Charles II, aka the “Merry Monarch”, was sitting on the English throne when the original Statute of Frauds was enacted in 1677. Therefore, one should be forgiven for the mistaken presumption that all ...

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini discussed the case in which an investment bank sought to recover compensation from a client it had assisted in raising capital. The investment bank sued on ...

Against a backdrop of conflicting trial court rulings, a New Jersey appeals court is poised to decide whether the state's year-old statutory ban on oral palimony agreements is retroactive. Against a ...