If you did not sign a contract and felt like you were treated unfairly in a business deal, you might be able to apply quantum meriut or unjust enrichment to obtain restitution. However, some courts do not allow you to claim unjust enrichment in these instances, even if there are other c...
Equitable Estoppel, Unjust Enrichment and the Good Samaritan Doctrine: Three Possible Defenses to a Farmers Home Administration Foreclosure Proceedingcautious approach to equitable estoppel against the govern- ment should be satisfied whenestoppel: 1) is deployed solely as a shield, rather than a sword...
Thus, for a creditor to be able to exercise a setoff right in bankruptcy, section 553 requires on its face that: (i) the creditor have a right of setoff under applicable non-bankruptcy law; (ii) the debt and the claim are "mutual"; (iii...
Various other ways in which officious intermeddlers could upset governments, the peace, or families are found within the area of unjust enrichment law. Officious intermeddling is feared when somebody pays the debts of another person and then seeks to recover from the debtor. Whereas Continental ...