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Stopping Lawsuits Dead: Eliminating Risk with Liability Waiver and Release Forms
Over the last three years, two personal injury cases on divergent courses made national news. In Pennsylvania, 63-year-old Patricia Evans fractured her wrist while doing “suicide runs” – a set of intense agility movements – under the direction of an LA Fitness...
A Practical Guide to Media Releases for Content Creators
For content developers – including marketers for your more standard goods and service providers – huge opportunities for content creation exist in public space, from community events to newsworthy stories on public figures. But what counts as “public”? And do...
When, Where, and How to Conduct Employee Workplace Searches
Company searches of employee space and property are sometimes necessary to preserve safety, workplace confidentiality, and other important company policies. Employers often wonder what is fair game for a search if they suspect something is amiss, or if they want to be...
7 Provisions for Smooth Sailing Vendor Contracts
Vendor contracts are agreements with other companies that provide you your product, or a component of your product or service, for use in your own business. From this definition alone, we can see the importance of a vendor contract in successful operations; and there...
13 Essential Employment Contract Provisions
There are as many types of employment agreements as there are industries. A machinist, a college professor, and a non-profit director will all have unique contracts specific to their vocation. But there are universal provisions off of which each unique contract...
Kids in the Boardroom – How to Approach a Contract with a Minor
There may come a time in the life of your business where you need to enter a contract with someone under the age of eighteen. In the eyes of the law, anyone under eighteen is deemed to be a “minor,” and special considerations arise that affect how you can (and whether...
Fortifying Your Customer Contracts
For business done on the final leg in the chain of commerce – that is, directly to the customer – the sales or service agreement needs to be especially well thought-out. Customers often lack knowledge of your industry and yet exercise the highest scrutiny of the goods...
The Signature No One Talks About – Notarization on Lease Agreements
If your business operates a brick-and-mortar store – a commercial storefront, a share-space, even a kiosk – your space is your livelihood. If your business is real estate leasing, your tenants are your bread and butter. In a congenial business relationship, all...
Vendor Warranties and the Art of Accountability
At its heart, a contract is nothing more than a series of promises. While agreements to perform and compensate are hallmarks of a contract, other lesser-acknowledged promises, known as representations and warranties, set standards for performance and allocate risk. In...
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