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BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

Over the years, the firm has earned a reputation for successful results in complex cases and "bet-the-company" matters, but Elrod has broad-based experience handling all types of disputes, whether large or small.

We understand the importance of "getting to the courthouse first" and have experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in contract disputes, tort and fraud actions. Our attorneys have successfully represented clients throughout the U.S. on cases that have made the list of ALM's Top 100 Verdicts. We are often able to obtain favorable results in such challenging areas as fraud and fraudulent inducement, aviation recovery, contractual indemnity and other complex cases.

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Seeking millions in unsecured claims resulting from the breach of gas transportation contracts in bankruptcy court normally would have involved a protracted and costly trial for our clients. We had other ideas, and our clients received over $400 million. more >
When SunGard Energy Systems, a supplier of energy industry software, failed to deliver software that met our client's requirements, Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation hired us to take the case to arbitration. Our client received over $16 million from the manufacturer. more >
After a fatal aviation crash destroyed a valuable home, the homeowners and their insurer sued our client, a former owner of the aircraft, alleging he was responsible for the pilot’s negligence. We employed an innovative defense that any claims were barred by a rarely asserted federal law. more >