Business Litigation Lawyers in Dallas, Texas

Russell & Wright, PLLC

15770 Dallas Parkway
Suite 1050
Dallas, Texas 75248
USA

(972) 267-8400

(972) 267-8401

www.rwtrial.com

Contact Steven L. Russell

Law Firm Overview

We’re a small firm of Texas business litigation lawyers with years of big firm experience. Our practice encompasses a broad range of litigation and insurance coverage matters, including: Contract disputes, Transportation law matters, Mortgage insurance matters, Intellectual property disputes, Franchise relationship disputes, and Real estate litigation. We also have extensive experience in healthcare liability claims, mass tort claims, and product liability claims.

Year this Office was Established: 2008

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

Our practice includes:

- Business Litigation

Our practice includes complex business litigation for clients in many different industries. In some cases, we represent plaintiffs; in others, we represent defendants. Our clients include both public and private companies, as well as individuals. We’re based in Dallas, but we handle cases all over Texas and beyond. Below are some examples of the kinds of matters included in our business litigation practice.

* Contract Disputes

We represent individuals and businesses with problems involving contractual relationships. Our experience in contract disputes is wide ranging and includes the following kinds of disputes: Commercial real estate leases; Real estate purchase agreements; Debt instruments (such as promissory notes and guaranty agreements); Operational matters (such as management agreements and contracts for services of various types); Organizational matters (such as buy-sell agreements and partnership agreements); Dissolution matters (such as control changes, buy-outs, and business “divorces”).

* Franchise-related Disputes

We help franchisors find solutions to problems created when franchisees don’t pay royalties, fail to meet quality standards, unlawfully use trademarks, service marks, or other intellectual property after termination of the franchise relationship, or otherwise default on their obligations under franchise and related agreements. Although we file lawsuits when necessary, we help franchisors negotiate solutions to these problems before having to resort to litigation. We also represent franchisors in lawsuits filed by franchisees asserting various claims relating to the franchise relationship.

* Mortgage Industry Disputes

Our experience in this area includes evaluation and handling of claims involving fraud or substandard underwriting practices in residential mortgage lending. We’ve evaluated thousands of claims made against private mortgage insurance policies, advising the insurers under those policies about coverage and underwriting issues. We also handle mortgage repurchase claims, in which we represent businesses that purchased residential mortgage loans and have problems with early payment defaults or other breaches of the representations and warranties in mortgage purchase agreements.

- Toxic Torts

Toxic tort cases can be difficult to manage and costs can escalate quickly without an efficient and focused litigation strategy. We work with clients to develop and implement such strategies, with the goal of developing effective factual and legal defenses and resolving mass tort claims as expeditiously as possible. For cases that cannot be resolved early in the litigation process, we work with other outside counsel for the client in “virtual defense teams” to prepare cases for trial. Our toxic tort experience includes handling thousands of claims, including claims alleging injury from the following: Arsenic; Asbestos; Benzene; Silica; Styrene; Welding fumes.

- Nursing Home Claims

We defend nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and other long-term care facilities in litigation alleging nursing home malpractice, breach of contract, and other healthcare liability claims. Cases we’ve defended have included alleged medication errors, failures to monitor lab results, claims related to decubitus ulcers, and claims seeking recovery for falls and other accidents. We’ve handled nursing homes cases in all stages of litigation, from responding to pre-litigation notices of claim through trial.

- Product Liability

We represent businesses with product liability claims. All kinds of products. Industrial products such as: electrical switches and distribution products; power tools; agricultural equipment; aerial lift equipment; welding products. Consumer products such as: motor vehicles; pharmaceuticals; personal care products. Most of our work in this area involves representation of manufacturers, but we have also represented distributors and retailers.

- Transportation Law

We represent rail lines, trucking companies, freight companies, and logistics companies in a variety of transportation law related matters. Our transportation law practice includes Carmack Amendment litigation, COGSA litigation, and DOT and Surface Transportation Board matters. We also handle surface freight disputes, freight loss and damage litigation, driver issues, and general regulatory matters relating to transportation.