Note that past results are not a guarantee of future success or specific results. Prospective clients may or may not obtain the same or similar results.
We represent both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation brought in state and federal courts, administrative agencies and arbitration proceedings. The following are examples of results obtained by our lawyers in business and intellectual property litigation.
Plaintiff
- Obtained $47.5 million jury verdict in federal court for our medical doctor client wrongfully expelled from medical board certifying organization
- Obtained $22.4 million jury verdict, after trebling of civil theft damages, for client who invested $6 million to be used in hotel investments in the Orlando market. The jury found the defendant guilty of fraud, conversion, civil theft and breach of contract
- Obtained multi-million-dollar jury verdict for client that purchased faulty robotics machinery
- Obtained $3.9 million for computer company client suing State of Florida for breach of contract involving computer system used by Florida Legislature
- Secured $3.6 million jury verdict for software company client in lawsuit concerning breach of contract for data processing services
- Obtained $3.4 million jury verdict for architectural firm client that paid $125,000 for faulty computer aided drafting and design system
- Obtained $3.1 million for our clients who brought claims for defamation, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty against national medical board certification organization
- Obtained multi-million-dollar recovery for client in dispute over sale of client’s aviation business to national aviation company
- Obtained 2.4 million for software company client suing Health Maintenance Organization for theft of trade secrets in proprietary computer technology
- Secured over $2 million for national retailer client in litigation concerning breach of logistics and distribution services contract
- Obtained $2 million for law firm client against international computer company over performance of computer system
- Obtained $2 million for client in litigation over breach of agreement to purchase all assets of a software company
- Obtained $2 million jury verdict for furniture retailer client in litigation over performance of computer system
- Obtained $1.2 million judgment for medical management company client suing for breach of management services agreement and of commercial lease agreement.
- Obtained $1.6 million jury verdict for architectural firm client which had paid $165,000 for a faulty computer aided drafting and design system.
- Obtained $800 thousand jury verdict for architectural firm client which purchased faulty computer aided drafting and design system
- Obtained $800 thousand recovery for national trucking company client in litigation over performance of computer system acquired by client trucking company.
- Obtained $500 thousand recovery against regional HMO in litigation concerning payment of fees for computer consulting services.
- Prevailed in litigation for our software development client suing for payment for custom software developed to monitor fuel tanks used in gas stations for national retailer
- Obtained recovery in trade secret lawsuit concerning proprietary wild fire hazard modeling software used to evaluate and underwrite property insurance risks
- Obtained judgment for full amount claimed by international computer company client in litigation concerning performance of computer technology
- Obtained $1.2 million judgment in federal court for franchisor in lawsuit against franchisees for breach of franchise agreement.
- Obtained judgment for architectural firm in breach of contract lawsuit to recover design fees from owner
- Obtained jury verdict in favor of owner against engineering firm for negligent design of building foundation
- Obtained judgment in favor of electrical subcontractor against general contractor seeking additional compensation on hotel construction project
- Obtained declaratory judgment and money damages for property owner’s association against adjoining property owner’s association to enforce agreement to maintain roads and storm drainage/management system.
- Obtained money judgment for bank against borrower for default on promissory note and successfully defended counterclaim asserting lender fraud and breach of fiduciary duty
- Obtained judgment in favor of general contractor in lawsuit against masonry subcontractor in construction subcontract dispute
Defense
- Successfully defended national hospital corporation in a four-week jury trial against claims made by plaintiffs seeking $2 billion for lost profits allegedly resulting from client’s termination of exclusive technology contracts. All of plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed.
- Successfully defended national retailer in litigation by plaintiff seeking multiple millions for alleged breach of computer lease agreement
- Successfully defended national electronic retailer in suit alleging securities fraud. The case against client was dismissed on summary judgment.
- Obtained defense jury verdict for state-wide restaurant chain client in multimillion-dollar trade dress infringement action brought by national restaurant chain and obtained $1.2 million jury verdict on counter claim
- Obtained defense jury verdict for major hotel brand defending against contractor’s $20+ million claim alleging breach of construction contract, fraud, and other claims
- Obtained judgment for Defendant owner of apartment community in lawsuit brought by Contractor alleging breach of contract and fraud.
- Obtained defense jury verdicts for construction warranty company against owner plaintiffs in multiple, multi-million-dollar claims alleging negligent construction and fraud.
- Obtained defense judgment for developer of apartment communities in lawsuit brought by pre-cast concrete material supplier alleging breach of contract and seeking to impose construction lien
- Obtained defense judgment for real estate developer and real estate brokerage firm in jury trial alleging fraud and breach of contract for alleged unpaid commissions.
- Defended franchisor from claim by franchisee and recovered judgment for franchisor on counterclaim asserting trade secret violations and breach of franchise agreement
- Successfully represented agrochemical client in arbitration against state agency and obtained all rights to commercialize jointly researched crop harvesting aid product
- Successfully defended agrochemical client from trademark infringement claim in federal court. Motion for injunctive relief was denied and case was dismissed.
- Successfully represented multiple client government contractors in bid protest proceedings involving technology, financial, and construction services and products
- In dispute with Hillsborough County over noise emanating from Amphitheatre, succeeded in obtaining judicial decree for our national client holding the county noise ordinance to be unconstitutional.
- Obtained defense jury verdict for our client in copyright infringement case in which plaintiff sought millions of dollars in damages against successful writer/producer of a popular play, performed in theatres throughout the world. Jury found no infringement
- Obtained precedent setting declaratory judgment for client whose internet robot was alleged to have trespassed on competitors’ website and to have infringed copyright. Also obtained jury verdict for damages to client
- Defended local check cashing facility against allegations of trademark infringement and reached settlement whereby our client continued to use the mark at issue
- In trademark infringement action, successfully defended jeweler selling second hand watches against trademark infringement claims with international brand watch company
- Obtained dismissal of multimillion-dollar claim for misappropriation of trade secrets and tortious interference brought against our client, a national supply chain technology and analytics firm and obtained $2 million on counterclaim.
- Obtained dismissal of claim by national HVAC company that our client’s employees had misappropriated trade secrets and tortiously interfered with business relationships.
- Obtained dismissal of claim against civil engineer client in suit alleging breach of contract, violation of non-compete agreement and tortious interference