How Express Contract Terms and the Negotiation Process May Affect Liability - Parties entering into a contract should negotiate in good faith, but parties must also perform due diligence to protect their own interests. In...more
Kanye West and music publisher EMI have agreed on something (at least in theory) – to settle their legal battle. According to a court document filed on September 23, the parties reached an “agreement in principle” to settle...more
California Business & Professions Code Section 16600 declares void "every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind". The California Supreme Court famously...more
A recent decision from the Texas Supreme Court has closed the door for good on certain fraud and fraudulent inducement claims based on false representations that are contradicted by the parties’ agreement. In Mercedes-Benz,...more
In an opinion written by Judge Posner, the Seventh Circuit on Friday gave its stamp of approval to a “must-have” hospital’s bargaining to exclude competitors from certain narrow-network payor contracts in and around Peoria,...more
As intellectual property licensing continues to grow more prevalent, legal practitioners and business personnel are being asked to craft and negotiate agreements that can significantly impact a business’s ability to compete...more