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Clients litigate contracts disputes that arise in a variety of business settings. Some of the more common types of contracts that may lead to diagreements include:
Employment Contracts
Disputes may arise over the terms and conditions of an employment relationship such as with the basic compensation, overtime, bonuses, benefits, termination provisions, non-compete and non-disclosure clauses.
Real Estate Contracts
Litigation may occur over real estate purchase and sale agreements, licenses, easements, rights of way, broker commission agreements and property development contracts.
Intellectual Property Contracts
Contracts involving intellectual property rights, such as licensing agreements, technology transfer agreements, and copyright or trademark contracts, may lead to litigation both due to disputes over the intellectual property contracts, and from clauses and provisions in other third party contracts that address such issues as original copyright and trademark infringement.
Insurance Contracts
Insurance contracts often lead to disputes between two of more insurers or between the policyholder and the insurer over the meaning and application of policy terms, conditions, and exclusions to determine whether there exists first party coverage for an insured loss or coverage for defense and indemnity arising out of third party claims; issues of bad faith, and whether an insurer has promptly paid claims and settlements once liability for coverage has become reasonably clear.
Commercial Leases
Disputes may arise over the terms and conditions of commercial lease agreements, including obligations related to rent, maintenance, repairs, improvements, taxes, liabilities and responsibilities to injured third parties and lease termination.
Loan Agreements
Franchise AgreemenTS
Disagreements may arise over the amount and frequency of franchise payments and royalties, marketing and sales obligations, other operational provisions imposed upon the franchisee by the franchisor, and the liabilities and responsibilities of the franchisee and franchisor to injured third parties.
Sales Contracts
Litigation often occurs over contracts for the sale of goods or services, involving issues such as the timing and options over delivery means and methods, quality concerns, warranties and payment disagreements.
Construction Contracts
Contract disputes often arise over building construction projects, including issues such as vendor contracts, construction delays, defects and workmanship among contractors and subcontractors, payment disputes and responsibilities to injured third parties arising out of the construction.
Business Contracts
Contracts involved with the formation of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies often lead to disagreements between the parties when internal management and compensation disputes arise, or between the entity itself and third parties such as franchisees/franchisors, suppliers/vendors, and sales customers.
Partnership Agreements
Consumer Contracts
These are just a few examples of the circumstances in which business disputes may arise. They can begin over any agreement where the parties involved have conflicting interests in how the contract terms and conditions are interpreted and applied.
When faced with a contract dispute, a client needs experienced legal counsel to navigate the complexities of contract law and pursue resolution through negotiation, mediation, or litigation in a court of law.