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Contract Drafting
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Adams on Contract Drafting
In Contract Drafting, Design Is the Third of Three Stages
By Ken Adams
Today I noticed this post on LinkedIn, by Marty Finestone. Among other activities, he’s a legal designer. (Hi, Marty.) Because what I have to say would exceed LinkedIn’s character limit…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Spotting in Contracts the Provisions You Really Care About
By Ken Adams
Last week I asked this on Twitter: Is there a kind of term you really DON'T want to see in the other side's draft contract? Something that sets the alarm…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Was the Insurance Claim Really Late Reported?
With the closure of the statute of limitations for Hurricane Irma related claims, we are faced more and more with claim denials based, in part, on “prompt notice” and/or “late…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Should I Delete This Word from My Concluding Clause?
By Ken Adams
Last week I started three series of my online course Drafting Clearer Contracts: Masterclass for an Asian company with global operations. In the first session of Masterclass we discuss the…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Deep Sixed: Federal Circuit Boots Trademark Licensee for Meritless Claims Against U.S. Army
By Jonathan M. Baker, John E. McCarthy Jr., Preetha Chakrabarti, Carissa Wilson, Crowell & Moring
On March 4, 2021, the Federal Circuit spoke pointedly on its view of contract interpretation and contract obligations in the context of trademark licensing agreements between private and government actors.…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Wrapping Up the UK & Ireland Series of “Drafting Clearer Contracts: Masterclass”
By Ken Adams
Last week I oversaw session 8—the final session—of the series of Drafting Clearer Contracts: Masterclass intended for the UK and Ireland. A couple of days later most of the group…
ContractsProf Blog
Promises, Promises on Cardozo, Barry Manilow, and Van Halen
I am teaching Jacob & Youngs v. Kent this week, which makes me happy. I am always happy when I get to teach a Cardozo opinion just like I would…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Decision clarifies landscape for claims related to contract interpretation in IP law, says lawyer
Ruling helps lawyers advise clients on what can and cannot be brought to the Federal Court: lawyer
New York Business Law and Commercial Litigation Blog
Commercial Contracts: To Draft or Not to Draft?
The question of which party to a contract writes the first draft is generally understood among attorneys, but can sometimes be a mystery to clients. This article will present a…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Suspension of Business Was Never Intended to Mean Total Cessation of Business Operations—Insurance Lawyers Duping Judges into Wrong Insurance Contract Interpretations
By Chip Merlin
Insurance business interruption coverage has terms, philosophies, and calculations which are foreign to many. Lawyers for insurers will often challenge me by asking for a case which says their interpretation…