Litigating Business Fraud and Other Tort Claims
In business litigation of any complexity, it's essential that you and your lawyers understand exactly what you're dealing with: breach of contract, tort claim or statutory cause of action. While the evidence relating to your dispute will not necessarily be sensitive to these legal characterizations, the applicable statutes of limitation, damages calculations and insurance coverage issues certainly will be.
The business lawyers of Boyd Contreras, LLP, know how to analyze a business dispute for an accurate assessment of the legal, practical and financial issues that will point the way toward the most likely outcomes. To benefit from the experience of a San Diego business torts attorney on the issues that are likely to lie outside the terms of a written agreement, contact our law firm for dependable legal advice and advocacy.
We often see contract cases turn into business tort litigation when the defendant alleged to have breached the terms of an agreement files a counterclaim for fraud, deceptive trade practices or material nondisclosure on the part of the plaintiff. In some cases, the tort claims raised in response to a breach of contract complaint can eventually eclipse the original lawsuit in terms of complexity and exposure.
Southern California Business Tort Claims and Defenses
While fraud claims based on alleged misrepresentations or nondisclosure probably represent the most common business tort issues, the attorneys of Boyd Contreras, LLP, can advise plaintiffs and defendants alike about the full range of business tort claims that might apply to your situation:
- Misappropriation of trade secrets
- Defamation, including commercial disparagement of goods or services
- Trade libel concerning the financial health, solvency or creditworthiness of a business
- Advertising injury
- Anticompetitive practices, including antitrust violations
Boyd Contreras, LLP, emphasizes efficiency and cost-effectiveness in its approach to client service in business litigation. We know that most clients prefer a prompt and fair resolution to protracted litigation over abstract principles, but we can meet the challenges of motions practice and trial whenever a satisfactory outcome can't be achieved otherwise.
To learn more about our experience with business tort litigation in Southern California, contact us in San Diego or Newport Beach.
