Legal Opinion
Great Lakes Communication Corp. v. AT&T Corp.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided August 21, 2015No. C 13-4117-MWBPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT •
MARK W. BENNETT, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
J. INTRODUCTION . 829
A. Procedural Background .. .829
B. Findings Of Fact ... 830
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS .. .834
A. The Effect Of The Intervening Circumstance ...834
1. Arguments of the parties .. .834
2. Analysis ... 835
B. Satisfaction Of The Mechanics Of Completing A Binding Agreement ... 837
1. Standards for contract formation ...838
2. Requirement of a signed writing ...839
a. Arguments of the parties ... 839
b. Analysis ... 840
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