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Contract Drafting
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Wiley Executive Summary
Contract Exclusion Bars Coverage for Fraud Claims Arising Out of Advertising Services Contract
The United States District Court for the Central District of California, applying California law, has held that a breach of contract exclusion bars coverage for fraud claims against an insured…
Offshore Winds
Are ‘Best Efforts’ Provisions Enforceable in Maritime Contracts?
NOTE: This post was authored for the firm by Amanda James, a Loyola University New Orleans College of Law student who is spending part of her summer working at King,…
Corporate and Securities Law
Obligations Under Earn-Outs Are Limited to What the Words Say
By Jill Radloff
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
NC Business Court Takes On The Oxford Comma
You most likely have heard of the Oxford Comma. It is also referred to as the "serial comma." If you are not familiar with this literary device, it is a…
Arbitration Nation
6th Circuit Holds that Accountants Conducting Financial Arbitration Can Also Make Legal Determinations
By Liz Kramer
A new case from the Sixth Circuit addresses whether accountants who are resolving a dispute about payments made under an agreement can also make legal determinations about the same agreement. In a 2-1 decision, the…
ContractsProf Blog
Guest Post – Tina Stark on Contract Drafting at the Intersection of Law and Business
The following guest post is from Tina Stark, a Professor in the Practice of Law (retired) and the Founding Executive Director of Emory's Center for Transactional Law and Practice. Tina is one of…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Applies Conflicting Provisions in Parties’ Agreements
3850 & 3860 Colonial Blvd., LLC v. Griffin, C.A. No. 9575-VCN (Feb. 26, 2015). Despite the odd caption, this Delaware Chancery decision's usefulness for the toolbox of a litigator is…
Business and Commercial
CMA consults on unfair contract terms guidance for the Consumer Rights Act
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a consultation paper on draft guidance on unfair contract terms. The purpose of the guidance is to set out the CMA’s understanding…
Corporate and Securities Law
Delaware Court Examines Implied Covenant of Good Faith Related to Earn-Out
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Contract Interpretation Under PA Law
A helpful review of contract interpretation principles under Pennsylvania law was provided in an opinion by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, styled Artesian Water Company…