BUSINESS & PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION

We represent individual and corporate clients in mediation, arbitration, administrative proceedings, litigation in federal and state courts, and appeals in the following areas:

Admiralty and Maritime Law

• Cargo loss or damage claims
• Collision and hull claims
• Contract disputes
• Maritime insurance coverage disputes
• Personal injury and death
• Water and other pollution claims
• Other matters relating to international law and treaties, ocean resources and fisheries

Americans with Disabilities Act

• Title II lawsuits for equal opportunity in public programs, services and activities (e.g., public education, employment, transportation, recreation, health care, social services)
• Title III lawsuits concerning lack of accessibility

Antitrust and Trade Regulation

• Antitrust violations
• Deceptive trade practices
• Unfair, misleading or false advertising
• Unfair competition
• Unfair trade practices

Business Torts

• Breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing
• Breach of fiduciary duties
• Commercial defamation and trade libel
• Franchise disputes
• Fraud and negligent misrepresentation
• Injuries to business reputation
• Interference with contractual relations, prospective advantage, and employment relations
• Negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress

Communications and Media Law

• Compliance and policy issues
• Defamation, “false light,” and invasion of privacy claims
• Licensing, name and likeness rights
• Royalties and distribution agreements
• Pre-publication review of print and broadcast material
• Privacy, infringement and publicity concerns
• Professional ethics

Contract Disputes

Construction Law

• Changes
• Delay, impact and acceleration
• Labor and inefficiency
• Defective specifications
• Differing site conditions
• Suspension of work
• Termination for convenience
• Wrongful termination and termination settlement procedures
• Mechanics’ liens

Derivative Litigation and Shareholder Disputes

• Breach o fiduciary duty claims by minority owners
• Derivative actions by shareholders and partners
• Director, officer, and employee liability for acts of the corporation or business
• Liability of advisers to the corporation or business, such as accountants and attorneys, for acts of the corporation or business
• Usurpation of corporate opportunities
• Wasting of corporate assets

Insurers, Insurance Coverage, and Insurance Agencies

• Coverage and bad faith claims
• Defense of claims for errors and omissions

Non-compete Agreements and Intellectual Property Disputes

• Breach or enforcement of non-compete agreements
• Infringement of trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property
• Theft of trade secrets

Personal Injury Defense

• Defamation, “false light,” disparagement and related torts
• Fraud and negligent misrepresentation
• Medical malpractice
• Negligence
• Product liability claims (e.g., claims involving aircraft manufactures and helicopter engine manufacturers)
• Privacy disputes

Real Property Disputes

• Summary possession (eviction) litigation
• Residential and commercial lease disputes, e.g., rights and remedies with regarding non-payment of rent, breaches other than non-payment of rent, premises liability
• Partition of real property
• Leasehold property and lease rent litigation and arbitration

RICO

• RICO claims under federal and state law

Securities Litigation/Arbitration

• Arbitrations before the National Association of Securities Dealers
• Broker-dealers’ breach of fiduciary duties to their clients
• Fraud and misrepresentation
• Insider trading
• Investigations by the Securities & Exchange Commission and state securities regulators
• Management’s failure to supervise the transacting brokers
• Mismanagement of clients’ accounts, including unauthorized trading, churning, and unsuitable selection of stocks, mutual funds and other securities

AHFI attorneys who focus in this area of practice are: