When will the law consider an employee handbook the company gave out on Day One a contract enforceable against the employer? If an employee handbook, sometimes called an employment handbook, makes ...

A contract is a promise or set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law in some way recognises as a duty. Any words or conduct by one or both ...

Bova v. B&J Pools, Inc., 7th Dist. Mahoning, No. 2023-Ohio-1680. In this appeal, the Seventh Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part the trial court’s decision following a bench trial ...

In this quarter's column we discuss Van Bortel v. Ford Motor Co., No. 21-CV-6739L, 2022 WL 3222847, at *1 (W.D.N.Y. Aug. 10, 2022), which serves as a reminder that while oral agreements can sometimes ...

In the depths of the Great Depression, Harry Markow started a business selling rebuilt vacuum cleaners door to door in St. Louis. During World War II, he expanded into selling washer and dryer parts, ...

Natasha Morgan, Head of Legal Content at The Chancery Lane Project, shares her thoughts on the role of lawyers in implementing climate transition plans As the climate crisis accelerates, legal ...

Liquidated damages clauses are a common feature in contracts across industries, including construction, where they serve as a ...