This practice area includes any case that begins with a business issue or a business relationship, and ends in a lawsuit. It includes companies doing business with each other, people doing business with companies, and people doing business with each other. Some examples of business litigation that Mr. Harper has handled are presented below:
One of the trucking company's seventy ton trucks rear-ended a car on a highway. The passengers sued and claimed personal injuries and lost wages. The truck driver insisted that the car swerved in front of him and slammed on its brakes for no reason. The trucking company hired Mr. Harper, expecting to settle. Mr. Harper investigated the case and determined that the truck driver was telling the truth. The plaintiffs had purposely swerved their car in front of the truck and slammed on the brakes, intending to make themselves appear to be sympathetic victims of a rear-end collision. They hoped to obtain an easy settlement.
Mr. Harper tried the case to a jury and won a verdict for the trucking company on all counts.
The dental practice had hired a dentist to perform extractions. When the practice terminated the dentist's contract, the dentist sued for unpaid contract fees. The practice hired Mr. Harper, and he determined that the claims were fabricated. He formally warned the dentist and her attorney about the penalty for proceeding with a fraudulent lawsuit.
On the day the jury trial was scheduled to begin, the dentist dismissed her own case with no settlement being paid.
The construction company hired Mr. Harper after one of its subcontracting companies sued to obtain additional payments under a construction contract. The subcontractor claimed it had performed work in excess of what its contract required, but Mr. Harper determined that those claims were fabricated. He formally warned the subcontractor and its attorney about the penalty for bringing a fraudulent claim, but they ignored that warning. Mr. Harper proved to the court that the subcontractor's claim was fraudulent.
The court dismissed the subcontractor's case with no settlement being paid, and the subcontractor also paid a penalty to Mr. Harper's client for filing the fraudulent claim.
The employee had been hired by a real estate developer to find investors for the developer's multi-million dollar projects. The developer had promised the employee a share of the profits, but terminated the employee without making any payments. The developer claimed there were no profits to share. Mr. Harper represented the employee and discovered the developer had hidden lucrative profits in a complicated series of transactions.
Mr. Harper's client received a six-figure settlement from the developer.
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