Cancelling Contracts: Which Sales Have a Cooling Off Period – And Which Do Not

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...

When Can’t You Terminate an At-Will Employee?

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...

Stopping Lawsuits Dead: Eliminating Risk with Liability Waiver and Release Forms

by Daniel Ross | Feb 11, 2018 | Contract Law

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

by Daniel Ross | Feb 4, 2018 | Contract Law, Intellectual Property

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...