1. Abuse of Process

2. Account Stated

3. Accounting

4. Assault

5. Battery

6. Breach: 01. Breach of Contract

7. Breach: 02. Breach of Third-Party Beneficiary Contract

8. Breach: 03. Breach of Contract, Implied

9. Breach: 04. Breach of Contract, Tortious

10. Breach: 05. Breach Implied Covenant of Good Faith & Fair Dealing

11. Breach: 06. Breach Implied Covenant of Good Faith & Fair Dealing, Tortious

12. Breach: 07. Breach of Express Warranty

13. Breach: 08. Breach of Implied Warranty of Merchantability

14. Breach: 09. Breach of Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose

15. Breach: 10. Breach of Fiduciary Duty

16. Breach: 11. Breach of Confidence - Novel Idea

17. Breach: 12. Breach of Fiduciary Duty Aiding And Abetting

18. Breach: 13. Breach of Implied Warranty of Habitability

19. Breach: 14. Breach of Insurance Contract

20. Civil Conspiracy

21. Constructive Trust

22. Contribution - Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act

23. Conversion

24. Deceit - Fraudulent Concealment

25. Declaratory Relief

26. Defamation Libel

27. Defamation Per Se

28. Defamation Slander

29. Defamation Trade Libel

30. Dog Bites

31. Emotional Distress, Intentional Infliction

32. Emotional Distress, Negligent Infliction

33. Equitable Estoppel

34. Equitable Subrogation

35. False Advertising

36. False Imprisonment

37. Fraud

38. Fraud Constructive

39. Indemnity

40. Intentional Interference Parent-Child

41. Intentional Interference with Testamentary Expectation

42. Interference with Economic Relations - Intentional

43. Interference with Economic Relations - Negligent

44. Interference with Existing Contract - Intentional

45. Interference with Existing Contract - Negligent

46. Invasion of Privacy - Appropriation of Likeness

47. Invasion of Privacy - False Light

48. Invasion of Privacy - Intrusion

49. Invasion of Privacy - Public Disclosue of Private Facts

50. Legal Malpractice

51. Loss of Consortium

52. Malicious Prosecution

53. Misrepresentation, Fraudulent - Promissory Fraud

54. Misrepresentation, Negligent

55. Money Had & Received

56. Negligence

57. Negligence, Gross

58. Negligence, Professional

59. Negligence, Willful Misconduct

60. Negligent Entrustment

61. Negligent Hiring, Supervision and Retention

62. Open Book Account

63. Preliminary Injunction

64. Prima Facie Tort

65. Promissory Estoppel

66. Quantum Meruit

67. Quiet Title

68. Rescission

69. Resulting Trust

70. Slander of Title

71. Strict Liability - Manufacturing Defect

72. Strict Liability Design Defect

73. Strict Liability Failure to Warn

74. Trade Dress Infringement

75. Unfair Competition - Common Law Copyright

76. Unfair Competition - General

77. Unfair Competition - Trade Name, Service Mark, and Trademark Infringement and Dilution

78. Unjust Enrichment

79. Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy

Quantum Meruit

1Elements and Case Citations

“‘Quantum meruit refers to the well-established principle that “the law implies a promise to pay for services performed under circumstances disclosing that they were not gratuitously rendered.”. . . To recover in quantum meruit, a party need not prove the existence of a contract. . ., but it must show the circumstances were such that “the services were rendered under some understanding or expectation of both parties that compensation therefor was to be made” . . .’”

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