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Contract Drafting
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ContractsProf Blog
Contract Drafting Sources that Promote Substance Over Style
Now that we are back in school, I wanted to draw attention to a couple of great new resources for those who are teaching contract drafting or those who…
Wiley Executive Summary
Contract Exclusion Bars Coverage for City but Not Individual Officials
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, applying Illinois law, has held that a contract exclusion barred coverage for a claim against an insured city by…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Federal Court Applies “Doctrine of Reasonable Expectations” to Long-Term Care Insurance Policy
An interesting dispute is moving forward in federal court in California, involving interpretation of coverage under a long-term care insurance (LTCI) policy. The case is Gutowitz v. Transamerica Life Insurance Company,…
Technology Law Dispatch
Important clarification on interpreting commercial contracts
By Simon Sloane
In the recent judgment of Arnold v Britton the Supreme Court of England & Wales provided important clarification of the correct approach to adopt when construing commercial contracts. Of particular…
Best Practices Construction Law
Real Estate Development and Construction Contracts: What You Need to Know
Noted author and business attorney Peter Siviglia once said: "In this world, … there are two forms of writing: creative (such as novels, plays, and poetry) and expository (such as treatises, letters,…
Energy & the Law
Contracts – It’s More About the Drafting Than the Suing
Co-author Brooke Sizer It’s been said that your most important decisions are made when you write your contract, not when you have to sue on it. Kachina Pipeline Company v. Lillis…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
The Meaning Of “Successors,” “Members,” And “Designees” In A Release
The words "successors," "members," and "designees," as used in a Release were at issue in Judge Bledsoe's Opinion last week in TaiDoc Technology Corp. v. OK Biotech Co., 2015 NCBC…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Ambiguous Contract Bars Summary Judgment
In Cyber Holding LLC v. CyberCore Holding, Inc., C.A. No. 7369-VCN (Del. Ch. July 8, 2015), the Delaware Court of Chancery provides a useful exercise in contract interpretation regarding whether…
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JULY 13-17, 2015)
Hello everyone, Below are summaries of the few civil decisions released by the Court of Appeal this week, followed by a list of short endorsements and criminal decisions. Topics covered…
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
One Ring to Rule Them All? Will IBM's Watson Transform Contract Review and Law Practice?
By Ryan McClead
[Ed. Note: Please welcome guest blogger Noah Waisberg, CEO of Kira Systems, and a good friend of the 3 Geeks. Noah was on an ILTA Panel with me last year, and will participate…