Articles Posted in Contract Law

Attorney Julie Oinonen filed suit on behalf of Dr. Robert Wainberg against Piedmont College. Link to News Story here. Lawsuit here below: View this document on Scribd

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Good Georgia Lawyer received a Court of Appeals decision victoriously affirming the jury trial verdict where Julie Oinonen represented a Northwest Georgia farming family. The Defendant appealed because he said that Plaintiff’s counsel inappropriately showed a picture of a baby in the demonstrative exhibit. The baby was the rightful heir…

Good Georgia Lawyer was very gratified to recently resolve a military family’s business breach of contract dispute with a Fortune 500 corporation. Our client sued under the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act and breach of contract. After resolving the lawsuit successfully, our client was kind enough to write us the…

Good Georgia Lawyer recently just explained when a contract needs to be in writing to be enforceable. Today’s article discusses when contractual agreements are enforceable without writing, for example, an oral agreement between two parties. When should this matter? Well, for one thing, in the event of a contract dispute,…

We have discussed the definition of what a contract is in the state of Georgia. We’ve also discussed the different types of contracts in Georgia. And we’ve discussed rules for interpreting contracts here in Georgia. Today we are going to discuss when a contract needs to be in writing. Another…

Good Georgia Lawyer is sometimes asked by our business owners: “Can I sue for both fraud and breach of contract?” The answer is: “Yes you can!” We have discussed this issue in a previous article, but we’ll offer further reasoning: It has been well established for decades in Georgia law…

Question: Dear Good Georgia Lawyer, Recently my husband purchased a set of used mechanical engines from a dealer who advertised the engines had “never been in previous wrecks.” The dealer also never provided us with any implied “as is” warranty disclaimer until after we bought the engines. Shortly after buying…

Recently, a client hired us to solve a legal question/problem about a used mobile home that they recently purchased: Question: Dear Good Georgia Lawyer: I recently purchased a used mobile home from a mobile home dealer. They never told me that they were selling it “as is”. They never gave…

Oftentimes our clients hire us to resolve interesting questions and problems. Here is a recent one that addresses the issue of express warranties: Question: Dear Good Georgia Lawyer, Recently I bought a used boat from a boat shop off of Ebay from a boat shop dealer. They advertised in writing:…