Jeffrey Easley has reviewed, drafted, and negotiated hundreds of employment-related contracts (employment, performance, talent, separation/severance, stock option and award, non-compete, trade secret, confidentiality, etc.) and resolved and litigated many contract disputes. Hundreds of agreements reviewed and negotiated – millions of dollars recovered and saved The review and consultation process for many types of contracts takes […]
Category: Contracts
Duty to mitigate damages in breach of contract cases (California)
Although it is well settled that a party aggrieved by a breach of contract must take reasonable steps to mitigate or minimize its damages, see, e.g., Fair v. Red Lion Inn, 943 P.2d 431, 437 (Colo. 1997), it is a similarly well-settled principle of contract law that an aggrieved party cannot be required to accept […]
Quantum meruit (California and Colorado)
Implied promise to pay for services rendered California Quantum meruit refers to the well-established principle that “the law implies a promise to pay for services performed under circumstances disclosing that they were not gratuitously rendered.” (Long v. Rumsey (1938) 12 Cal.2d 334, 342, 84 P.2d 146.) To recover in quantum meruit, a party need not […]
Implied contracts (California)
Contracts can be created by the conduct of the parties, without spoken or written words. Contracts created by conduct are just as valid as contracts formed with words. Conduct will create a contract if the conduct of both parties is intentional and each knows, or has reason to know, that the other party will interpret […]
Severance agreement review
A severance agreement review is $450 payable by credit/debit card. Jeff Easley has reviewed hundreds of severance agreements and negotiated millions of dollars in severance pay and stock for executives and other employees. Email a copy of your employment separation (severance) agreement to [email protected] and we will contact you to schedule a 30-minute telephone consultation. […]