[3] No-bid contracts may be awarded to people who have political connections or make donations to influential politicians.
[4] Sometimes a sweetheart deal involves tax breaks or other inducements to get a corporation to do business in that city or state.
For example, in a class-action lawsuit the attorneys representing a class of plaintiffs may reach an agreement with the defendant in which the primary result is a lucrative fee for the attorneys rather than maximum compensation for the class members.
[7] The 1959 Landrum-Griffin Act was a federal law that attempted to prevent sweetheart labor contracts and other forms of corrupt dealing by unions in the USA.
They found that such language is more commonly included in contracts with firms that make political contributions.