Business Disputes Attorneys

Give Your Business Case a Winning Edge

Most companies’ primary attorneys are business attorneys who deal in legal areas such as preparing and reviewing contracts, counseling on financial transactions and corporate law. When it comes to suing another company or large corporation for damages, however, many businesses rely on plaintiff’s and business litigation attorneys because of their expertise in bringing cases to trial, and because they work on a contingency fee basis.

Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC is a nationally-recognized business litigation law firm and plaintiff’s personal injury law firm with more than 30 years’ experience successfully representing business clients in all types of cases including:

• Breach of contract
• Fraud and misrepresentation
• Intellectual property disputes
• Unethical business dealings
• Unfairness in government contracts

Why Choose a Business Litigation Law Firm

The Janet, Jenner & Suggs advantage to business clients includes:

• Technical expertise in discovery, jury selection, trial strategy and court presentation
• Aggressive trial attitude
• Ability to partner well with our client’s corporate attorneys, in-house counsel, and other counsel
• Our professional legal staff, including a CPA, and significant financial resources
• Contingency fee arrangements: We work by the outcome, not by the hour.

Our assets and assertive business litigation law firm practices are behind each case to help it move forward. Since our financial resources are used to help build a case, we review every potential case before we accept it. We don’t accept a case unless we feel we can win it.

As head of the firm’s Business Litigation Division, Ken Suggs has won judgments and verdicts for business clients wronged by major corporations, including a win for a $1 billion company against a Fortune 500 corporation.

Our firm has handled cases in almost every state and jurisdiction of the country. We offer our business clients:

• Financial Strength. We have the financing and are able to participate in advancing the cost of a trial even when it is costly to do so.
• Document Recovery. Janet, Jenner & Suggs is extremely experienced in the area of document recovery. We are able to get documents that have been withheld and work with computer experts to recover data that has been “deleted.” Once recovered, we are skilled at organizing the data so it is useful.
• Courtroom Graphics. We are pioneers in the use of computer graphics in courtrooms. We have brought a high-tech edge to our cases for years, and we continue to set the standard in the courtroom.
• Nationwide Network. Handling cases in partnership with attorneys across the country, Janet, Jenner & Suggs has developed working relationships with an extensive network of attorneys.
• Broad Range of Expertise. We have a broad range of trial experience to draw from including cases involving agriculture, restaurant, manufacturing, energy, and other industries.

Case Overviews

Breach Of Contract, Fraud And Punitive Damages—$48 Million Verdict

Verdict against a Fortune 500 company was reached on behalf of Heritage Propane Partners for breach of contract, fraud and conspiracy arising over the bidding process and ultimate sale of South Carolina propane businesses.

Intellectual Property Case—$16 Million Settlement

A recent commercial case produced a $16 million settlement after the firm advised its client to say “No” to substantial, but inadequate, offers. The proceeds are helping this technology company client to survive and even flourish.

Agent Mistake—Hurricane Coverage Denied—$231,000 Claim Turned Into A $2.1 Million Verdict

A jury found Cincinnati Insurance Co. to be not only negligent in its handling of the claim, but also willful and reckless. The company’s behavior toward this small business resulted in an award of consequential damages and punitive damages.

Building Covered—Not The Contents—$1.5 Million Verdict

After a fire, the insurance company paid for the restaurant’s building, but refused to pay for the “contents.” The South Carolina Supreme Court on appeal upheld the insurance company’s bad faith verdict.