Business Disputes Blog

In Valentine v. Verizon Wireless, LLC, 2025 WL 1742828 (10th Cir. June 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a non-precedential decision affirming the district court’s resolution of a commercial employment-related dispute involving claims against Verizon Wireless. The appellate panel, determining that oral argument would not materially assist in resolving the […]

Civil Litigation 101:  A Basic Overview of the Litigation Process Clients who engage DLM Law to represent their interests in a lawsuit are often unfamiliar with the litigation process.  Below we have briefly outlined the basic phases of a lawsuit to give our clients a general idea of what they can expect as the case […]

You wouldn't hire an electrician to install a sink or a carpenter to repair an air conditioner, yet oftentimes business owners involved in serious legal disputes look for guidance from attorneys with little or no experience handling the particular dispute they're facing.

Imagine working the better part of your adult life to build a business that will support you and family comfortably.  Then imagine selling that business to a competitor so that you can fund your retirement dreams and your children’s education.  All good, right?  Maybe.  But what if it isn’t?  What if the lawyers you hired […]

When people think of contingent fee cases, they often think of cases involving personal injuries or some sort of physical or emotional harm. As far as the numbers go, most contingent fee cases are personal injury cases. But more and more, businesses are turning to contingent fee arrangements to protect their legal rights without hurting […]

The Arbitration Opt Out — Sophisticated companies typically include arbitration clauses in their standard-form consumer contracts to make it more difficult for consumers to seek relief in the event of a dispute. Although touted as a quicker and less expensive alternative to litigation, arbitration forces consumers to shell out thousands of dollars in upfront administrative […]