"Business Torts: Assessing the Merits and Pitfalls of Litigation" Breakfast Briefing
January 17, 2007
How do you stay out of the courtroom, and what do you do if you find yourself there? How can companies plan for and manage business litigation risk in a fast-changing litigation environment?
Litigation attorneys Michael A. Bowen and Trent M. Johnson will present a practical overview of commercial torts issues Wisconsin businesses face in their everyday operations, and how those issues can impact litigation decisions. During this complimentary breakfast briefing, Mr. Bowen and Mr. Johnson will focus on the Wisconsin chapter of Business Torts: A Fifty-State Guide*, covering the issues arising in company versus company lawsuits, including:
- Evolving economic loss doctrine
- Individual liability of officers, directors, and executives
- Law of tortuous interference
- Unfair competition
- Breach of fiduciary duty
For more information, please contact Kei Miller at 202.295.4180 or kmiller@foley.com.
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