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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

Email Best Practices For The Remote Negotiator

Working from home has become the new normal for many professionals, and with it has come an increased reliance on email to conduct business until it is safe to hold face-to-face meetings again. This uptick in email...more

Gray Reed

Can an Email Exchange Bind a Real Estate Sale?

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Sometime ago Ernest “Big Daddy” Bux conveyed a pipeline easement to Nodding Donkey Pipelines for the construction, operation and maintenance of a 24-inch pipeline across his Big Bux Ranch. In an email sent before Christmas,...more

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Oil, Gas and the Electronic Transactions Act

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In the spirit of Halloween, Le Norman Operating v. Chalker Energy Partners III is about a scary statute: The Texas Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the UETA....more

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Can Your Email Exchange Become A Binding Contract?

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Certain contracts must be in writing and signed. Among them are contracts for the sale of real estate, contracts for the sale of goods for a price in excess of $500, and contracts to “answer for the debt of another,” such as...more

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Meeting of the Minds at the Inbox: Some Pitfalls of Contracting via Email

We have had a number of clients run into issues relating to whether or not an email exchange constituted a binding contract. This issue comes up regularly when informality creeps into negotiations conducted electronically,...more

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Recent California Decisions Reinforce Need for Care in Electronic Contracting

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In mid-1999, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, responding to an intensifying reliance on electronic communications and a corresponding need for clarity as to the legal enforceability of...more

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