Category Archives: Commercial Litigation
What kinds of Situations can Lead to Employment Contract Disputes?
Employment contracts are legally binding agreements that create rights and responsibilities between employers and employees. These agreements generally detail the nature and scope of a position, the amount that an employee will be paid, any benefits that they employee will have, grounds for termination, and other important details regarding a job. When these terms… Read More »
The Importance of Having an Attorney Review your Business Contracts
Anyone conducting any type of business enters into contracts on a regular basis, even if they are unaware of doing so. A contract is a legal agreement between two or more parties that creates rights and imposes obligations on the parties to the contract, and disputes often result in complex commercial litigation. Almost any… Read More »
Unpleasant Surprises at Courthouses in Palm Beach County
Brace yourself for unpleasant surprises at courthouses in Palm Beach County, with the clerk’s office projecting docketing delays of up to eight days. Read more
Specific Performance and Contract Law
The most common remedy that people receive when suing over a contract are damages, money paid by the defendant in order to compensate them for some harm. However, sometimes that payment is not what people really want. After all, the parties entered into the contract with specific obligations, and sometimes plaintiffs would rather see… Read More »
Daniel Lustig Named 2015 Rising Star
Pike & Lustig, LLP is pleased to congratulate Daniel Lustig on being awarded Rising Star status by the independent Super Lawyers rating agency. This award is designed to recognize the top 2.5 percent of young attorneys practicing in a state, and it signals an attorney with strong potential and a bright future. Lustig’s Career… Read More »
Interrogating a Company
Discovery can often be the longest and most expensive portion of a lawsuit, especially when dealing with commercial litigation. The idea behind discovery is that it allows attorneys to get information from the other side to help build their cases. One of the most powerful discovery tools that a lawyer has is the deposition,… Read More »
Understanding E-Discovery
E-discovery is a recently-coined buzzword in the legal sphere for discovery dealing with electronic documents. While much of the nuts and bolts of e-discovery are handled on the lawyer’s end, savvy clients should also have a basic understanding of the process, so that they can properly vet their potential business litigation attorneys. This type… Read More »
Shareholder Lawsuits: Direct versus Derivative
One of the most common types of commercial litigation is the shareholder lawsuit. In shareholder lawsuits a shareholder sues either based on a harm that they suffered themselves or based on a harm suffered by the corporation itself, which indirectly hurts them by lowering their investment’s value. The type of harm is important because… Read More »