Commercial Litigation

Litigation that involves commercial disputes, either with consumers or other business entities,  demands timely,  hands-on attention.  Our firm undertakes the responsibility of representing a party in such disputes on an hourly basis, and typically we request a retainer when handling these matters.  The hourly rate and retainer are handled on a case-by-case basis, depending on the nature of the dispute.

Robert E. Sweeney Co., LPA has the requisite expertise to move quickly and seek intervention in court,  through restraining orders and injunctions if necessary, and to push for resolution of monetary demands without undue delay.  When disputes are fact intensive we know how to engage the other side in discovery,  taking depositions and demanding records that are essential to proper development of your case.

But in today’s world  court action is not always required or even possible.  The dispute may be one that by contract must be resolved by mandatory arbitration.  This is not necessarily a good or bad development.  Much depends on the arbitration process itself, and your attorney’s familiarity and comfort within this kind of forum.  Typically this process is quicker and less time costly than court action.  However there is no jury trial and many times you do not have the right to appeal the arbitrator’s decision.  So this process is not to be taken lightly and your need for competent counsel is as great, if not greater, than in normal civil litigation.