Chapter 7 Litigating Breach-of-Contract Claims

Index

• Section 7.1 Introduction and Scope
• Section 7.2 Subject Matter
• Section 7.3 Personal Jurisdiction
• Section 7.4 Forum-Selection Clauses
• Section 7.5 Venue
• Section 7.6 Choice of Law
• Section 7.7 Introduction
• Section 7.8 Plaintiffs
• Section 7.9 Defendants
• Section 7.10 Elements of a Breach-of-Contract Claim
• Section 7.11 Special Pleading Rules for Contract Actions
• Section 7.12 Statute of Limitations
• Section 7.13 Statute of Frauds
• Section 7.14 Fraud
• Section 7.15 Duress
• Section 7.16 Mistake
• Section 7.17 Illegality, Public Policy, and Unconscionability
• Section 7.18 Impossibility and Commercial Frustration
• Section 7.19 Waiver
• Section 7.20 Estoppel
• Section 7.21 Cancellation and Novation
• Section 7.22 Parol Evidence
• Section 7.23 Rules of Construction
• Section 7.24 Introduction
• Section 7.25 Damages
• Section 7.26 Specific Performance
• Section 7.27 Rescission and Restitution
• Section 7.28 Introduction
• Section 7.29 Quantum Meruit
• Section 7.30 Unjust Enrichment
• Section 7.31 Conclusion