BUSINESS DISPUTES

• $1,620,635 judgment in product liability case. A Tillamook County jury found a livestock feed manufacturer liable after contaminated feed destroyed a dairy herd.
• $818,075 judgment in commercial lease dispute. Judgment obtained on behalf of a dairy following a jury verdict finding the landlord liable for breaching a commercial lease and causing significant economic harm.
• $527,000 judgment in wrongful lien case. Judgment obtained on behalf of cranberry farm owners after transportation companies wrongfully refused to release an invalid lien against the property.
• Significant judgment in breach of contract case involving the sale of a business. Judgment obtained on behalf of a business owner following a dispute over a business purchase agreement.
• Successful defense of former business owner in business sale dispute. Successfully defended the former owner of a publishing business after the purchaser sought to invalidate the sale agreement. Following arbitration, the client regained ownership of the business and recovered attorney fees.
• Successful resolution of post-sale business fraud dispute. Successfully represented a former business owner against claims of fraud arising from the sale of a business.
• Successful resolution of post-sale business interference dispute. Successfully represented a business owner in claims arising from alleged interference following the sale of a business.
• Successful defense in business competition dispute. Successfully defended a small business against claims of tortious interference with business relations. The court denied the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction and dismissed the case.
• Successful defense in trademark dispute. Successfully defended a fishing company against claims of trademark infringement and trade name dilution. The court denied the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction, and the case was later dismissed.
• Successful resolution of business ownership dispute. Represented a co-owner of a real estate business in arbitration involving competing ownership claims. The matter resolved with an agreed division of the business assets. 

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts and merits.