A breach of contract lawsuit is a lawsuit that is filed against someone who breaches a contract. A contract is a legal agreement between two parties. If one of the parties breaches the contract, then they may be subject to a lawsuit, depending upon the legal specifics of the contract and the relationship of the parties.

A breach can take place when a party fails to perform as they promised, when they make it impossible for the other party to perform, or when they make it known that they do not have the intention to perform as they agreed.

Every state has a statute of frauds where all of the types of contracts are listed that must be kept in writing. Not all contracts are required to be in writing, but usually it is a good idea to put them in writing. That way, they are more enforceable and it makes it much easier to make a case that way.

States have different laws pertaining which contracts must be on paper, but there are some that are pretty standard through all of the states. Some of these are the sales of real property,  promise of payment of someone else’s debt, any contracts that will take more than a year to complete, property that leases for over a year, or contracts involving a certain amount of money that is set by the state. All of these types of contracts require documentation on paper.

If you believe that you have a breach of contract lawsuit that needs to be filed, then you should find a lawyer who specializes in this type of lawsuit. These are not easy  cases, but they are made much easier when you have good documentation and evidence against the defendant.