Articles for tag: Contract Law

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Bilateral vs Unilateral Contracts

A bilateral contract is one where both parties are to perform their promises or obligations at some future time but not necessarily at the same time. A unilateral contract is one where one of the parties performs his promises at the time of making the contract and the other party promises to perform in the ...

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How to Properly Fight a Parking Ticket in Los Angeles

Ok, the title is a little off, I know. You can’t fight a ticket and win in LA unless you have an angle. There are stories of people doing it, whispered rumors, like those of Bigfoot and Aliens. The reason there is so much confusion is because people are not educated on the law… or ...

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How to Sue for Breach of Contract

According to recent statistics, more than 30% of cases that go to court for breach of contract are thrown out by the courts for a variety of reasons. Often, when people sign a business agreement, they don’t realize what they are signing or what types of contracts will be enforced by law. Before you attempt ...

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Contract Law – Duress Through Misrepresentation

– Duress – actual coercion or the improper threat of injury (not voluntary) – Undue Influence – unfair persuasion from within a dominating or trusting special relationship. (not rational) – Misstatements of Information – “Information I was basing my choices on were false” Equitable Estoppel. (doesn’t satisfy mutual enhancement and utility) ELEMENTS OF DURESS IMPROPER ...