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Breach of contract is a legal cause of action and a type of civil wrong, in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance. Breach occurs when a party to a contract fails to fulfill its obligation(s), whether ...
A break in causation (and therefore probably liability) because something else has happened to remove the causal link. noscitur a sociis: It is known by the company it keeps. An ambiguous word or term can be clarified by considering the whole context in which it is used, without having to define the term itself. nota bene: note well
A contract is implied in fact if the circumstances imply that parties have reached an agreement even though they have not done so expressly. For example, if a patient refuses to pay after being examined by a doctor, the patient has breached a contract implied in fact. A contract which is implied in law is sometimes called a quasi-contract.
Inducing a breach of contract was a tort of accessory liability, and an intention to cause a breach of contract was a necessary and sufficient requirement for liability; a person had to know that he was inducing a breach of contract and to intend to do so; that a conscious decision not to inquire into the existence of a fact could be treated as ...
In contract law, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing is a general presumption that the parties to a contract will deal with each other honestly, fairly, and in good faith, so as to not destroy the right of the other party or parties to receive the benefits of the contract. It is implied in a number of contract types in order to ...
Contracts in ancient Turkey came with clearly spelled out punishments if broken, so one would know what they’re getting themselves into. Archaeologists recently found a seal promising a severe ...
The Optum contracts, signed in 2015, contributed 16% of Cardinal's total revenue in fiscal year 2023, but the bulk of the shipments mainly comprised non-specialty medicines, Cardinal Health said.
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