Litigation
Litigation is any dispute, or lawsuit, that is heard by a court of law. Business attorneys makes it a top priority to help you avoid litigation – by being proactive as much as possible and, if litigation is unavoidable, by posturing to be in as good and secure a position as possible under the circumstances – and we will be there for you if litigation does become necessary to either defend your company in a lawsuit or to file suit to protect the legal rights of your company.
Litigation Experience
We have years of practical experience addressing the litigation needs of clients, whether individuals or businesses, in a broad range of industries. Cases which have successfully resolved include disputes involving shareholder/member issues, easement restrictions, subdivision associations, condominium associations and road associations matters, breach of contract, real estate contract matters, franchise disputes, property tax disputes and more. We have years of experience dealing with non-competition agreements, non-solicitation agreements and other employer/employee contract disputes.
While litigation should be avoided whenever possible, as there is never certainty of outcome, if a situation does present itself which requires representation either as a plaintiff or defendant, know that we focus on trying to resolve the matter expeditiously and economically.
We are comfortable in handling complex litigation matters in federal court. Our skill set also includes appellate representation before the highest state and federal courts.
This is a sampling of the litigation services available to individuals and businesses:
- Breach of Contract
- Collections
- Easement Enforcements
- Employment Law
- Franchise Disputes
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Subrogation
- Mediation
- Non-Competition Covenants
- Non-Solicitation Agreements
- Property Tax Disputes
- Qui Tam Lawsuits
- Quiet Title Actions
- Real Estate Contracts
- Shareholder/Member Disputes
- Specific Performance Suits
- Temporary Restraining Orders
Litigation Articles
High Court Holds that Oral Complaints Fall Within the Anti-Retaliation Protections of the FLSA
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. that an employer’s termination of an employee in response to an oral complaint about working conditions does subject the employer to potential liability for violation...
General Knowledge of the Existence of an Arbitration Agreement is Insufficient to Constitute Unequivocal Acceptance
Arbitration is a matter of contract, and an arbitration agreement is only enforceable so long as the agreement exhibits the essential elements of a valid contract. Kunzie v. Jack-In-The-Box, Inc., 330 S.W.3d 476, 480-81 (Mo. App. E.D. 2010). Missouri courts are...
Missouri Court of Appeals Holds that Supreme Court Rule 81.07 does not Apply to Special Statutory Proceedings
On March 22, 2011, the Missouri Court of Appeals decided Williams v. Labarge Products, Inc., et al., holding that the filing of a late notice of appeal is not allowed in special statutory proceedings such as unemployment claims. In Williams, the Claimant, Leslie...
Employers Cannot Average Hours to Avoid the FLSA’s Overtime Requirements
Section 207(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) provides that “no employer shall employ any of his employees…for a workweek longer than forty hours unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of the hours above specified at a...
