I replaced my mother-in-law's roof without a contract because she’s family — but then she stiffed me for nearly $20,000. What ...

It is often said in Montana that “a person’s word is their bond” or that “a handshake is as good as a written contract.” The people who say those things, however, have probably never experienced the ...

Commentary Commentary The Value of Oral Contracts in Franchise Transactions The franchise case begins with a quote of movie mogul, Samuel Goldwyn, "A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written ...

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Question: Last month, I listed my Sun City home for sale to move to Utah to live with my son’s family. An investor buyer immediately offered to buy my home for my list price of $420,000, so I accepted ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Legal Corner answers viewers’ civil legal questions. QUESTION: I hired a contractor to repair hurricane damage in 2020. I was told by the contractor not to worry about a ...

Oakland County supervisors knew a $450,000 service contract they approved violated state law and the county’s own conflict of interest rules, according to an independent investigation. It is an ...

A judge ordered a Chicago landlord last month to pay $80,000 to former tenants after the landlord threatened to call ICE on them during a verbal dispute in June 2020, according to court documents. The ...