Monthly Archives: November 2025
Offers to Settle: You Could End Up Owing Attorneys Fees
As a general rule, you cannot get your attorneys fees repaid to you in a case, even if you win, unless you have a contract that says that you do, or unless there is a law that provides for attorneys fees to the victorious party. But there is actually another way to get attorneys… Read More »
What is Specific Performance and When Can it Be Used?
When we think of suing for breach of a contract, we often think about monetary damages; what have we lost, in money, as a result of the breach. But what about performance? Can a court, instead of, or in addition to, monetary damages, order a person or business to do something that it was… Read More »
Here’s How Courts Will Handle Contradictions and Ambiguities in Contracts
When there is a contract dispute, there are certain rules that courts look at, to determine who is correct and who is not. These rules most often come into play when there are disputes about the meaning of contractual language—for example, if words contradict each other, or if there are phrases that are vague… Read More »
Proving Intent in Fraud Cases
The main difference between a breach of contract case, and fraud, is intent—the subjective mental state of mind that shows that someone actually meant to do harm or to deceive someone else. But as with any case involving intent, this brings up difficult legal issues—specifically proving that which only exists in someone’s mind: intentions…. Read More »
