Trial lawyers and problem solvers

The Chuhak & Tecson Class Action Team has defended a variety of class and other mass actions, including state-wide consolidated proceedings and multidistrict actions, in courts throughout the United States. We have defended clients in actions involving:

• Employment claims, including wage and hour overtime collective actions and biometric privacy claims.
• Junk fax, email and telemarketing claims, including claims brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and other statutes.
• Toxic and environmental torts, including asbestos and a variety of industrial chemicals.
• Mass torts, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, aviation disasters and other matters.

No business is immune from commercial disagreements or disputes – with customers, competitors, investors, among others. These disputes often lead to litigation or some form of alternative dispute resolution. Chuhak & Tecson litigators work with clients to understand their business needs, the issues central to the dispute, and the best path to achieving the client’s objectives. We pride ourselves on an approach that treats each client and each dispute as unique, developing a tailored strategy that is designed to achieve the end result as efficiently as possible while minimizing any disruption to business operations.

Members of the Chuhak & Tecson Litigation Team represent clients in the full range of business disputes, including the following:

• Breach of contract claims
• Insurance claims and recovery, including professional broker liability cases.
• Intellectual property, including defending copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets.
• Unfair competition
• False Claims Act and government contracts, including related internal investigations
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Real estate matters
• Shareholder disputes, including partnership disputes and derivative actions.

Chuhak & Tecson’s Litigation Practice Group defends banks, non-bank lenders and other financial institutions against lawsuits brought by customers and third parties. We represent clients involved in consumer complaints, lending disputes, bankruptcy matters, regulatory enforcement actions and more.We have extensive experience in suits claiming:

• Fraud
• Rescission
• Negligent misrepresentation
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Breach of contract
• Regulatory violations
• Directors and officers negligence
• Tortious interference with a business

When money damages are not the sole or main remedy. In addition to handling disputes where economic and financial damages are central, the Chuhak & Tecson Litigation Team advocates for clients in court when money damages are not in play. Litigation seeking an injunction often proceeds with deadlines measured in hours or days, and our lawyers are experienced in acting quickly to protect client interests. We represent clients seeking a broad range of equitable relief, such as:

• Injunctions
• Temporary restraining orders (TROs)
• Enforcement of contracts (specific performance)
• Constructive trusts
• Declaratory judgments
• Restrictive covenants
• Reversal of fraudulent transfers
• Enforcement of previous damage awards and court orders

Decades of experience helping clients avoid or minimize risk from claims of negligence or product defect. Our Litigation Team advises manufacturing clients at all stages of the product design, fabrication, labeling and regulatory clearance process to minimize the risk of claims and prevent litigation. We also have extensive experience defending product manufacturers and sellers in a variety of industries including the following:

• Airframe, aircraft engine and component parts, and avionics
• Consumer goods
• Medical devices
• Prescription and over-the-counter medicines
• Industrial equipment and chemicals
• Automotive products

We have defended clients in product liability matters in courts across the country.

Many of our clients are involved in heavily regulated industries. They receive inquiries from regulatory agencies from time to time and, on occasion, face audits and enforcement actions. Chuhak & Tecson lawyers collaborate closely with management teams to address the questions that arise in these inquiries and audits, represent clients before regulatory agencies and, when necessary, defend clients in enforcement actions. Responding to regulatory inquiries, we have represented clients in a variety of industries including healthcare, aerospace and financial services.