Pete offered Liz a job at his new law firm.In anticipation,Liz quit her job at Mega Firm,bought a new computer and invested in a new set of law books.Shortly before her anticipated start date with Pete's firm,Pete informed Liz that he had changed his mind,and no longer wanted her.Liz may recover under the doctrine of:

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Traditional contract law is basically designed to protect bargains that people make and that satisfy all the legal requirements for a binding contract.Promissory estoppel is fundamentally different from traditional contract theory since it protects reliance,not bargains.In the above case,a promise is made by the promisor on which the promise is relying upon and an injustice has occurred when the promise is not enforced.This can be recovered under the doctrines of promissory estoppel.

Pete Offered Liz a Job at His New Law Firm