Business Litigation Demands Experience
If you are involved in a business-related dispute, you know how much is at stake. These disputes often involve contracts, intellectual property, defamatory actions, fraud, or any other type of wrongdoing. Business litigation can be complicated and take a lot of time. Whether it’s through court, administrative hearings, or arbitration, the goal is to protect your business and reach a fair solution. That is why you need to hire experienced business litigation attorneys.
At Beasley Allen, our nationally recognized attorneys are invaluable allies in these situations. They will protect your rights and your company’s interests, guiding you through every step of the process. Our attorneys are skilled at handling cases in all state and federal courts, ensuring you have the best representation no matter where your case is heard.
Some areas of our business practice include antitrust litigation, commercial disputes, intellectual property lawsuits, fraud, and other high-profile cases for states and municipalities.
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Dee Miles Consumer Fraud Section Head Montgomery, AL -
Alison Hawthorne Principal Montgomery, AL -
James B. Eubank Principal Montgomery, AL -
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Larry Golston Principal Montgomery, AL -
Paul Evans Principal Montgomery, AL
Antitrust
Antitrust litigation was created to prevent monopolies from taking control of entire industries, limiting consumer options, and putting more wealth in fewer entities’ hands. It involves investigating concerns such as monopoly leveraging, price-fixing or predatory pricing, unfair competition, and unfair and deceptive trade acts and practices.
A notable example of antitrust litigation is the 2013 lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield, where healthcare providers and policyholders accused the insurance company of violating antitrust laws by dividing service areas among its 36 plans. Beasley Allen played a key role in this litigation, leading to a $2.8 billion settlement, which is the largest antitrust settlement in U.S. Healthcare History. This case highlights the importance of antitrust laws in addressing unfair practices that can limit competition and harm consumers. Additionally, unfair and deceptive trade practices, such as false advertising and bait-and-switch tactics, are regulated to protect consumers from misleading and harmful business behaviors.
Commercial Disputes
Commercial disputes happen when two businesses, a business and a customer, or business partners dispute. The disagreement may be over a breach of contract, defamation, fraud, or any other type of wrongdoing.
Commercial disputes can arise in various forms, each with its own complexities. A common type is a breach of contract, which occurs when one party fails to fulfill their obligations as outlined in a legally binding agreement. This can happen if they do something they agreed not to do or fail to do something they promised. Even minor breaches can have significant consequences, potentially ending the agreement and leading to compensation for the affected party.
Defamation is another type of commercial dispute that involves false claims that harm someone’s reputation, either through written statements (libel) or spoken statements (slander). Most cases are civil, but some can lead to criminal charges. Business fraud occurs when a business deceives a consumer or another business, leading to potential compensatory and punitive damages for the victims.
Fraud is another type of commercial dispute. In this case, it involves the dishonesty of a business towards a consumer or another business. A consumer or business injured by fraudulent conduct is entitled to compensatory damages in the form of money awarded by a jury for the monetary loss suffered. In some cases, a defrauded consumer or business may be entitled to recover punitive damages, which is money awarded by the jury to punish the wrongdoer and deter the wrongdoer and others of similar wrongful conduct in the future. Beasley Allen has successfully represented consumers in business fraud cases involving insurance companies, mortgage companies, banks, manufacturers, retailers, and other business entities. Beasley Allen has also successfully represented businesses against other businesses in cases involving fraud, breach of contract, third-party interference with contract, and disclosure of trade secrets.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property laws protect the rights of those who create products of the mind, like ideas, inventions and art. Areas of intellectual property include trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets.
These laws cover trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets.
- Trade secrets are confidential business information, like secret recipes or marketing strategies. If someone steals this information, it’s called misappropriation. To prove theft, a business must show they owned the trade secret; it was wrongfully taken, and the thief used it to their advantage.
- Trademarks are unique symbols or phrases that identify a brand, like the “Nike swoosh.” To protect a trademark, you need to register it, which allows you to legally defend it.
- Copyrights give creators control over their original works, letting them decide how their work is used and who benefits from it.
States & Municipalities
Our law firm’s business litigation team has a successful history of handling high-profile cases for states and municipalities, including financial loss, consumer injury and environmental disasters.
We have recovered over $4 billion in settlements and verdicts for various states. This has led to significant changes in how major healthcare companies conduct business with states and Medicaid agencies.
The firm has also tackled the opioid epidemic, representing local governments against pharmaceutical companies accused of misleading the public about the risks of opioids, and played a crucial role in the aftermath of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, helping Alabama secure over $2 billion in compensation for economic losses and environmental damages.
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