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California Court Enforces Arbitration Clause in Cannabis Contract

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An October 2019 decision in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California confirmed that cannabis companies can form contracts even if the purpose of the contract is for an illegal purpose and that...more

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Developments in Enforceability of Arbitration Provisions in Consumer-Facing Online Agreements

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Courts throughout the country continue to express skepticism over, and go to lengths to deny the enforceability of, arbitration provisions in consumer online agreements. A recent example from the New York Supreme Court for...more

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What In-House Counsel Need To Know About Their Form Arbitration Clauses – Ten Foundation Questions

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Most arbitrations, and all commercial arbitrations, are creations of contract, and courts are generally required to enforce an arbitration agreement as they would any other contract. Therefore, the terms of the arbitration...more

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New Ninth Circuit Opinion Requires Companies Seeking to Enforce Arbitration to Pay 'Sirius' Attention to Contract Formation

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On November 10, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit continued its recent trend of declining to enforce arbitration clauses after finding that the contracts containing those clauses were never actually formed...more

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