Are you searching for how to resolve a business to business lawsuit in California quickly and cost-effectively?  The San Diego business dispute resolution attorneys at Watkins Firm have more than 40 years of experience, and proven strategies to accomplish your goals, protect your interests, and resolve the dispute efficiently, and cost-effectively.

3 Keys for How to Resolve a Business to Business Lawsuit in California

• Both sides risk expensive protracted litigation, regardless of the facts of the matter at hand.  This is an opportunity to seek a better resolution.
• Look for an attorney or law firm with a proven track record across several decades, and the ability to resolve the majority of their business dispute cases through negotiation.
• When your attorney has a successful record of proven trial experience, it communicates your resolution to the other side, while increasing the likelihood of a settlement along the way.  Business disputes are about the facts, the chronology of events, damages, and the ability to drive to the essence of the dispute and resolve it.

40+ Years of Experience Resolving San Diego and California Business Disputes and Lawsuits

When businesses have a legal disagreement substantial risks arise for both sides.  Both sides bear the cost of protracted litigation, and the loss of opportunity as a result of committed resources and distraction from the principle business focus of their companies.  Both sides have responsibilities under California law and the business code, and the failure to take prompt, reasonable action can cost them the opportunity for financial recovery down the road.  The risk of protracted litigation creates an opportunity to seek a negotiated or mediated settlement.

The experienced business litigation attorneys at the Watkins Firm have more than 40 years of successful business dispute resolution, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation and trial experience.  Our strong record of trial verdicts let the other side know you are prepared to go all the way to a trial if necessary, and experienced attorneys and business professionals know we will not roll over or be intimidated. What unforeseen obstacle has arisen to disrupt the business transaction or relationship at the core of the dispute?  Is it important to repair and preserve the business relationships at stake?

Our clients establish the objectives.  Our mission is to negotiate a solution to the dispute as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.  We take a unique approach to business lawsuits, an approach that is designed to keep costs down and to resolve disputes quickly. We work to quickly establish a thorough, well-documented chronology of events as well as a mastery of available damages.  This leverage helps us to establish an open dialogue and to begin productive negotiations in an effort to resolve the dispute.  Watkins Firm attorneys are able to resolve the vast majority of their business disputes and lawsuits through effective, leveraged negotiation.  This is the fastest, least expensive strategy to resolve any business dispute.  We know how to resolve a business to business lawsuit while protecting our clients goals and objectives in the matter.

When negotiations are not able to resolve the matter entirely, a lawsuit may be filed.  If so, our Courts require a settlement conference with the Judge.  This is another opportunity to reach agreement and resolve the matter.  Another option for resolving any remaining issues in the dispute is “mediation.”  If mediation is unsuccessful, many contract stipulate arbitration as an effective alternative to going to trial.  There are cases which involve genuine issues of principle or value that require going to Court, and your legal team at the Watkins Firm is prepared to represent and protect your best interests at every step.

Pro-Tip: “We know how to resolve a business to business lawsuit.  We handle these matters all the time.  We are able to resolve most matters through effective, leveraged negotiation.  If not, the next opportunity is the settlement conference, or mediation.  What happens in mediation?

The parties agree upon the mediator, and you bring in former superior court, judge Jones, and he’s looking at us, the lawyers, and he knows the difference between genuine issues and posturing when he sees it. So he’s going to have some control in controlling the lawyers from over-valuing this dispute and from over-posturing, just being aggressive for this sake of impressing their clients. And he’s going to go back and forth and have the purpose of settlement on his mind, which is what we both want. And a lot of times here’s the thing: they often don’t immediately settle. I’d say 50% of our cases don’t settle at mediation, but after a good mediation a month or two later, it’ll settle because of the mediation. Some mediators actually call us a month after when we came so close and say, ‘Dan, what can I do? Do you want me to call the other side?’ I’ll say, ‘yeah, good idea. Call the other side.’ And then he’ll call the other side. And they’ll their clients have calmed down. They’re relaxed and we’ll settle. We have to get to that 95% somehow. So there’s a lot of different ways using the ADR formulas, using them to your benefit. Understanding them gives you the best result in 95% of the cases, which is how they resolve.

