Epic Theatres, Inc. Epic Theatres is a privately held motion picture theatre circuit currently operating 67 screens, at 6 sites, in 3 states. USA. epictheatres.com.
~~ Take a quiz on duress in contract law ~~. ~~ Play hangman on duress in contract law ~~. Duress in contract law relates to where a person enters an agreement as a result of threats. Where a party enters a contract because of duress they may have the contract set aside. Originally, the common law only recognised threats of unlawful physical violence, however, in more recent times the courts have recognised economic duress as giving rise to a valid claim.
For duress to qualify as a defense, four requirements must be met: 1  The threat must be of serious bodily harm or death. 2  The threatened harm must be greater than the harm caused by the crime. 3  The threat must be immediate and inescapable. 4  The defendant must have become involved in the situation through no fault of his own.