Owning and running a business doesn’t seem like something that would ever require legal services. However, you might be surprised to find yourself in a position where litigation is not only imminent, but also necessary. How do you recognize that you need a business litigation lawyer? Well, there are a couple of tip-offs.
Copycat Businesses
If you have ever spoken publicly about your business prior to launching said business, it is possible that someone overheard you and tried to launch a similar business at the same time. Those copycats may try to claim that your business is copying theirs, rather than the other way around. You will need a business litigation lawyer to prove who’s the copycat and who isn’t, and then decide how to proceed with your business after taking this hit.
Stolen Company Info
Doing your part to check employee backgrounds before you hire them helps reduce the possibility that your proprietary info will be stolen. However, you can’t be right all the time, and if your company information or trade secrets are stolen, you will have to sue.
The problem here will be that your lawyer has to show that the stolen info came from an inside source (e.g., a former employee) and that you are the holder of that info from several months to several years before the info or trade secrets are shared with a competitor or with the public. It isn’t easy, but with a lawyer’s help you can accomplish the task and save your business.
