Morrison & Foerster isn’t any stranger to advanced, high-stakes and guess-the-firm disputes. After a 5-month court docket trial the proprietor was awarded $6.5 million for delay damages together with in extra of $1 million in legal professional’s charges, all of which was collected, and the contractor and subcontractors had been awarded nothing on their claims.

It may be resulting from high battle; nevertheless, Litigation does not have to imply a contest”; many events are nonetheless capable of resolve their circumstances with out the need for a trial, with the help of attorneys who act as dispute resolution consultants or settlement counsel, and who can work cooperatively even in a litigated case to succeed in settlement by agreement.

Civil litigation is a lawsuit between two events to enforce or defend a legal right the place the plaintiff typically seeks compensation within the type of monetary damages from the defendant. Close to or on the day of trial, one or both parties usually make settlement provides, within the hope of avoiding court docket proceedings (which are sometimes expensive and protracted).

Our firm has defended tons of of sophistication actions and different cases involving combination claims lawsuits, and we usually prevail on dispositive motions, class certification motions, at trial, and on appeal. For higher or worse, commercial disputes among or involving companies are a reality in today’s business setting.

Leigh Ann Benson and other members of the Young Legal professionals Editorial Board contributed an article to The Legal Intelligencer, sharing some practical recommendation that they would have given to themselves when they were attorneys entering the work force.…