The Indiana Court of Appeals overturned a superior court ruling finding that the doctrine of promissory estoppel is applicable to verification letters in factoring contracts and should control in the case of Sterling Commercial Credit – Michigan, LLC v. Hammert’s Iron Works, Inc. 998 N.E.2d 752 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). […]
The Court of Appeals of Ohio recently upheld a Defiance County Common Pleas decision and found that the lower court had correctly interpreted the relevant state statute and applied the facts of the case accordingly. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 8 (the “Union”) had sued the […]
Customer Service or Settlement Agreement? In December of 2012, the Indiana Court of Appeals made an important decision regarding settlement agreements. The appeals court reversed the decision made by the small claims division of the Allen Superior Court in the case of Vance v. Francisco Lozano, et al., finding that […]
Pay Me When? A look at “pay-when-paid” and “pay-if-paid” construction contracts in Ohio through EMH&T v. Triad Architects, 196Ohio App.3d 784, 2011-Ohio-4979 The Tenth Appellate District for the State of Ohio recently entered a decision in the case of Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton, Inc., v. Triad Architects, Ltd., […]
