Bustamante v. Intuit, Inc

In Bustamante v. Intuit, Inc. (2006) 141 Cal.App.4th 199, the plaintiff claimed that the defendant software company had breached a contract to establish a joint venture to market software adapted for use in Mexico. The Court concluded that "the undisputed facts here show no meeting of the minds as to the essential structure and operation of the alleged joint venture, even if there was agreement on some of the terms. 'The failure to reach a meeting of the minds on all material points prevents the formation of a contract even though the parties have orally agreed upon some of the terms, or have taken some action related to the contract.' " (Id. at p. 215.)