Plaintiff and defendant entered into a contract pertaining to consultant work. Plaintiff contends that defendant's actions in breaching the contract were intentional, willful, and in bad faith. Plaintiff argues that defendant is now liable for punitive damages. Plaintiff also requests compensation for emotional distress, anxiety, inconvenience, and expense from defendant.
Pennsylvania Sample Complaint - Breach of Contract - Exploration and Consultant Agreement
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The relevant criteria are: There is a legally binding contract. ... The other party has failed to perform their duties under the contract. ... You have suffered loss as a result of the breach. ... The breach occurred within the last 6 years. ... Collating and preserving evidence. ... Reserving your rights. ... Taking legal advice.
A breach of contract occurs whenever a party who entered a contract fails to perform their promised obligations.
In each scenario, you're clearly the victim of an obviously broken contract, but the tricky part is determining what type if contract breach occurred and what remedies are legally available to you. Generally speaking, there are four types of contract breaches: anticipatory, actual, minor and material.
A material breach is a failure of performance that affects the purpose of the contract and makes it impossible for the non-breaching party to receive what was agreed to. For instance, if there is an agreement to buy a truck and the seller delivers a car, the buyer is excused from paying for the wrong vehicle.
4 Elements of a Breach of Contract Claim (and more) The existence of a contract; Performance by the plaintiff or some justification for nonperformance; Failure to perform the contract by the defendant; and, Resulting damages to the plaintiff.
Under Pennsylvania law, parties asserting claims for breach of contract must allege the following three elements: ?(1) the existence of a contract, including its essential terms; (2) a breach of duty imposed by the contract; and (3) resultant damages.? Alpart v. Gen. Land Partners, Inc., 574 F. Supp.
There are three major elements required for a breach of contract action in Pennsylvania: a valid, enforceable contract must exist; there must be a breach of a duty imposed by that contract; and this breach results in damages.
