Glenn, for example, argues that
promissory estoppelHillman, The Unfulfilled Promise of
Promissory Estoppel in the Employment Setting, 31 RUTGERS L.J.
Newton filed a three-count complaint against Kubota and Jacboson alleging
promissory estoppel, common law fraud, and negligent misrepresentation.
Plaintiffs
promissory estoppel and confidentiality claims concern [Defendant's] alleged representations during such negotiations.
is correct, and I think he is, the limitation placed on
promissory estoppel by Combe v.
THE MODEL OF RELIANCE: ITS EXTENSION TO
PROMISSORY ESTOPPEL AND THE PRECONTRACTUAL LIABILITY PROBLEM
Taylor Displays sued Roark, and after several years of legal maneuvering, the jury found Roark guilty of "common law fraud,
promissory estoppel and interference with prospective business advantage."
The protege sued the mentor, alleging breach of contract, third-party beneficiary liability,
promissory estoppel, breach of a fiduciary relationship, and negligent misrepresentation.
The court nevertheless held that any such promises were unenforceable as a matter of public policy and that the manager was unable to make his
promissory estoppel claim.
But these simple ideas do not explain the main doctrines that draw a line between the legally enforceable promise and the unenforceable promise, namely, the consideration and
promissory estoppel doctrines.
Legal obligations result from law, statute, ordinance, or contract, or arise from
promissory estoppel. A contractual obligation normally requires an exchange of consideration.
In February 1999, Pupillo was laid off from her job at the hospital, and on October 20, 1999, she filed a complaint against the hospital challenging her layoff, asserting
promissory estoppel and fraud based on Gates' representations to her.
Early this year, the family won a $79 million judgment against Humana for "intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, fraud, unfair claims practices, and
promissory estoppel." The jury's whopping punitive damage award was calculated to equal the savings Humana had reportedly realized from the medical director's cost-driven winnowing of the case management rolls.
