Contracts

Did you ever have an experience and thought that the way you were treated should be against the law? I’m not referring to real crime, but a relatively common commercial activity where you felt you were taken advantage of. For example, two months ago, I decided I was paying too much for the water that is delivered to my office. I called the company and asked to cancel the delivery service. They offered me a 5% discount. I declined. They called me a few days later and offered m

Many of my clients are sophisticated business people and professionals. Despite having many medical doctors and PhDs on my client roster, I still hear some legal theories that are flat-out wrong. I’ll examine some common ones that apply to contracts: A contract needs to be in writing. For most contracts, this is just plain wrong. There are limited exceptions- contracts governed by the Statute of Frauds- the most common example being the sale of real estate. Here is what we le