A Competitor Gutted a Rival’s Branch From the Inside. A California Court Just Revived the Lawsuit.

Horst Legal CounselBusiness Litigation, Employment Litigation

If a competitor has ever tried to hire away one of your teams, you know the real damage is rarely limited to the people who leave. It is the customers who follow them, the deals already in the pipeline, and the confidential information that walks out the door alongside them. The hardest version of this is when the raid is …

The Tort of Another Has Limits:

Horst Legal CounselAppellate Law, Business Litigation, Legal Updates, Real Estate Law

California Businesses Cannot Recover Every Legal Fee in Cascading Litigation Horst Legal Counsel | April 2026 Someone torpedoes your deal. You spend north of a million dollars in court forcing the sale through. You win. Then you sue the people who caused the mess in the first place, and you win again. But the second lawsuit cost you another $841,000 …