BETTER THAN BIGGER
PRODUCTS LIABILITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BUSINESS DISPUTES
In 1947, the Hughes Aircraft Company built the world's biggest airplane. Dubbed the "Spruce Goose," the huge, multi-engine airplane barely got out of the water and was virtually unable to maneuver. Its one and only flight lasted a minute and covered barely one mile. Bigger isn't always better.
Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. is not the biggest law firm in the Twin Cities, but if you need litigation or litigation prevention services in products liability, intellectual property or business disputes , there is no better law firm. We have the agility to be responsive to our clients' needs and to provide economical, quality service and individual attention. We are quick, nimble, efficient, technologically advanced - more like a Stealth fighter than a Spruce Goose. A mid-size firm specializing exclusively in litigation, trials and appeals.
We have served as lead counsel in numerous class action and serial tort claims. We have represented parties in connection with several failed major commercial real estate developments, suits by bondholders seeking indemnity following failure of the underlying developments, and a variety of securities lawsuits stemming from claims of negligent underwriting, suitability, and fraud under Federal and State securities laws.
We have represented companies in the computer industry in connection with lawsuits stemming from claimed deficiencies in software development, service and maintenance contracts, electronic conversions, and standardized testing. We have also represented businesses both as plaintiffs and defendants in contract disputes with other businesses, involving different industries, in both the manufacturing and service sectors.
Several of our attorneys have represented clients in lawsuits revolving around shareholder disputes in closely-held companies, including minority shareholder rights and remedies, stock redemption and buy-sell agreements, and business valuation issues.
Conscious of our clients’ desires to avoid litigation whenever possible, we provide, where appropriate, a legal audit of potential trouble spots, and assist our clients in developing internal policies and procedures to prevent disputes from arising, and to control the escalation of those that do.
Where many of our competitors staff their cases with teams of litigators, we offer our clients seasoned trial lawyers – attorneys who have not merely engaged in extensive document discovery, negotiations, depositions, and motions, but who have tried dozens of cases to final jury verdicts. We have the trial experience necessary to win cases, not just litigate them.