The plaintiff, Kyle Connaughton, alleged that in 2010 he was fraudulently induced to sell his fast-food ramen concept to Chipotle and its founder, Stephen Ells. He claimed that, prior to signing an ...

Liquidated damages provisions are common to all types of agreements, from leases to construction contracts. While liquidated damages provisions may appear “boilerplate” and full of legalese, they ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court decision, allowing collection of actual damages in a default judgment where the complaint only sought damages “in ...

Real estate leases are, by their nature, bets the parties are placing on what the future may hold. Both landlord interests and tenant interests try to hedge their bets by inserting clauses to produce ...

It’s nearly impossible to determine the full extent of your damages at the scene of a car accident, when you’re focusing on reporting what happened and ensuring everyone’s safety. While the smashed ...