When Disputes Occur in Business Relationships in Los Angeles
Disputes in business relationships are almost inevitable and can have a significant impact on your bottom line. At the law offices of Mathew & George in Los Angeles, we provide creative strategies to resolve those disputes when they occur.
Here are some examples of the types of claims our lawyers handle:
- Business fraud. These claims often arise in the sale of a business or franchise. For example, the seller may provide a fraudulent financial statement or projections that are not consistent with the information that the buyer later discovers.
- Unfair competition. When a business is sold, one of the things the buyer will want from the seller is a covenant not to compete. Otherwise, the seller could open a similar business within a certain geographic area or use proprietary information (such as a customer list) to compete with the business he just sold.
- Violation of key employment agreements. Key employees are privy to trade secrets and other confidential information and as a result are asked to sign nondisclosure agreements. If the employee sells confidential information to competitors, our attorneys can file claims both against the key employee and the company that received the confidential information.
- Vendor fraud. One example of vendor fraud is a management company that does not report all income it collects on behalf of the business.
Often you may have multiple claims against a single defendant. For example, Company A may claim it has the ability to sell one million pairs of jeans from Company B. After the two businesses enter into a contract, Company A is unable to sell the jeans. In addition to a breach of contract claim, Company B could pursue a case of fraud for Company A's misrepresentation of its ability to move the merchandise.
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