contract-dispute-report

name	contract-dispute-report
title	Contract Dispute Analysis Report
description	Generates a structured litigation analysis report for US commercial contract disputes, covering breach theories, defenses, remedies, and settlement posture. Use when counsel needs a pre-filing, pre-trial, or settlement-stage assessment of merits, evidence strength, and exposure. Trigger on: contract dispute, breach analysis, settlement strategy, demand letter prep, discovery planning, arbitration election, pre-filing evaluation.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/contract-dispute-report
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	us
practice	litigation
language	en
tags	["analysis"]

Contract Dispute Analysis Report

Produces an evidence-driven analysis for commercial contract disputes to support go/no-go litigation decisions.

Prerequisites

1. Agreement package — main contract, exhibits, SOWs, amendments, riders, executed versions.
2. Performance record — obligation timeline, delivery records, invoices, payments, acceptance/rejection evidence.
3. Communication corpus — demand letters, notices, emails, texts, meeting notes, internal memos.
4. Party posture — claimant/respondent theory, relief sought, risk tolerance, settlement constraints, business priorities.
5. Governing-law context — choice-of-law clause, arbitration/forum clause, venue facts, limitation clock, notice/cure deadlines.

Quick Start

1. Collect all documents listed in Prerequisites.
2. Run the Pre-flight checklist below to confirm completeness.
3. Follow Core Workflow steps 1–7 to produce each report section.
4. Populate all three matrices (Contract & Term, Breach, Remedies).
5. Deliver final report using the Output Structure.

Output Structure

#	Section	Output	Method
1	Executive snapshot	1-page assessment + recommendation	Summarize positions, merits, recommended path
2	Contract architecture	Parties, obligations, key clauses, ambiguities	Map duties, dependencies, enforcement gates (notice/cure/ADR)
3	Timeline and facts	Chronological event ledger	Tie events to contract duties and claimed breach
4	Breach/defense analysis	Claim-by-claim matrix	Evaluate materiality, causation, damages, counter-defenses
5	Governing law framework	Applicable law + forum + standards	Apply choice-of-law, conflicts analysis, jurisdictional authority
6	Remedies and risk	Damages scenarios + enforceability limits	Quantify recoverable vs. contested amounts and legal barriers
7	Strategy and next steps	Litigation/ADR/settlement options	Best/base/worst-case with triggers and timing