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.
"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...
When someone asks me what kind of law that I practice, I answer “civil litigation.” The response is usually a puzzled-then-accepting-without-questioning look or the question: “What is that?” The civil legal arena covers a broad area that does not include criminal or...