SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The argument revealed a bench deeply skeptical of the uncertainty maritime insurance contracts would face under a lower-court decision limiting the enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in those contracts. Often, when the parties are from different jurisdictions, they select a neutral forum and its law.

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ABA Journal

APRIL 24, 2024

A professor at the William & Mary Law School was acting as a “friendly gentile” when he helped draft contracts to purchase unused leavened foodstuffs…

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Above The Law

APRIL 19, 2023

The post Ron DeSantis Sticks It To Woke Disney With Hilariously Unconstitutional Law Banning Contracts appeared first on Above the Law. So business friendly!

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Perhaps some of the justices will even enjoy a return to their law-school days, as they consider whether state or federal law should govern the enforceability of maritime choice-of-law clauses. The question here is whether the rules for enforcing the choice-of-law clause in a maritime contract fall within one of those gaps.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 5, 2023

“The murky waters where state law and federal maritime law converge; The U.S. Supreme Court should seize the opportunity to adopt the Restatement with respect to maritime contracts”: A little over a month ago, Nicholas J. The post “The murky waters where state law and federal maritime law converge; The U.S.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

For in-house counsel, contract review needs to extend beyond a simple checklist. The post Reviewing Contracts While Working In-House appeared first on Above the Law.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 24, 2024

By Faraz Siddiqui — As drug manufacturers battle the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) in federal courts over the role of 340B contract pharmacies, an Eighth Circuit decision to uphold a 2021 Arkansas law may render those cases inconsequential in that state. 23-92-604(c)(1), (2) (Act 1103).

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

You Better Be Paying Attention During Contract Law appeared first on Above the Law. G Herbo says bad terms cost him $40M. The post Planning On A Music Career?

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JURIST

MAY 11, 2023

Pritzker signed a bill into law Wednesday that will provide disability benefits to first responders who contracted COVID-19 before vaccines were available. Specifically, the law provides benefits for those who contracted COVID-19 between March 9, 2020 and June 30, 2021.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

The recently published study titled ‘European Commercial Contract Law’, authored by Andrea Bertolini, addresses the theme of regulatory competition. It offers new policy recommendations to improve EU legal systems’ chances of being chosen as the law governing commercial contracts.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 31, 2024

The post Will Contract Troubles Take Song And Dance From TikTok? appeared first on Above the Law. The ones where people are talking are better than the dancing ones anyway.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 5, 2024

“Uber’s Consumer Contract Faces Hostile Massachusetts High Court; Company claims pop-up arbitration agreement is enforceable; Victim of car crash asks court to green light $60 million lawsuit”: Allie Reed of Bloomberg Law has this report. Huston argued the appeal for Uber; Matthew W.H.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The post Football Accident Becomes Contract Showdown appeared first on Above the Law. This is why you don't mess with Eagles fans. E A G L E S, EAGLES!

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Above The Law

JANUARY 17, 2024

The post Shohei Ohtani’s $700M Contract Exposed A State Tax Secret appeared first on Above the Law. it seems wrong to make Ohtani the poster boy for tax reform.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The question – whether state or federal law should govern the enforceability of maritime choice-of-law clauses – at first seems technical. Although neither party to the contract is from New York, the insurance contract selected New York law, as these contracts typically do. Fireman’s Insurance Co. ,

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Above The Law

JUNE 6, 2022

What is needed for law to survive and progress? The post Paralegals, Systemic Changes, And Contracts: Putting The ‘Modern’ In Modern Law appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 25, 2023

Tower Legal CEO Leslie Firtell says contract staffing will grow in importance this year. The post Contract Staffing: 3 Ways ALSPs Can Support Your Law Firm in Uncertain Times appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The post Contracts And Thanksgiving appeared first on Above the Law. Notes to my (legal) self.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 28, 2023

The post The Contract Negotiation Tips You Didn’t Learn In Law School appeared first on Above the Law. Join us on September 14 at 1pm ET to explore tips for top performers in this CLE-eligible webinar.

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LawVu

APRIL 30, 2024

BlackBoiler now integrates with LawVu, so you can redline NDAs and contracts in minutes, without leaving your legal workspace. Effective contract lifecycle management is critical for in-houselegal teams. However, with an advanced AI-powered contract redlining tool, this takes minutes.

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LawVu

APRIL 30, 2024

BlackBoiler now integrates with LawVu, so you can redline NDAs and contracts in minutes, without leaving your legal workspace. Effective contract lifecycle management is critical for in-houselegal teams. However, with an advanced AI-powered contract redlining tool, this takes minutes.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Posted by Marlene Wethmar-Lemmer This booklet contains the first draft of the envisaged African Principles on the Law Applicable to International Commercial Contracts. The regulation of private international law of contract is essential to the further development of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

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Above The Law

JULY 17, 2023

The post The First Rule Of Robbing An A-List Celebrity Like Lady Gaga: Know Your Contract Law! appeared first on Above the Law. Know who else has a mean poker face? Lady Gaga's lawyers.

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JURIST

APRIL 22, 2021

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided Wednesday to retain its longstanding contract-bar doctrine. However, under the NLRB’s current application of the contract-bar doctrine, a valid collective-bargaining agreement bars a representation petition during the term of that collective-bargaining agreement.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 21, 2023

Tired of negotiating and managing routine contracts? Ontra makes the most of human expertise and proprietary AI assistance to automate contracts like never before. The post Experience AI-Powered Contract Negotiation With Ontra appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The post A Chaotic Contract appeared first on Above the Law. Notes to my (legal) self.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 11, 2020

While a world free of lawyers will most likely never come to fruition (to many parties’ chagrin), new technology in the form of smart contracts is changing how legal matters are drafted. This data then informs the automated terms of a contract by posting results and accompanying proof to the blocks. In theory, the process sounds great.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Authors: Abubakri Yekini (Lecturer in Conflict of Laws at the University of Manchester) and Chukwuma Okoli (Assistant Professor in Commercial Conflict of Laws at the University of Birmingham, Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg).

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Alex Hamilton, the CEO of Radiant Law, a U.K.-based based law firm focused on contracts, and the author of Sign Here:…

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L4SB

MARCH 15, 2023

Having a contract that is tailored to your business’s needs is essential. While it may be tempting to download a generic contract off of the internet, these contracts are not.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Indiana school ready to pay Paul Clement’s firm $200K to defend anti-trans bathroom ban; A contract obtained by Law Dork lays out the agreement, which shows the conservative lawyer took the case at a deep pay cut”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

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Above The Law

JULY 7, 2023

The post Me After Reading Contracts appeared first on Above the Law. Notes to my (legal) self.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 29, 2023

The post This Lawsuit Over Golf Tournament Prize Is Your Next 1L Contracts Final appeared first on Above the Law. Fun with definitions.

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LawSites

MARCH 5, 2024

Two years ago, Clio , the law practice management company, made an offer that some law firms might have found difficult to refuse. It offered to buy them out of up to six months of their contracts with competing practice management platforms if they switched to Clio’s platform. They must: Be a new subscriber to Clio.

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Law 360

AUGUST 15, 2023

Ron DeSantis lies a claim that could reawaken legal fights over state laws via the U.S. Constitution's "slumbering" contract clause, experts said. Tucked inside what has largely been described as a free speech showdown between Disney and Florida Gov.

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HowAppealing

MAY 21, 2021

“Local law firms among those showing interest in investigating Colorado Supreme Court contract and culture”: David Migoya of The Denver Post has an article that begins, “Dozens of Colorado law firms have downloaded information about a $350,000 state contract to investigate allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct in the Supreme (..)

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