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, fiduciary duty, contract claims, copyright infringement, consumer fraud, deceptive and unfair trade practices, fraud, restrictive covenants (non-competes, non-solicitations, and confidentiality agreements/ NDAs), trademark infringement. 

 

Usually, the party asserting a claim in commercial litigation seeks to recover monetary damages. There are instances where an injunction is sought in addition to or in lieu of monetary damages. Injunctions are often sought to enforce restrictive covenants and/or in copyright 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:

 

Representative Commercial Litigation Matters include:

Peng v. Renaissance Square (Cook County Circuit Court)

• Represented general partner of limited partnership in breach of partnership action brought by international investors. 

Silent Outings v. Urban Fetes (Northern District of Illinois) 

• Represented events promoter in breach of confidentiality and non-compete action.

• Obtained denial of TRO and dismissal of all claims

MPA Onterie Center v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Northern District of Illinois)

• Represented leading academic medical center in breach of contract action brought by former building owner.

• Resolved through favorable settlement

Shermer Aviation, LLC v. Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. (Cook County Circuit Court)

• Represented international aircraft manufacturer in action for breach of contract, fraud, consumer fraud, breach of warranty and aircraft purchaser. 

• Obtained dismissal of all claims, which was affirmed on appeal.

BMO Harris Bank v. SSK & Stefani (Cook County Circuit Court) 

• Represented bank in breach of loan action against Chicago restaurateur. 

• Defended bank against claims of fraud and misfeasance.

• Obtained judgement and favorable resolution.

Zcura v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Cook County Circuit Court)

• Represented leading academic medical center in breach of software license action brought by software provider. 

• Favorably resolved claim after dismissal.