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Contract Drafting
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Adams on Contract Drafting
Now Available: My Law-Review Article “Interpreting and Drafting ‘Efforts’ Provisions: From Unreason to Reason”
By Ken Adams
The summer 2019 issue of The Business Lawyer—the law review published by the Business Law Section of the ABA—contains my article Interpreting and Drafting Efforts Provisions: From Unreason to Reason.…
Zalma on Insurance
No Insurance Policy Covers Everything
By Barry Zalma
The Gravamen of the Claim Fits the Exclusion Although everyone wants an insurance policy that covers every potential liability that desire is a pipe dream. No insurance policy covers everything.…
ContractsProf Blog
Unambiguously worded contract means no extrinsic evidence
A recent case out of the Southern District of Ohio, The Devine Group, Inc. v. Omni Hotels Corp., Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-186 (WOB) (behind paywall), is a fairly straightforward contract…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Interpreting Organizational Documents in the Private Ordering Era
Private ordering has become a common way to restructure key aspects of public corporation governance. Stockholder activists and boards of directors alike are testing the bounds of the freedom to…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Another Kind of “Including” Ambiguity
By Ken Adams
I noted with interest an article entitled “Including Without Limitation” (in this issue of The Transactional Lawyer), by Stephen L. Sepinuck of Gonzaga University School of Law. I’ll discuss later…
Adams on Contract Drafting
A Copy of MSCD for Each Seminar Participant
By Ken Adams
The title of this post sounds aspirational, rather like “A chicken in every pot.” But it’s not: instead, it’s how I conduct my “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars. I suppose at…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Watch Carefully For Differing Terms and Statute of Limitation Clauses in Excess Insurance Contracts
By Chip Merlin
Excess insurance policies are often written to follow form, but then an excess carrier may issue a policy that does not follow the bid upon form. Insurance agents and excess…
Nimble Services Blog
BREAKING: Nimble expands into Artificial Intelligence Contract Review Software with Nimble Essentials Powered by LegalSifter
We’re so excited at Nimble to announce the launch of Nimble Essentials powered by LegalSifter! Starting as low as $49 per user per month, it’s a no-brainer for any organization…
Adams on Contract Drafting
“Drafting Clearer Contracts” Seminars: Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Tokyo, Seoul!
By Ken Adams
Behold the following “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars: Mumbai, 10 October 2019 Kuala Lumpur, 15 October 2019 (details to come) Singapore, 16 October 2019 Hong Kong, 18 October 2019 Dubai, 21…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Two “Similarly” Glitches
By Ken Adams
Yes, similarly and similar are vague. Vague can lead to fights, so you have to be careful about vague. (See this 2018 post about a vagueness fight over similar.) But…