Arbitration is when you have an agreement in your contract that says, I’m going to resolve this by arbitration and it’s usually quicker and cheaper, but you waive the right to a jury trial and the arbitrator himself can be very expensive. But in the long run, waiting to go to trial for two and a half years and waiting for a judge who has an overburdened docket can be just as risky. So arbitrations are great. They cut to the chase and you really don’t have a lot of time for dramatics. You have to have accurate law and facts when you go in and it’s usually decided by your arbitration brief because the judge knows when he sees a case that has no merit or has great merit.

And generally it keeps crazy verdicts from happening because if you win, you’re going to get something reasonable. And if you lose, it’s going to be something reasonable. Their goal is to try to be reasonable. They’ve seen crazy jury verdicts their whole life from time to time. And so, and they know the law on the facts. So normally I would expect, you know, a very reasonable sound fair resolution when I go to an arbitrator.  The arbitrator makes a decision. The decision is final. There’s no appeal. And unlike a trial, it’s just over.

And, because we start with a thorough chronology, mastery of the damages, and all of our philosophies on how to prepare a case, we’re ready to go to trial. And we’ve tried lots of cases. If it’s a trial, we really enjoy jury trials. If it’s arbitration, we’ve been around so long, we’re comfortable with the arbitrators.  And then jury trials, we’ve tried so many jury trials that we really feel comfortable picking a jury going through the jury selection process. Our whole team knows how to get all the exhibits ready, comply with all the court, local rules, having everything professional and laid out, having expert witnesses, ready to go. You put on a show, we enjoy doing it. We don’t think we should have to do it that much. We’d rather settle. But when we go to trial, we like getting that big jury verdict. It’s just wonderful.” – Dan Watkins, Founding Partner

Resolve Your Dispute Quickly and in a Cost-Effective Manner

Resolving a business lawsuit in San Diego requires exceptional negotiation skills, legal expertise, business savvy and the benefit of decades of experience.  If you are involved in a business to business dispute we invite you to review our podcast Episode 12 – Resolving a Business Dispute (part 2) as well as the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.

Meet Dan Watkins:

Daniel W. Watkins is a true people person who sincerely listens. He cares deeply about what others are going through.  Dan enjoys digging into the facts and finding creative solutions to problems.  He contributes his insights candidly and constructively.

Dan’s interest in people make him deeply invested in every relationship and his exuberant personality makes him a true litigator. Dan fights for his clients with a fierce and calculated commitment.

Dan has practiced in the areas of business, medical practices and healthcare business, high tech/science, real estate and employment defense law since 1987. He is a trusted litigation strategist and true trial attorney with over 50 jury and bench trials to his credit. Dan has successfully represented both large companies and individuals and achieved substantial victories in well-publicized trials throughout California and the U.S.

He is experienced in business and corporate formation and administration, as well as all forms of alternative dispute resolution, including binding arbitration and mediation.

THE ROAD TO BECOMING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND LITIGATOR

Dan has almost 40 years of experience working with, for and against some of the largest insurance companies in the country. He has successfully tried and litigated cases in the areas of Healthcare Compliance, Commercial Litigation, Unfair Business Practices, Fraud, Breach of Contract, Battery, Premises Liability, Product Defect, Medical Malpractice, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Construction Defect, as well as Unfair Competition, Defamation, and Trade Secrets.

In December 2003, Dan commenced litigation against Health South Surgery Centers-West, Inc and its’ subsidiaries, exposing the company’s extensive mismanagement and misconduct of its’ surgery centers. Dan has also been asked by some of California’s largest municipalities and corporations to conduct legally required investigations into matters involving alleged employment discrimination and harassment.