March 18th, 2021
Many tenants have abused COVID protections by overstaying their welcome without paying a dime. My client provides a critical service, relocating disaster victims to temporary housing. Most homeowners have insurance policies that cover relocation costs. But those costs have a limit. The defendant in this matter used all of her insurance proceeds. But she then […]
January 28th, 2021
One of my clients provides sophisticated IT services to the Department of Defense. The client recently won a lucrative multi-million federal contract. The client’s subcontractor then sued my client for more than $3.7 million. The subcontractor asserted that my client breached alleged partnership and contractual obligations—including a right of first refusal—by not hiring the subcontractor […]
January 6th, 2021
A Michigan arbitrator recently awarded $405,120.20 to my client—a national staffing company—after arbitration proceedings. In 2018, the staffing company hired a director-level employee to manage a new staffing division. The employee had represented to the staffing company that he had a well-established network of existing clients, as well as a large roster of individuals to […]
October 7th, 2020
There’s no question that commercial space is moving more slowly in the Covid era. There’s also an uptick in lease delinquencies. Amidst these challenges, commercial landlords have a rare advantage: Covid is allowing landlords to reap increased rents due to lease acceleration. Lease acceleration occurs when a tenant breaches a lease and the lease’s term has months […]
May 8th, 2020
I represented a business specializing in restoration work arising from catastrophic losses. The company had provided extensive water mitigation, mold remediation, and reconstruction work to a beautiful home that suffered severe water damage. The homeowner refused to pay for the services after his insurance company disputed whether the work arose from the water damage. To […]
