Legal Question in Business Law in California
I signed a 4 year contract with a company that stated all amendments must be in writing and signed by by the two parties. After 2 years, the company notified me over the phone that they are going to amend the financial portion. I informally ( and verbally) agreed, and they sent me an email confirmation. I have never received the written amendment nor signed anything. Is this enforceable?
1 Answer from Attorneys
It will depend on the precise language of the original agreement. In many instances an email can and will be considered a "writing" and can certainly be used to show assent to a contract modification (see federal eSign Act). But if the contract requires a physical signature from both parties this may not suffice.
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