{"id":6720,"date":"2025-02-07T11:42:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/?p=6720"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:42:06","slug":"legal-intelligencer-litigating-the-written-word-parol-evidence-rule-and-the-gist-of-the-action-doctrine-in-fraud-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-litigating-the-written-word-parol-evidence-rule-and-the-gist-of-the-action-doctrine-in-fraud-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Intelligencer: Litigating the Written Word: Parol Evidence Rule and the Gist of the Action Doctrine in Fraud Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Two doctrines frequently arise in Pennsylvania jurisprudence when addressing disputes between the parties to a contract: the parol evidence rule and the gist of the action doctrine. While each serves a distinct purpose, their application often overlaps, especially in fraud cases between the parties to a contract. Understanding both rules is essential for practitioners to craft persuasive arguments.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the January 17, 2025 edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/\">The Legal Intelligencer<\/a>, Edward T. Kang writes, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/2025\/01\/17\/litigating-the-written-word-parol-evidence-rule-and-the-gist-of-the-action-doctrine-in-fraud-claims\/\">Litigating the Written Word: Parol Evidence Rule and the Gist of the Action Doctrine in Fraud Claims.<\/a>&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-litigating-the-written-word-parol-evidence-rule-and-the-gist-of-the-action-doctrine-in-fraud-claims\/#more-6720\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two doctrines frequently arise in Pennsylvania jurisprudence when addressing disputes between the parties to a contract: the parol evidence rule and the gist of the action doctrine. While each serves a distinct purpose, their application often overlaps, especially in fraud cases between the parties to a contract. 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