Fort Lauderdale Commercial Contract Attorneys

Skilled in Business Law Matters

Having smooth relationships with customers and vendors can be vital to the successful operation of your business. Commercial agreements are extremely important, since they often contain provisions designed to protect your interests. At Stok Kon + Braverman, our experienced lawyers can review existing agreements to anticipate what may need to be changed or modified for your benefit. Our lawyers also negotiate, draft, and discuss the terms and conditions of new industrial, marketing, service, vendor, and sales contracts.

The Role of Commercial Contracts

A contract is an agreement between two or more people or entities in which one party agrees to perform a service or provide goods in exchange for money or other goods and services. They typically encompass contracts between one business and another, as well as agreements pertaining to employment, leases, wages, loans, employee safety, non-compete violations, business fraud, and more.

When an entity performs its obligations under a contract, but the other party does not fulfill its responsibilities under the terms of the agreement, a breach has occurred. In such an instance, the law allows the non-breaching party to seek a remedy from the breaching party, which is usually monetary damages.

Generally speaking, the damages recoverable for a breach of contract are those that naturally result from the breach and would be foreseeable by the breaching party at the time the contract was formed. Our attorneys can help you seek all of the appropriate damages. The idea behind awarding damages in a breach of contract case is to place the non-breaching party in the position it would have been in had the contract been performed as planned. This idea is commonly referred to as “the benefit of the bargain” and establishes the limits of recovery just as much as the right of it. As mentioned above, this is simply one of many remedies available to the non-breaching party.

There is a specific time frame in which legal action can be taken for a breach of contract claim, known as the statute of limitations. In Florida, the statute of limitations for a case involving the breach of a written contract is five years from the date of the breach. In a case involving the breach of an oral contract, the statute of limitations is four years. A lawyer can make sure to bring a claim within the appropriate time.