Tag: White Paper
BP Oil Spill Five Years later: How the Oil Industry Has Changed
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The catastrophe affected families, the eco-system, wildlife, and so much more, but with new plans and practices in place, oil industry professionals can learn from the past and make better decisions in the future.
Manufacturer’s Corner: Breach of Warranty Claims and CGL Coverage
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Although a commercial general liability insurance policy typically doesn’t cover breaches of contract, there are exceptions to that rule, and according to one recent decision those exceptions include breach of warranty claims.
Government Contracting Abroad: Beware Compliance Risks
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For U.S. government contractors, the opportunities to provide services and expertise to foreign governments are lucrative, but there are risks associated with obtaining such contracts.
Kimble v. Marvel: Contract Provisions That Run Royalties Beyond Patent’s Term
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DLA Piper has published a paper about the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding a long-standing precedent that restricts the ability of a patent holder to charge a royalty beyond the term of a patent.
8 Tips For China Licensing Agreements
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Dan Harris in the Above the Law blog lists eight tips to assist American companies looking to secure royalty payments by licensing their IP to Chinese companies.
Contract With One-Sided Termination Enforced – Not a Perpetual Contract
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The case illustrates the balance the courts strike between the policy that disfavors perpetual contracts versus the policy that allows parties freedom of contract.
Archer Norris Publishes First-Ever California Business Litigation White Paper
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California’s increasingly oppressive legal and regulatory environment means it is now getting panned by many businesses.
Today’s Contracts Enforceability Issues, Part III: Decoding Indemnity Clauses
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Parties with leverage may be unyielding when it comes to their negotiation, raising questions of whether certain risks may be allocated through insurance.
Corporate Divorce: Treat Your Employment Contract Like a Prenup
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While it may seem incongruous to think about the end of the employment relationship at the beginning, this is where the prenup concept becomes relevant.
White Paper: Trips, Slips & Falls – New National Standards Certain to Be a Game Changer
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The Expert Institute has produced a white paper that’s labeled as “everything attorneys need to know about new national standards for slip and fall liability.”
Bridgeway Offers Matter Management and E-Billing Buyers’ Guide
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Bridgeway Software is making available copies of its first ever, in-house, matter management and e-billing buyers’ guide.
A Settlement Agreement May Be Enforceable Even When Executed After the Signing Deadline
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A recent court decision may have implications for enforcing settlement agreements in litigations when the other party tries to renounce.
China Contracts: Why Even Bother?
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There are three reasons why it makes sense to have a contract with your Chinese counterparty, and only one of those reasons is enforceability, writes Dan Harris in Above the Law.
Indemnity and Insurance Provisions in Construction Contracts
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It is necessary to pay close attention to the interplay between indemnity and insurance to ensure the objectives of the parties are achieved in a construction contract.
Passenger Railroad Facility Safety Audit As Revenue Protection
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While there few fatalities or injuries per year for passengers on trains, there are several hundred fatalities and many thousand injuries per year associated with rail transportation in general, other than with passengers.
Five Steps to Enhance the Board’s Oversight of Cyber Risk
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The handbook clearly explains a wide range of board-level considerations, including disclosure issues, access to expertise, and risk appetite calibration.
Information Governance Policy and Contract Management Whitepaper
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Paper discusses building an information governance policy and choosing a contract management system that will comply with your company’s policy needs.
Are ‘Best Efforts’ Provisions Enforceable in Maritime Contracts?
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Including “best efforts” provisions in a maritime contract can be a good practice, but only if the contract includes guidelines as to what constitutes the party’s “best efforts.”
Defensibility: The Dirty Little Secrets of eDiscovery
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Defensibility problems due to spoliation of data between collection and review don’t get the same press or case law “bench slaps” that typically result from failures in preservation.
Are You a Government Subcontractor?
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Sometimes subcontractors and materials suppliers are incorporated by reference and then are obligated to comply with those government-unique requirements.
