Techlaw: Parties negotiating the terms of a deal must understand when the negotiating stops and a binding contract has been created, even if there is only a string of emails....more
How many times over the years have you seen a clause in a contract stating that it only can be modified by a written instrument signed by the parties? Depending upon how long you have been practicing, the answer may well be...more
...More often than not, people come through our door seeking assistance on a contract dispute that, in all actuality, should never have been one. Relationships break down. A third party gets involved. Business dealings go...more
In part 1, I reviewed patents and copyrights. In this post, I will discuss trade secrets, IP rights, and other protection measures. Trade Secrets - No federal or state statute expressly addresses initial ownership of...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Compliance Bulletin and Policy Guidance; 2016-02, Service Providers addresses the CFPB's expectation that companies oversee their business relationships with service providers in a...more
For the first time in 15 years, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”), Massachusetts’ highest court, issued a decision analyzing the enforceability of non-solicitation covenants, the distinction between such covenants in the...more
• An agreement reached at the conclusion of a mediation session typically represents an abbreviated version of a formal settlement agreement that will be entered into by the parties at a later date. • Occasionally,...more