Achiever Business Solutions v. Ashland Inc. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio In this business dispute, MMM+B represented the author and owner of a quality control software package. Achiever alleged that Ashland infringed upon its copyrighted work by continuing to use the software without authorization following the expiration of the license. Achiever alleged damages in excess of $15 million. This case was resolved by a settlement between the parties.