by Daniel Ross | Jun 20, 2018 | Business Formation & Development, Contract Law, General Practice
Previously, we introduced alternative dispute resolution and reviewed the approach to mandatory mediation clauses in business contracts. Arbitration is, of course, the other main body of ADR. And like mediation, arbitration can be written into a business contract in...
by Daniel Ross | May 26, 2018 | Business Formation & Development, Contract Law, General Practice
Dispute resolution has a favorite son, and despite Americans’ litigious nature, it’s not the courtroom. Alternative Dispute Resolution, or ADR, is a combination of the informal mechanisms of mediation and arbitration which provide an alternative to trial and alleviate...
by Daniel Ross | May 26, 2018 | Contract Law, General Practice
There are plenty of reasons for “agreeing to agree.” The future is hard to forecast; we don’t want a hang-up to impede a venture in the here-and-now; and a dozen others. I don’t need to tell you that this invites uncertainty into your business relationships. But at...
by Daniel Ross | Feb 26, 2018 | Contract Law
As it turns out, there is some truth to the old cliché that contracts are made to be broken. But not all contracts, and not all the time. The law recognizes that sometimes the ability to cancel a contract works in the public interest: sometimes a consumer buys a good...
by Daniel Ross | Feb 21, 2018 | Contract Law
Employment at will – the right to terminate a work relationship for any reason or no reason at all – is a state law concept structured to give both businesses and workers flexibility and mobility in the workforce. From an employer’s perspective, employment at will...