Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Contract Litigation

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By Charles Crompton

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Now you can more quickly and confidently navigate the ins-and-outs of California contract law and contract litigation with Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Contract Litigation, a powerful dual media research solution that offers expert guidance on the full range of legal and practice issues that are likely to arise in California cases arising out of contracts.

The task-based format guides you through all potential claims, defenses, and other issues that might arise in an action arising out of a contract. Insights from California experts are reflected throughout, with strategic points, warnings, traps, and other types of practice tips targeting issues of particular interest. Other features include checklists, elements of causes of action, examples of recent cases applying the principles being discussed, extensive cross-references to relevant CACI and Matthew Bender jury instructions and forms for complaints, answers, and points and authorities illustrating these causes of action.

You'll find concise, up-to-date coverage of:

  • Jurisdiction and choice of law issues
  • Arbitration and mediation
  • Damages
  • Equitable remedies
  • Various grounds for attacking the validity of a contract, including basic contract elements, fraud, unconscionability, public policy, mistake and many more
  • Rules for construction and interpretation of contracts
  • Breach of contract claims, as well as special rules applicable to contracts for sale of goods under the Uniform Commercial Code
  • Recovery of costs and attorney's fees
  • Pleading requirements for specific causes of action and affirmative defenses

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    Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Contract Litigation is a peerless one-stop source of expert guidance and support covering California contract actions.

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  • Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Contract Litigation