Articles Posted in Business Litigation

Mavrick Law Firm has written extensively about conflicts concerning the right to have a dispute decided in arbitration. Parties will often believe that there is strategic advantage in pursuing or avoiding arbitration, and consequently, the arbitrability of a dispute is often litigated. This hotly contested issue can lead to an appeal from the aggrieved party.…

Litigants wishing to preserve their right to arbitration in commercial disputes should have a strong understanding of that right and take actions to zealously preserve that right. The right to arbitration may be waived, and the question as to whether a party unintentionally waived arbitration arises often in litigation. Parties opposing arbitration often try to…

“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me,” is common sense. It also is a principle of law recently affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Parties that claim that they were defrauded by another generally cannot claim fraud a second time based upon later misrepresentations. This…

Parties to a contract can agree to arbitrate certain disputes within a contract. As discussed in many of our previous articles, resolving a dispute through arbitration can affect the scope and amount of discovery, the speed of resolution, as well as the ultimate result of the case. Whether a particular dispute between parties is arbitrable…

Commercial relationships are governed, in significant part, by contract law. When disputes arise between businesses, the interpretation of the terms of the parties’ agreement often will determine which side prevails. Litigants in contract disputes will often seek to gain advantage by bringing in testimony and evidence which supports their own interpretation of a contract. Testimony…

An “implied contract” is a principle of law whereby courts will bind a party to an implied agreement when the elements of a contract are not otherwise met (an offer by one party over a matter which each party must provide some form of consideration which is accepted by another party). It is a fundamental…

Florida law permits a person or company to sue under a business contract which that party did not actually agree to because that person or business is a “third-party beneficiary” to the contract. A third-party beneficiary is an entity which receives a benefit under a contract but is not one of the parties that signed…

Attorneys’ fee provisions in contracts can significantly influence how a dispute will be resolved. An aggrieved party can become emboldened if an attorneys’ fees award is available as a prevailing party. At first blush, it may appear prudent for a business to have its contract contain an attorneys’ fee provision which allows it to claim…

Resolving a dispute through arbitration can affect the scope and amount of discovery, the speed of resolution, as well as the ultimate result of business litigation. Whether a particular dispute between parties is arbitrable is defined by what the parties agreed to. Arbitration clauses often narrow the scope of arbitrable issues to particular types of…

Trial of a business dispute through the court system or through arbitration can have significant consequences. As discussed in previous articles, resolving a dispute through arbitration can affect the scope and amount of discovery, the speed of resolution, as well as the ultimate result of the case. Arbitration of a dispute may be more beneficial…