Business Litigation
David Denton has successfully defended lawsuits and prosecuted claims across a range of complex commercial litigation, in both state and federal court, and on behalf of large, Fortune 100 and 200 companies as well as individuals and family-owned businesses. Representative matters include:
- Partnership disputes
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Debt collection
- Breach of contract and tortious interference with contract
- Disputes arising from the sale of goods
- Deceptive trade practices
- Commission disputes
- Disputes involving the placement of securities
- Fraud and misrepresentation claims
- Antitrust
- Real estate and construction litigation
- Professional liability coverage disputes as to third-party claims
- First-party insurance coverage actions, such as:
- ERISA litigation in federal court under group long term disability insurance plans
- Bad faith lawsuits against carriers and independent claim adjusters for storm-related property insurance claims, and
- Death benefit litigation after life insurance company denied death benefits due to fraudulent insurance applications
