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Civil Litigation

Our firm has considerable experience in cost effective business litigation. We provide result-oriented, high quality, effective representation to our clients in all forums of dispute resolution, including jury trials, court (judge) trials, arbitrations and mediations for all the following types of controversies:

  • Purchase and Sale Contract Breaches
  • Service and Supply Contract Breaches
  • Shareholder and Partner Disputes
  • Trade Secrets
  • Fraud
  • Real Estate
  • Trademark
  • Unfair Competition
  • Negligence
  • Conversion
  • Bad Faith Denial and Insurance Coverage

Recent  results for our clients include:

  • A jury verdict in a trade secret case finding our client not liable for the Plaintiff’s seven-figure damages.
  • A jury verdict in a fraud case awarding our client all of its alleged six-figure damages.
  • A binding arbitration award in a breach of contract / unfair competition lawsuit against our client for less than one tenth of the Plaintiff’s demand.
  • A jury verdict in a breach of contract case finding our client not liable for the Plaintiff’s six-figure damages and awarding our client six-figures and attorneys’ fees on its cross-complaint.
  • A seven-figure mediated settlement against a large, public company in a breach of contract and fraud case.
  • A summary dismissal of a Plaintiff’s real estate claims for nuisance.
  • A defeat by summary judgment of a patent infringement claim and a successful defense of the appeal.  

Contact:

Kurt E. Wilson
kwilson@smwb.com

Christopher J. Olson
colson@smwb.com