Business Litigation

Atwood Gameros understands that successfully running a business requires adroitly managing risks and resolving disputes. The same principles apply whether addressing financial disputes between family members or multi-national corporations. While taking every dispute that arises to trial is unrealistic and ineffective, we believe that the strength of a client’s bargaining position is directly related to how the adversary views the quality of the attorneys representing the client and the ability of those attorneys to take a case to trial if necessary. We begin each representation by working with a client to develop a full understanding of that client’s objectives. By understanding the objectives, we can bring a focused approach that allows for cost-effective representation.

Tesoro pursues insurance recovery for losses arising from pollution conditions at refinery

represented Tesoro in litigation to recover losses arising from pollution conditions at a refinery under Pollution Legal Liability Select Insurance Policy

Pepsi Bottling Group settles dispute during acquisition of Better Beverages

represented The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. in connection with a dispute over the acquisition of Better Beverages

Hospital in billing and management dispute

represented a hospital in a dispute with former third-party billing and management companies related to alleged improprieties by those companies

Merritt, Hawkins & Associates arbitrates software development contract dispute against developer

represented Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, as software purchaser, in an arbitration dispute against the developer involving a software development contract

Homecomings Financial negotiates pre-suit settlement of software development contract

represented Homecomings Financial, a GMAC company, as a software purchaser and negotiated a pre-suit settlement of a software development contract

Kay MacKay negotiates settlement of breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secret action

on behalf of Kay MacKay, Jones Day negotiated the settlement of breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secret claims relating to aluminum bats following a preliminary injunction hearing and on the eve of trial

TRW wins summary judgment in antitrust action brought by credit repair clinic

obtained summary judgment for client TRW Inc. in an antitrust action brought by a credit repair clinic

Excess insurer sues primary insurer over contaminated housing development

Represented an excess insurance carrier in a suit against the primary carrier after the excess carrier dropped down and paid claims related to ground water contamination of a neighborhood bordering a toxic waste disposal site

Bank group defends claims related to processing embezzled checks

obtained summary judgment for a group of banks that had processed embezzled checks