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Commercial and Insurance Litigation
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 Johnston &
Hammond represents public and closely held corporations, small businesses and
individuals involved in contract disputes, management and corporate control
issues, shareholder appraisal rights, financial
transactions and insurance coverage disputes. The firm also represents
partnerships, partners and sole proprietors in similar types of commercial
litigation, and is experienced in handling declaratory judgment actions,
preliminary injunctions, alternative dispute resolution, arbitrations, and
mediation proceedings in both state and federal courts.
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A non-competition
agreement is a contract, either included in an overall employment contract or as
a separate document, that generally states that the individual will not engage
in the same type of business within a certain geographical or demographical
district and during a specified time as their employer/partner should they leave
their current job or dissolve their partnership. More specifically, non-competes
are designed to protect employers/partners from an individual using knowledge
gained from a company to the competitive detriment of that company. Johnston &
Hammond provide counsel to businesses and individuals in non-compete agreement
formation and represent clients in the issues that arise under non-compete agreements, including actions for injunctions and
damages.
Our firm handles
disputes involving all types of insurance, including property, health,
disability, automobile, commercial and life policies. We represent individuals
who need help with insurance coverage and disability claims disputes, or in
processing their insurance claims. We also handle situations where there is what
is known as “insurance bad faith.” This arises when an insurance company refuses
to pay a claim that should be paid, offers to settle a claim for less than it
knows the claim is worth, or denies a claim without adequate investigation.