Complex Business Litigation

Overview

Lung Rose Voss Wagnild’s Complex Business Litigation team is adept at handling a wide array of disputes, providing clients with strategic guidance and effective advocacy to navigate challenging legal landscapes.

What We Do:

Corporate and partnership litigation
Shareholder dispute litigation
Corporate takeover litigation
Class action defense litigation
Government contract litigation
Healthcare litigation
Employment practices litigation
Appellate law
Professional liability litigation

Insurance coverage litigation
Product liability litigation
Securities litigation
Trade name and trademark infringement litigation
Medical malpractice defense litigation
Condominium and homeowner association defense litigation
Business crisis management
Litigation risk analysis

Experience

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Represented Queen’s Medical Center, the largest medical provider of hospital services in the State, in a complex commercial dispute against Kaiser Permanente and multiple re-pricing entities regarding alleged fraudulent payment practices. The case settled amicably.
Represented Central Pacific Bank in complex litigation and administrative proceedings arising from the bank’s planned takeover of City Bank. The case was Hawaii’s first takeover litigation in more than a decade. Central Pacific Bank successfully completed the takeover of City Bank.
Represented Stanford Carr Development Corp. in a six-week jury trial against Unity House on loan and lender liability claims related to an Oahu housing project. The jury ruled that Stanford Carr Development was not liable for any of the $7 million in claimed loan liabilities; the jury verdict was affirmed by a Hawaii Supreme Court decision that established lender liability law in Hawaii. See Stanford Carr Development Corp. v. Unity House, Inc., 111 Haw. 286 (2006).
Represented the Seibu Group companies in litigation by Japanese partners challenging the ownership of several hundred million dollars worth of Hawaii properties, including the Mauna Kea and Makena resorts. The Circuit Court granted a Motion to Dismiss, dismissing all claims against the Seibu companies, and the dismissal was affirmed by the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals. See Tsutsumi v. Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki Corp. et al, 119 Haw. 321 (2008)