Parties often have lengthy negotiations before they enter into a final written contract. Various promises and representations are made and relied on during those negotiations. “Be sure to incorporate ...

A contract is an agreement between two or more people where each party agrees to do or not do a certain thing in exchange for an expected benefit. Sometimes, state law requires a contract to be in ...

When most people think of a contract, the first thing that comes to mind is some complex document containing legal terminology that is signed to memorialize the terms of an agreement. But the truth is ...

Don’t sign that contract for home improvements! Not yet anyway. It is good that you are being offered a written contract since it is required by law, but the Guys see lots of errors and mistakes in ...

In the modern world of emails, text messages and instant worldwide communication, entering into a contract is as easy as making a phone call. Oral or verbal contracts are entirely legal. Even though ...

A: Surprisingly, many oral contracts carry just as much legal weight as written agreements. Unless the law requires a written instrument, oral agreements are legally acceptable. But while most oral ...

For decades, this author has written articles on the importance of getting equine-related agreements in writing. Some of the articles even shared common characteristics of effective contracts. Still, ...

All college presidents technically hold employment contracts. But whether the terms of those contracts are spelled out clearly is a different story. One-third of public university chiefs do not have ...