[VRWCmember]

In April, a Texas jury awarded Lyrick $11 million in damages, deciding that Big Idea violated a verbal contract with Lyrick.

I think that's a big part of the problem. I thought verbal contracts over $1000 weren't enforceable, and a jury awards $11 million based on a violation of a verbal contract.

[68skylark]

I'm not a lawyer, but I've always thought that verbal contracts ARE generally enforcable, like other contracts, regardless of the amounts involved. (And there may be exceptions as well -- for example verbal contracts involving real estate aren't enforcble.)

Regardless of whether a verbal contract is legally enforcable, I think it does create a moral obligation -- hopefully that's something the VeggieTales folks should understand and honor.