Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today's episode is part of our "Listen and Learn" series, where we review legal concepts and use them in fact patterns. This time we're analyzing a topic from contract law -- promissory estoppel.

In this episode, we discuss:

When is a promise breakable, and when is it a contract?
What is inadequate consideration?
The "reasonable and detrimental actions" requirement for promissory estoppel
Breach of contract and reliance damages
Analyzing two questions pertaining to promissory estoppel
How to structure the essay answer when the fact pattern contains multiple actions

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095: Listen and Learn -- Promissory Estoppel

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