Business Litigation

Competing in the American business realm is a challenging endeavor. We duly note on our website at the proven Connecticut commercial law firm of Berdon, Young & Margolis that company owners and entrepreneurs focused on long-term business viability "know how...

The term “poison pill” is certainly evocative, isn’t it? In fact, it invites immediate speculation as to its meaning and the context to which it applies.A James Bond movie, perhaps? A classic Cold-War espionage thriller? How about Papa John’s...

Business owners and upper-tier company executives in Connecticut enterprises obviously covet managers that are fast thinking and proactive in responding to workplace challenges.Ironically, though, such workers can sometimes be the source of work-linked problems when...

How do you resolve business conflict?Negotiation often does the trick, but not always. And when a contractual impasse seems truly implacable, formal litigation can be required to resolve it. And then there is arbitration, a long-honored dispute resolution process...

Forced arbitration contracts are on a roll, both in Connecticut and nationally.A recent New York Times article notes that American companies are increasingly inserting arbitration-only clauses in their contracts executed with consumers. Those provisions require...

An experienced commercial law attorney who routinely handles diverse and complex matters for clients knows that arbitration is sometimes the best way to go to resolve business disputes.At the same time, that advocate knows equally well that litigation is often the...

Just weeks ago, Hartford bar had its liquor license revoked for being a “consistent source of complaints” and following a shooting in July. During the summer shooting, a woman was injured, and the event spawned an investigation by the Connecticut liquor...

Seasoned attorneys at any business law firm know intimately well the broad-based challenges that their diverse clients routinely face as they seek to profitably run their commercial operations."People doing business know how complex it is," we flatly note on our...

"[R]ather complicated" is how one online overview of commercial leases describes that world for business principals seeking to understand and transact within it absent the close help of a proven commercial attorney well versed in real estate matters.As that article...

It must sometimes seem to company principals, office managers and HR specialists working in business enterprises in Connecticut and across the country that landmines -- at least figuratively -- confront them at all times as they go about their job duties.And that is...