Imagine the following scenario:  You have just experienced an unprecedented event in the growth of your business.  You’ve reached a level of success that you have not achieved in years.  But then suddenly, there’s a snag.  A contract you signed almost a year before creates a business conflict which places your business in a less than advantageous position, causing you to lose not only short term revenue, but a long time customer.

This is exactly what has happened to the Denver Nuggets, the Pepsi Center and the owner of both entities, Stan Kroenke, in the last week.  (more…)

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The seminal graphic novel Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons centers around an unlikely grouping of retired superheroes fighting to stave off a disaster of epic proportions. Recently, the attempt by Warner Brothers to release a movie based on the graphic novel has generated a legal controversy which could be a disaster of epic proportions for Warner Brothers, unless an even more unlikely group of heroes, a group of corporate lawyers, can save the day. (more…)

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One common problem I encounter regularly as a part of the business litigation practice here at Mesriani Law Group is the fact that my client failed to put an agreement in writing. Many small businesses tend to act on a handshake basis, working from an oral agreement. Unfortunately, if an agreement is only oral, there is no real evidence it exists.

I find that many of my small business clients will tell me that they didn’t get the agreement in writing because they trusted the other side and the other side “gave their word.” (more…)

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