For sellers of goods, it is all but impossible to escape the reach of the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) because its Article 2 applies to sales of goods. The UCC contains several buyer friendly provisions (including certain...more
The fast pace of modern business leaves little time to be careful about fine print legal terms, but glossing over purchase and sales order terms and conditions can lead to severe consequences for your business. Whether your...more
As Tommy Callahan asks his customers in the high-brow ‘90s movie, Tommy Boy, “why would somebody put a guarantee on a box?” What does it mean and why it is useful? This post provides a high-level primer on commercial and...more
The Situation: Whether warranties accompany software used in other products turns on many factors, including whether the designer is providing a "good" or "service," statements in advertising, representations made in sales...more
For manufacturing companies, some of the most important terms in any contract for the purchase or sale of goods are the warranties that apply to those goods. This article will address one particular kind of warranty – the...more
A warranty is meant to protect a purchaser from any faults or defects in goods or services purchased. But warranties are as different as the products and services that they protect. What’s more, because courts interpret...more