio, 2000
Terminating The Patient Physician Relationship, Medical College of Ohio, Department of Neurology, May 25, 2001
Defending The Care Givers, Medical Malpractice Seminar, Medical College of Ohio and The University of Toledo, College of Law, October 6, 2001
Make Sure Your Interests Are Protected: Know Your Lawyer, Medical Malpractice Seminar, Medical College of Ohio and The University of Toledo, College of Law, February 2, 2002
Trial Overview and Mock Trial Presentation, W.W. Knight Family Practice Residents, The Toledo Hospital, June 17, 2004
Medical Malpractice, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Emergency Physician Residents, November 9, 2004
Medical Malpractice Litigation, Medical College of Ohio, Orthopedic Residents, February 8, 2007
Mock Trial Presentation, The University of Toledo, Health Science College, Medical College of Ohio Physicians, April 26, 2007
Overview of Medical Malpractice, The University of Toledo, Health Science College, Orthopedic Residents, March 19, 2009
Medical Malpractice Basics, The University of Toledo, Health Science College, Orthopedic Residents, February 11, 2010
The Medical Malpractice Trial Process, The University of Toledo Medical Center, Orthopedic Residents, February 10, 2011
Insurance Coverage Basics, William Vaughn Company, June 23, 2014
Insurance Coverage Basics, Gilmore Jaison & Mahler, Ltd., July 23, 2014
Agriculture Insurance Basics, First Federal Bank Agricultural Workshop, September 17, 2014
Agriculture Insurance Basics, Genoa Bank Agricultural Workshop, March 24, 2015