Entertainment & Sports
Apr. 26, 2002
A Party Can Sue for a Breach of Agreement to Negotiate Further
Focus Column - By John M. Genga and Sean A. O'Brien - In a case of first impression, a California Court of Appeal has held that a party to a commercial transaction can sue for breach of an agreement to negotiate even if the parties never reach a final agreement. See Copeland v. Baskin Robbins U.S.A., 117 Cal.Rptr.2d 875 (Cal.App. 2002). If the decision stands, it will surely affect the entertainment industry, where parties commonly leave key terms "to be negotiated in good faith."
Focus Column
By John M. Genga and Sean A. O'Brien
In a case of first impression, a California Court of Appeal has held that a party to a commercial transaction can sue for breach of an agreement to negotiate even if the parties never reach a final agree...
By John M. Genga and Sean A. O'Brien
In a case of first impression, a California Court of Appeal has held that a party to a commercial transaction can sue for breach of an agreement to negotiate even if the parties never reach a final agree...
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