Breach of Contract

The majority of the cases we handle involve some type of contractual dispute. Several very recent examples include:

In 2001, on behalf of Technology Solutions Company, a leading software and integration consulting firm, we obtained a $6.3 million judgment after a ten-week jury trial against defense contractor Northrop. TSC claimed Northrop owed it for computer consulting services related to the B-2 bomber, but had no written contracts to support its claims (and a company policy against oral contracts). We successfully convinced the jury that, although not written, contracts for millions of dollars in services were established through conversations, course of dealing, and industry custom.

We represented GEAC/JBA, the largest software concern in Canada, in a multi-million dollar lawsuit brought by Hartmarx raising allegations of negligent design and implementation of software.

We represent a business consumer of ERP software in a claim against a software vendor seeking several million dollars.

We represent and have represented a number of clients in breach of contract actions involving complex supply contracts.As just one example, we currently represent Clark Retail Enterprises in a breach of contract action involving a $1.6 billion supply contract for convenience store products.

We have handled and are handling several cases involving contribution and indemnity obligations, including a current case wherein $1 billion in damages is being sought from our client.

We are defending and coordinating a series of cases filed across the country by a group of our client's former independent sales representatives, who are asserting fraud, contract and statutory claims arising out of the termination of their contracts.