The American Recovery Association’s relationship with its newest industry partner recently produced more fruit to help members. Through its latest industry whitepaper, ARA highlighted that Bassford ...

Parties to a supply chain contract need to take a fresh look at “boilerplate” clauses, which can result in unintended legal consequences if not given proper attention. A discussion with two attorneys ...

Have you ever wished you could write your own laws? Generally, when a business negotiates a contract, it is analogous to writing its own laws. In many instances, a business can negotiate contractual ...

Clients often ask whether all those “boilerplate” clauses at the end of a commercial contract are really necessary, and if so, why can’t they just be copied and pasted from earlier agreements. This ...

Indemnification and advancement clauses are often seen as mere boilerplate language in a company’s governing documents, routinely copied from one form agreement to another. However, advancement ...

In reversing the trial court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration, the Third Circuit in Field Inteligence v. Xylem Dewatering Sols. Inc., __ F.4th __, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 25561 (3d Cir. Sept.

The federal government's proposal to deem certain clauses in standard form contracts unfair has drawn the fire of lawyers who suggest what is unfair in one context will not necessarily be so in ...

How essential are your boilerplate clauses? One of the factors the judge considered in Sparks v Biden [2017] EWHC 1994 (Ch) was an ‘entire agreement’ clause. These aim to prevent parties from relying ...