By Jeffrey M. Haber We live in a technologically advanced world. Our phones are smart, our tablets are mini-computers, and our laptops/notebooks are more powerful than ever. We can interact with each other through email, text messaging and other forms of electronic communications. Gone, for the most part, are the more formal, traditional ways of communicating with each other, e.g., letters and faxes. As the modern ways of communicating have become the norm, many business exec

By Jeffrey M. Haber In today’s digital world, it is not uncommon for individuals and businesses to memorialize the terms of their oral agreements through email. But are such agreements enforceable? The answer depends on a couple of factors, including whether there is a writing that memorializes the material terms of the agreement. Oral agreements that cannot be performed within one year of the agreement must be in writing. This broad rule, contained in the statute of frauds,