Practices
Business Litigation
Businesses Need Trial Lawyers, Too.
Business litigation is the area of law that provides assistance in the preparation and presentation of a commercial lawsuit to the courts or to arbitration to determine a legal question or matter in business situations. Business can be any activity or enterprise entered into for profit, usually a company, a corporation, partnership, or any such formal organization.
Business litigation lawyers represent businesses and financial institutions in such areas as: breach of contract, fraud, failure to pay, business torts, class actions, complex contracts, financial forensics, government investigations, international dispute resolution, professional relations, real estate disputes, securities and antitrust, technology and intellectual property, professional malpractice, shareholder and corporate governance and telecommunications; with an emphasis on achieving or defending against pre-judgment remedies, including pre-judgment orders for writs of possession, attachments, temporary restraining orders, and injunctions, as well as arbitration or mediation settlements and monetary compensation resulting from law suits.
At The Johnson Firm, we focus on complex, high-stakes litigation, including breach of contract, fraud, intellectual property, trade secret, breach of fiduciary duty, class action, tortious interference, financial services, securities, RICO and other statutory causes of action, and professional liability cases, while representing clients in a broad range of industries, including the energy, oil & gas, telecommunications, real estate, computer, information technology, and consumer products fields. The Firm has the experience and flexibility to provide clients with the highest quality representation, on a creative, cost-efficient basis. With an aggressive, result-oriented attitude, our business litigation attorneys are committed to meeting any client’s business goals.
Just like in any game, the only way to compete effectively in the business world is if the rules are followed by all the players. When your competitors breach contracts, steal technology, misrepresent facts to induce you into deals, infringe upon intellectual property rights, or engage in unfair trade practices, your ability to compete effectively is undermined. Likewise, even if you’ve been playing by the rules, your ability to compete may be hindered by competitors that file unfounded lawsuits and arbitrations against your company. At The Johnson Firm our aggressive business litigation and commercial arbitration attorneys will actively pursue your claims and defend you when your business is unjustly accused of such practices.
• Commercial Disputes
• Contract and Licensing Disputes
• Real Estate Contract and Development Disputes
• Debt Collection and Asset Protection
• Oil and Gas Industry Issues
• Lender Liability Claims
• Commercial Construction Claims
• Business Torts, including Disputes Over Competition and Fraud Claims
• Consumer Class Actions
• Antitrust
• Corporate officer and director liability
• Corporate governance
• Telecommunications
• Class actions
• Governmental disputes and investigations
• Securities
• Energy
• Banks and lenders
• Residential and Commercial Purchase Agreements
• Commercial Leases
• Insurance contracts
• Employment contracts
• Non-compete agreements
Business Torts
A business tort can be defined as an injury or disparagement to the reputation of a business, interference with contracts, or unfair competition. These practices violate the law and can cause serious damage to a business in terms of financial loss and ill will. The Johnson Firm and founding partner Price Johnson handle all types of business torts including:
• Business and commercial litigation
• Tortious interference with contractual or business relationships
• Intentional interference with contract
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Fraud
• Negligent misrepresentation
• Breach of employee non-disclosure agreements
• Breach of non-competition or non-solicitation agreements
• Insurance litigation
• Defamation
• Slander and libel
• Unfair competition and Antitrust
We bring the collective experience, judgment, and wisdom necessary to solve your complex business problems rather than simply handling individual cases in a vacuum, which, itself, often can be the cause of additional problems. We focus on your problem, learn its impact on your business, and, working closely with you, carefully craft a solution.
Health Insurer Failed to Reimburse Your Practice?
The Johnson Firm Represents Physicians, Hospitals, And Other Health Care Professionals And Health Care Facilities Against Insurers That Refuse to Pay as Promised.
The Johnson Firm represents hospitals, doctors and provider groups in business and professional disputes, including contract disputes involving physician recruiting agreements and managed care contracts. The Johnson Firm is particularly experienced and proficient in pursuing claims on behalf of physicians and physician groups against insurers that fail to pay as agreed. Whether it is an HMO, managed care agreement, preferred provider network, or health insurance with no contractual relationship, the fact remains insurance companies consistently fail to pay for reasonable and necessary health care expenses. Health care in this country is already subject to the stranglehold of insurance carriers that choke charges and fees for medical care to the point that physicians and hospitals cannot afford to provide the service without losing money. Then insurers refuse to pay what little they have promised. If you are a physician, physicians’ group, hospital, or other health care provider or health care facility, call Price Johnson at The Johnson Firm to look at your case. We handle these cases on a contingency basis meaning it costs you nothing unless and until you recover what you are owed.
Professional Liability Claims
The Johnson Firm represents business and individuals in professional malpractice claims against accountants, attorneys and construction professionals including architects and engineers.
Legal Fees
Contingent Fee Cases - No Fee Until Recovery in Contingent-Fee Cases
Many of our business clients have learned they prefer to keep their capital working in their business while The Johnson Firm handles their case on a contingent fee basis. The Johnson Firm is proud to serve as legal counsel for clients ranging from individuals to small businesses and corporations. In business litigation, we represent plaintiffs and defendants. Because of our firm’s solid tenure and resources, we represent selected clients on contingent-fee basis or hybrid hourly/contingent fee basis. A pure contingent fee representation means there are no fees or litigation expenses unless The Johnson Firm obtains a recovery on our client’s behalf.
Hourly Fee Cases
Other commercial litigation cases will be handled on an hourly-fee basis. The Johnson Firm provides cost-effective solutions without a bureaucratic maze of hourly charges.