DerektellsMeredith that his favorite baseball team, the Washington Nationals,is coming to town to play the Seattle Mariners, and he will spend $90 a ticket ifMeredith will go to thegame with him.Meredith is excited, and she tellsDerek that she will attend thegame with him and that he can pick her up at her placearoundsix o'clock the evening of the game. Derek also informs Meredith that he will take herto dinner before the8:00 p.m. game.

Derekgoes to pickMeredith around 5:48 p.m.up on game day and finds no one at home. Too embarrassed to attend therestaurant and game by himself, he goes home. Worried that something may have happened to Meredith, he tries to reach her by telephone. He even calls Seattle Grace Hospital to make sure nothing has happened to her.The following day, he contacts her and she informs himthat she changed her mind; she did not want to go to thegame with him because it looked like it was going to rain and she hadmadeplans with another "friend."Also, shedid not feel it was necessary to call.Derek becomes very emotionally upset over the rejection. Two days later, he files a lawsuit againstMeredith for $325 in damages for the two unused tickets to thegame and the cost of a reasonable dinner for twoand $500 in damages for his emotional trauma.

What are the essential elements for an offer?Did Meredith have the requisite intent to make a contract?What is the most likely outcome and were there any ethical violations?