Shareholders play a significant role in a business. While they are not involved in the day-to-day running of a business, they can vote in management and have several responsibilities and duties. Unfortunately, shareholder disputes can arise for various reasons and...
Business Litigation
Has your partner breached their legal agreement?
An effective business partnership can make running a company much more efficient. You can share the workload, financial responsibility and management of workers. That being said, business partnerships don’t always run smoothly. If you are in the midst of a partnership...
Social Media as Evidence in Trust and Business Litigation
In today’s world many people use social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and so forth to keep in touch with family, friends, and coworkers. This has had many beneficial effects. It has made it far easier for all of us to keep in touch with, or even...
Business dispute resolution: What role can mediation play?
We have discussed the advantages of business dispute mediation many times in our blog. In the right circumstances, mediating disagreements (rather than filing a lawsuit) can save time and money while protecting a business’s privacy. Those who agree to mediate a...
Arbitration as an Alternative to Living Trust, Business, and Real Estate Litigation.
Contractual arbitration clauses are of the more common pitfalls of litigation. An arbitration clause is a written clause in a contract whereby the parties to the contract agree that in the event of a dispute, rather than sue in State or Federal court, the parties...
Why Settlement through Mediation is Often the Best Solution to Trust, Business, or Real Estate Litigation
In last week's Blog article we discussed the nature of private mediation as a solution to trial and verdict. In this article we will discuss why mediation is often the best solution to bringing a lawsuit to a close. Buffington Law Firm's trust, business, and real...
Mediation as an Alternative to Trial in Trust, Real Estate, and Business Litigation
As is well known, a large percentage of civil cases that are filed in Superior Court never actually go to trial. Instead, most of them settle out of court. In California, it has reliably been reported that an astounding 96% of all civil cases never go to trial and...
Is Legal Action the Solution to Your Homeowner’s Association Dispute?
Buffington Law Firm's Homeowner's Association litigation attorneys have handled a wide range of homeowners' disputes; i.e. disputes between homeowners and their Homeowners' Association ("HOAs"). The threshold question that always presents itself when our Firm...
Can a competitor release a product that looks just like yours?
Maybe your business has a trademarked logo and possibly even a patent for one of its unique products or formulas. Your business has invested thousands in marketing efforts to make the public aware of your products and create interest in your brand. All of that work...
When to Settle a Case — A Matter of Arithmetic and Other Things
Buffington Law Firm’s litigation attorneys often use mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution as an alternative to taking a case to trial. Statistically, in California it is said by some authorities that up to 97% of all civil lawsuits settle out of...