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Contract Drafting
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Adams on Contract Drafting
“Indemnification” or “Indemnity”?
By Ken Adams
Today I saw this tweet: The authority is @AdamsDrafting, as alwayshttps://t.co/g1ILOT4fht — D. Casey Flaherty (@DCaseyF) November 4, 2021 I thought I ought to say something more, so here goes.…
Knowledge: The RDM Blog
Language of Performance and Language of Obligation
The Eastern District of Missouri recently highlighted the importance of plain language, or the ordinary meaning doctrine, which suggests words in contracts should be given their everyday meaning unless the…
Zalma on Insurance
Interpretation of an Insurance Contract of Adhesion
By Barry Zalma
Contra Preferentum When Interpreting a Policy Since, in almost every case, there is uneven bargaining power between an insured and its insurer, the courts that adopted the tort of bad…
Zalma on Insurance
Contract Interpretation and the World Trade Center
By Barry Zalma
A Video Explaining the Doctrine of Reasonable Expectations See the full video at https://youtu.be/BvhlHaxVjPU and at https://rumble.com/vnp1le-contract-interpretation-and-the-world-trade-center.html The act of infamy at the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Counterparts: An Example of Categories-of-Contract-Language Dysfunction
By Ken Adams
Counterparts provisions are, as we say in the biz, fucked up. One slight problem is that it’s not clear what counterparts are. See this Twitter thread for a bit about…
Zalma on Insurance
Rules of Contract Interpretation
By Barry Zalma
A Video Explaining the Interpretation of Insurance Contracts See the full video at https://youtu.be/TktjMrIBaOc and at https://rumble.com/vnnb6q-a-video-explaining-the-interpretation-of-insurance-contracts.html The following rules govern the construction of contracts of insurance: If the terms…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Back to “Efforts,” Part 3: Other Outlets for Delexicalization Deniers
By Ken Adams
In my 2019 article, I explain that in the phrase best efforts, the word best has been “delexicalized”—instead of expressing its dictionary definition of “exceeding all others,” in this context…
Modern contract management blog
Manual vs. Automated Contract Drafting
By Olga Mack
Utilizing automated contract drafting to create clearer agreements As a business professional, knowing the ins and outs of contract drafting is critical to ensure that you enter better deals and…
Lawrina Blog
Loio’s webinar roundup: how to use legal document software to enhance contract review
By Loio
On September 16, we hosted a webinar on how to review contracts smarter and faster by using legal document software Loio. Our speakers — the Product Manager Liliia Kushnir and…
Future Lawyer
Sometimes, The Lawyers Read The Fine Print.
By rickgeorges
Employee was bored one day. Nobody ever reads the labels I write, he said. I wonder how long it will take for someone to read the label on this Doormat? …