You Must Prove Damages With Reasonable Certainty In Business Lawsuits
Determining if you have provable damages is often the first step in analyzing whether to pursue a business lawsuit as a shareholder, partner, or member of a limited liability company. Likewise, if you have been sued as a result of a partnership or shareholder dispute, reviewing the exposure or possible damages you face is an […]
What To Do If You Suspect Your Business Partner Is Stealing – Some Basics
In any case involving theft by a business partner or business dispute, it is very important to have an understanding of the basic issues and legal framework. Although these cases often involve complex problems, you cannot determine a good course of action without starting with the basics. Here are 5 of the basic issues […]
Connecticut Business Lawsuit Roundup
As a new addition in 2011, I am going to regularly feature new business lawsuits along with the usual trial and appellate decisions of interest in Connecticut. Here’s the first installment: Appellate Court: Cianci v. Original Werks, LLC Appellate Court finds that $150,000 mechanic’s lien was timely filed despite claim that it was made after statutory […]
Constructive Trusts In Connecticut For Fraud and Unjust Enrichment
In business litigation in Connecticut, attorneys many times seek to impose a constructive trust over assets or income connected to wrong doing, breach of fiduciary duty, or fraud by business partners or agents. In a decision to be officially released on November 23, 2010, the Appellate Court upheld a trial court’s imposition of a constructive trust over […]
Dispute Between Business Partners Ends In Dissolution and Double Damages Under Connecticut Wage Act
In Saunders v. Firtel, a decision to be officially released on September 22, 2009, the Connecticut Supreme Court upheld an award of double damages under Connecticut’s wage and hour laws in what amounted to a dispute between two business partners, Barry Saunders and Burton Firtel. The supreme court also upheld judicial dissolution of a company owned by the […]