Try to tuck this away in your memory bank with a trigger on it to leap back to the top of your dome the next time you enter into an agreement. Whether it is a lease, a purchase agreement, a loan, an employment agreement – any type of contract. I’m going to let you in...
Category: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Beware the Binding Effects of Email*
By Adrienne Catherine H. Beauregard-Rheaume, Esq.,
You don’t need a signed document to have a binding settlement agreement. This was always a concern that needed to be considered with oral negotiations, which can amount to enforceable, oral contracts.
Lessons Learned From Judge Wapner
"Don't take the law into your own hands: you take 'em to court." We have all heard that familiar catch-phrase from the TV show People’s Court. But, People’s Court was not actually a “court” - it was a binding arbitration between the parties. (By the way, in cases...