Learn about contracts from Harvard Law Professor Charles Fried, one of the world's leading authorities on contract law. Contracts are promises that the law will enforce. But when will the law refuse ...

A family law ruling filed last week by the Maryland Supreme Court confirmed marital settlement agreements are contracts, but the decision may ultimately have more of an impact on contract law and ...

Introduction: Why Precision in Contract Drafting Matters - Specificity in drafting allows contracting parties to allocate ...

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For a more detailed discussion of the new Restatement, we encourage you to also listen to the episode of the Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast released today with Ballard Spahr’s Alan Kaplinsky (who is ...

Supply chain professionals must understand the domestic and international laws and legal processes that bound their strategic decisions and business planning. This concentration is aimed towards both ...

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...

For some years now, Professor Avery Katz has taught first-year contracts from a client-centered perspective that emphasizes how the rules of contract law can be used to promote the purposes of ...

In their Construction Law column, Kenneth Block and Stuart Rosen examine the concept of "unavoidable delays," i.e., a delay for which the contractor is not responsible and may be entitled to an ...

“The right to repair is not a statutorily granted right, and thus, the question remains as to whether contracts altering the right to repair are preempted by the patent exhaustion doctrine, which is ...

New York courts have reluctantly passed upon the enforcement of religious marriage contracts. The restrictions of the First Amendment constrain state courts from limiting the free exercise of religion ...