Articles Posted in Business Litigation

Fraud Claims Cannot Be Based on Puffery
Mavrick Law Firm Team

Most businesses that sell products or services encourage their salesmen to do whatever it takes to make a sale. This leads to the salesmen exaggerating regarding the quality of the product or service they are selling. Although exaggerations or statements promoting the quality of a product or service can lead to increased sales, it could…

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BUSINESS LITIGATION DEFENSE: FLORIDA LAW CLAIMS FOR FRAUD IN THE INDUCEMENT
Mavrick Law Firm Team

Fraud in the inducement is a common cause of action in business litigation. It typically involves a plaintiff alleging a contract he or she entered into with a defendant is not enforceable due to some misrepresentation or omission made by the defendant, which the plaintiff relied upon, inducing him or her to enter into the…

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FLORIDA CORPORATION LAW: PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL
Mavrick Law Firm Team

Incorporating a business or forming a limited liability company (LLC) are both very smart decisions for business owners. While each one has its own individual benefits, both allow a business owner to protect his or her personal assets in case someone sues their business. However, sometimes individuals or businesses will form a corporation or LLC…

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Are there alternatives to going to court to resolve business disputes?
Mavrick Law Firm Team

There are several alternatives to going to court. The most common sense way is to either directly try to resolve it with the other party, or have the party’s attorneys discuss it with each other. Other means of resolution are mediation, that’s a very common method, and also, arbitration. Both are alternatives that have some…

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How are business disputes handled?
Mavrick Law Firm Team

Business disputes are handled as any other kind of lawsuit. It’s either going to be handled through negotiation, through a court process and litigation or through arbitration. Typically, business disputes should always have efforts to try to settle the cases and reach some kind of common ground. Sometimes a lawsuit will need to be filed…

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WHAT KINDS OF DAMAGES CAN BE AWARDED IN A BREACH OF CONTRACT LAWSUIT?
Mavrick Law Firm Team

The typical measure of damages in a Breach of Contract lawsuit are what are called Expectation Damages. It’s what the party that signed the contract expected to recover based on the promises of the other party. For example, a builder of a house contracts with the owner of the house. The builder builds the house…

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WHAT LAWS PROTECT WHISTLEBLOWERS?
Mavrick Law Firm Team

Florida has a state statute that protects whistle blowers for private employers, it has another state statute that protects employees of public employers. The laws prohibit typically a person who has objected to or refused to participate in an unlawful activity of the employer and the laws protect the employee from a reprisal by the…

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WHAT IS PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL?
Mavrick Law Firm Team

Piercing the corporate veil is a way to go behind the corporate form. Typically, people will incorporate the corporation to limit their liability, their risk to the investment in the corporation. It’s very difficult to go behind that corporate veil, which is the corporate entity, to protect your investment in the corporation, but there are…

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