Litigation & Disputes
When a business relationship breaks down, you need counsel that tries cases. Chang Law Group has represented plaintiffs and defendants in commercial disputes in Massachusetts state and federal courts since 2006, including matters with all-Mandarin-speaking parties.
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Overview
Chang Law Group represents businesses in commercial litigation, from pre-litigation strategy through trial and appeal. Every matter is built to be tried. That preparation is what gives a client leverage in negotiation and a credible position at trial.
Having represented both plaintiffs and defendants, we understand both sides of a commercial dispute. Whether you are seeking to recover damages, defending against claims, or working through a business divorce, you get counsel that has tried cases and won on both sides.
The firm has litigated matters with all-Mandarin-speaking parties and negotiated resolutions across cultural divides, for clients on both sides of the Pacific. The firm works with each client to structure fees and litigation budgets appropriate to the matter.
Areas of Practice
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Contract Disputes & Breach of Contract: Supplier, distribution, service, and purchase and sale agreements.
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Supplier & Manufacturer Disputes (China and Taiwan): Nonconforming goods, failed inspections, tooling held by a supplier, unpaid invoices, and enforcement across the Pacific.
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Business Divorce & Shareholder Disputes: Partner breakups, shareholder oppression, derivative actions, buyouts.
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Collections & Debt Recovery: Commercial collections, judgment enforcement, domestication of foreign judgments.
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Fraud & Business Torts: Fraudulent inducement, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, unfair competition.
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Real Estate Disputes: Landlord-tenant litigation, lease disputes, commercial evictions, purchase and sale contracts.
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Employment Litigation: Non-compete enforcement, trade secret protection, wage disputes, wrongful termination defense.
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Cross-Border Disputes: Multi-jurisdiction litigation, international contract disputes, foreign judgment enforcement, arbitration.
Results
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Lien-Sheng Chen et al. v. Sung-Chieh Chen et al. (Suffolk County Superior Court)
Judgment exceeding $1.88 million after a four-day bench trial in a US-Taiwan cross-border real estate dispute. The court found on a resulting trust theory that the client was the intended beneficiary of her late father's investment in a Boston condominium and awarded the full capital contribution plus half the sale profits. -
Blue Fuji Bedford v. Xie et al. (Middlesex County Superior Court)
$183,248 judgment after bench trial for a closely held business client. The court found the defendant, as President, breached his fiduciary duty by taking $150,000 for personal use without disclosure. -
Ivymedia Corporation v. Ilikebus, Inc. et al. (US District Court, District of Massachusetts)
Complete defense verdict after a federal jury trial in a copyright case over competing online bus ticketing platforms. Summary judgment first removed most claimed elements as unprotectable; the jury rejected the rest. -
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. v. Duro Textiles LLC (Bristol County Superior Court)
Domesticated a foreign judgment and secured a trustee process attachment, recovering for the client through post-judgment enforcement. -
Kai Qin Chen v. Kai Cheng Chen (Middlesex County Superior Court)
Prevailed after a nine-day bench trial in a consolidated real estate and eviction dispute. The court found the client was the sole owner of the property, rejected the resulting trust and contract claims, and awarded $57,600 on counterclaims plus possession. -
Metropolitan Linen Services Corp. v. Vinny T's Restaurant Corp. (Middlesex County Superior Court)
Enforced a liquidated damages provision in a commercial contract dispute.
Additional Representative Matters:
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Represented Boston-area businesses and Taiwanese manufacturing companies in complex commercial disputes, including supplier/vendor disputes, breach of contract claims, non-delivery issues, and cross-border payment disputes.
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Litigated a complex commercial dispute in which every party spoke Mandarin, through discovery, depositions, and settlement.
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Represented landlords in commercial lease breach and eviction matters, securing judgments and possession through efficient litigation strategy.
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Collected high-value judgments through post-judgment discovery, asset identification, bank levies, and trustee process attachments.
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Defended Korean business in arbitration against employment claims, including wrongful termination.
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Prosecuted and defended fraud claims in various commercial contexts, including business broker disputes and partner misconduct allegations.
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Represented party in shareholder oppression case involving family-owned business, successfully negotiating buyout resolution that avoided trial and preserved family relationships.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each matter depends on its own facts.
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