Cohabitation Not a Requirement for Palimony Claim, Says N.J. Supreme Court Jun 18, 2008
" In a concurring opinion, Justice Virginia Long agreed cohabitation should not be a requirement but said she worried the majority's opinion might be read too strictly and bar enforcement of an express contract for lifetime support. "I write only to flag that issue for future consideration," she said. Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto concurred with the result but said cohabitation should continue to be a requirement "at a bare minimum. " "Even California -- the birthplace of the Marvin/palimony cause... (Law.com)
Fired West Salem principal claims discrimination Mar 6, 2008
packer__attacker wrote on Mar 6, 2008 7:16 AM:" At-will employment is a doctrine of American law that defines an employment relationship in which either party can terminate the relationship with no liability if there was no express contract for a definite term governing the employment relationship. Under this legal doctrine: any hiring is presumed to be "at will"; that is, the employer is free to discharge individuals "for good cause, or bad cause, or no cause at all," and the employee is... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Consumer Class Action Certified Against Title Insurance Co. Feb 2, 2008
The plaintiffs brought nine claims -- breach of express contract, breach of implied contract, money had and received, violation of the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, negligent supervision, accounting and unjust enrichment. (A claim for "money had and received" is a common law action by which a plaintiff seeks to recover money paid to the defendant that would otherwise be unrecoverable because it had been... (Law.com)
Riptide Center for Enhanced Performance Contract Received From US Army/SAIC Oct 17, 2007
Sub-contracted under SAIC's AMCOM Express contract, Riptide will deliver IMI for "soft skill" training related to confidence, goal-setting, and stress & energy. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Developer pleads guilty to tax charges involving illegal workers Jun 27, 2007
But issouri law does not require an express contract, either written or verbal, to establish the employee-employer relationship. The Columbia Missourian's publication Adelante reported last month that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations ordered Schlup to pay about 682,000 in worker's compensation to Torres and Aaron Medina, both of whom were undocumented workers employed by Schlup. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
More of this story Sep 13, 2006
At-will employment is an employment relationship in which either party can terminate the relationship with no liability if there was no express contract for a definite term governing the employment relationship, according to Wikipedia. com, an encyclopedia Web site. (Cheboygan Daily Tribune, MI)
ShawCor announces second quarter results Aug 4, 2006
Including the Rockies Express contract that was announced in July 2006, the consolidated order backlog increases to $308 million compared with $333 million at the beginning of the second quarter. The Company continues to anticipate slower business activity in the second half of the year as the North Sea region activity will be minimal and large pipecoating projects currently underway in the Far East are completed. (PR Newswire)
READ MORE > Jul 7, 2006
But the Supreme Court said the job application and the written behavior policy, called Standards of Employment, created an express contract that preserved the city's right to fire him at will. Those documents clearly indicate either the city or Aberle could end his employment at any time, the justices said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Business Norms vs Plain Meaning Feb 25, 2006
This article argues that the strategy of rejecting trade usages unless they are part of the express contract is too rigid ... Decision makers should also consider the particular reasons why parties failed to include the trade usages in their express contract. (Blawg -- Business Law)
