Casey B. Green Business Law Blog

The formation of a valid contract requires the mutual assent of the contracting parties. Essner v. Shoemaker,
393 Pa. 422, 425, 143 A.2d 364, 366 (1958) (citation omitted). Mutual
assent to a contract does not exist, however, when one of the
contracting parties elicits the assent of the other contracting party by
means of duress. Carrier v. William Penn Broadcasting Co., 426 Pa. 427, 431, 233 A.2d at 521 (1967). A... Read More

Equitable estoppel is thought of as a shield, not a sword. 
It does not itself create a cause of action, but is used to prevent an
unjust result and to preserve rights that are already acquired.  As
defined by the courts in Pennsylvania, the doctrine of equitable
estoppel applies when one person, by his or her acts, representations,
or admissions or by his or her silence when he or she ought to speak
out, intentionally or... Read More