Commercial Litigation

Commercial Litigation involves disputes between companies, business entities, individual business owners, or entrepreneurs.

 

The lawyers at Henderson Parks have extensive experience in all aspects of commercial litigation, including antitrust, buy out and earn out litigation, closely held business disputes, commercial landlord/tenant and lease litigation, contract claims, copyright infringement, consumer fraud, deceptive and unfair trade practices, fiduciary duty, fraud, real estate litigation, restrictive covenants (non-competes, non-solicitations, and confidentiality agreements/ NDAs), shareholder oppression and minority shareholder rights, trademark infringement.  

 

Injunctions are often sought to enforce restrictive covenants, copyrights, or trademark infringement cases to stop or prevent further injury to a business. Injunctive relief often strongly influences the ultimate outcome of litigation, and can involve evidentiary hearings that resemble mini-trials. The lawyers at Henderson Parks have extensive experience in both seeking and opposing injunctive relief.

 

The lawyers at Henderson Parks have successfully obtained relief for clients in commercial matters, including:
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✔ Represented preservation agency in obtaining the last large piece of open land in the Chicago metropolitan area through a contested acquisition process. Prosecuted the action, including through multiple interlocutory appeals on interim relief, a bankruptcy stay to avoid trial, and ultimately a trial where the verdict was entered for title to the land, plus $13,825,515.80 in damages.  https://www.dailyherald.com/20230109/news/with-legal-battle-over-horizon-farm-fully-reopens-to-public/ 

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✔ Represented non-profit trademark owner against infringing national foundation utilizing confusingly similar name for newly launched international initiative.  Based on the strength of the case and presentation, infringer voluntarily changed the confusing name and re-branded the entire initiative.  

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✔ Represented leading academic Chicago-area health care system seeking to return and obtain a refund for defective medical equipment.  Achieved a settlement of the matter after discovery, whereby the equipment was returned and the client obtained a refund. 

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✔ Represented non-profit fraternal organization in breach of fiduciary duty litigation and obtained judgment of $1,639,500 in arbitration against a former officer and director, and enforced that judgment in state court proceedings, including appeals. 
 
✔ Represented cleaning supplies distributor against former employees who took trade secrets. Obtained preliminary injunctive relief and reached a settlement that prevented further customer loss. 

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✔ Represented aircraft owner against service provider that overcharged, did not complete repairs, and did not complete the project on time. Prevailed on claim for breach of contract at trial.