Sample matters
Nine matters, and what each one came to
These are invented examples of the firm's kind of work: verdicts, rulings, arbitrations and settlements, for plaintiffs and defendants. An owner of this site replaces them with real ones.
$318,000
Jury verdict · Unpaid supply contract
A packaging maker shipped for eighteen months and was paid for twelve. The buyer said the goods were defective but had kept using them.
2025 · Sample matter
Gross verdict, before the firm's fee and costs; the buyer paid after post-trial motions.
Dismissed
Motion to dismiss · Fraud claim against a minority member
The majority owners of a dental-supply LLC accused the minority member of fraud after he asked for the books. The court dismissed the claim.
2025 · Sample matter
A ruling on the pleadings; the books case went on separately.
$146,500
Settlement · Withheld earn-out
The buyer of a family heating company stopped paying the earn-out after one year. It settled on the second day of depositions.
2025 · Sample matter
Gross amount, before the firm's fee and costs.
Defense verdict
Bench trial · Commercial lease
A landlord sued a bakery for two years of rent after it left a flooded space. The judge found the landlord had refused to repair.
2024 · Sample matter
One lease and one set of facts; another case will differ.
$88,000
Arbitration · Subcontractor's retainage
A masonry subcontractor's final payment was held back over a punch list. The arbitrator ordered the balance paid with interest.
2024 · Sample matter
Amount before fees; each side paid its own costs.
Defense accepted
Coverage · Refusal to defend
A machine shop's insurer refused to defend a customer's lawsuit. After a coverage letter and a filed complaint, it took over the defense.
2024 · Sample matter
The insurer also repaid past defense costs; no money went to the client.
Buyout at appraisal
Chancery petition · Two-to-one LLC
Two members of a landscaping company tried to dilute the third. The case ended in a buyout at a court-appointed appraiser's figure.
2023 · Sample matter
The price depended on that company's books; values vary widely.
$41,200
Settlement · Failed closing deposit
A buyer walked away from a warehouse purchase two days before closing. The seller kept the deposit and recovered its costs.
2023 · Sample matter
Gross amount, before the firm's fee.
Injunction denied
Restrictive covenant · Former sales manager
A distributor sought to stop a former manager from working for a competitor. The court found the covenant too broad to enforce as written.
2023 · Sample matter
Covenant cases turn on their own wording and facts.
Invented sample matters. Past results don't guarantee a similar outcome. Amounts are gross, before fees and costs, unless the card says otherwise.
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