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What Can Be Done About Breached Business Contracts?

Blumberg

Essentially, expulsion needs to be executed in good faith or the business is at risk of being sued for damages. For example, the non-breaching party may sue the breaching party for compensatory damages. Liability For A Breach It’s not uncommon for contract disputes to lead to someone being sued. Handin , P.A.,

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Ex-Farmers Legal Chief Fired Over Bias Suit Awarded $155M

Law 360

A California state jury on Thursday awarded a former head of Farmers Insurance's in-house legal services $150 million in punitive damages, in addition to his $5.4 million compensatory damages, after finding that his role as a potential witness in a settled sex bias suit from female Farmers attorneys motivated his firing.