Replies to post #31109 on Greenfield Farms Food Inc. (fka GRAS)

[C.G.B Spender]

Most people know or assume that the law generally requires a written, signed agreement for a transaction to be legally binding. They don't realize that an email exchange can also satisfy the legal requirements and collectively constitute a binding contract.

Regardless of an email's folder location, intent, or status, email is a vital piece of corporate electronic information and no different than any other document. Email is now much more than just a communication mechanism but a legal document of record that can be used to an organization's advantage.Apr 15, 2009

Kasten v. Doral Dental USA, LLC, 2007 Wisc. LEXIS 405 (Wis. June 22, 2007), the Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed and rejected the findings of the trial court’s conclusion that email was a communication rather than a document. They concluded that “Company documents” in the company’s operating agreement was, in fact, a broader term than “records” and included drafts and emails that were not private communications.