Questions tagged [breach-of-contract]
For questions regarding breaches (violations) of contracts.
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In fine print: Refund Policy
Please accept my apology if this should be posted on English Stack Exchange or elsewhere.
I would like to take a person/organization to small claims court for not providing a refund. They ignore my ...
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What legally happens when an owner is removed from a company for bad behavior
A while back there was some drama surrounding one of the Try Guys, where the offending member cheated on his wife with an employee. He was kicked out of the company.
I’m just wondering how that ...
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What is the likelihood of recovering full costs of winning an expectation damages case?
Suppose Bob from this question hired a lawyer and won the case against the seller in England (the seller was stubborn enough not to settle).
How likely is that Bob will also be awarded 100% of the ...
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Real estate verbal acceptance
In real estate, if a seller says, he will accept an offer before signing it and multiple offers come in after, Can he accept a different offer?
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What constitutes "fault of the buyer"? [closed]
I have a contract to sell my house that is contingent on the buyer selling their home. A common enough occurrence.
If Buyer does not close on the sale of Buyer’s property, through no
fault of Buyer, ...
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If I give my daughter $50k for her wedding and she elects to use the money to pay down a house, can I sue her?
Inspired by the following Reddit post.
My parents gave each of my brothers $50,000 when they graduated from university as a downpayment on their home. When I graduated they did not do the same for me....
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Conflicting clause in contract
I've checked similar questions, but I feel this one is a somewhat different.
Suppose someone signed a contract saying "you must not do A, but you must do B", and some time later it turned ...
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Seller Financing a Car and repos
Let's say someone wants to sell a car to an individual via seller financing.. The individual puts down 1,000$ and finances the other $3,000.. and agrees on monthly payments of 200$ the seller becomes ...
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Do you need to inform the other party that he is in breach?
When someone breaches agreements or breaches contracts resulting in severe (or not) compensation, are you required to immediately notify him (who represents an organization?) that he is in breach? Or ...
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Consequential damages for copyright infringement?
Many software license agreements (or even terms of sale for physical copies) include prohibitions on reverse engineering as a condition. If I legitimately purchase and install and use the software, I ...
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Discount code as a contract breach remedy?
Bob is a customer of Acme ltd., an online service provider (e.g. domain names, hosting etc.).
It's time for Bob to renew some of Acme's services he is using, so he logs in to his account and sees this ...
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2 questions about Xbox TOU and Microsoft Service Agreement
Microsoft Services Agreement
disassemble, decompile, decrypt, hack, emulate, exploit, or reverse engineer any software or other aspect of the Services that is included in or accessible through the ...
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How are intangible losses assessed for damages?
Bob has an issue with his phone provider, resulting in the permanent and irreversible loss of his long time phone number which he has maintained for many years. He is greatly troubled and ...
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Is there an overlap between breach of contract and negligence?
It seems that negligence requires among other elements the presence of a duty of care, while breach of contract is a different type/cause of action, and yet it would also seem by common sense to ...
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What award can an unpaid independent contractor expect? What are the legal incentives to pay contractors?
I (Washington State, USA) worked, under contract, for an LLC (Los Angeles, California, USA) and never received payment. I was considered an independent contractor; contract specifies Californian ...
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