Real estate leases are, by their nature, bets the parties are placing on what the future may hold. Both landlord interests and tenant interests try to hedge their bets by inserting clauses to produce ...

In their Commercial Division Update, George Bundy Smith, an arbitrator and mediator with JAMS, and Thomas J. Hall, a partner with Chadbourne & Parke, write that a party challenging the validity of a ...

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Edge rusher Damon Wilson II responded to Georgia suing him for a 'liquidated damage fee' of $390,000 after he transferred to ...

Anyone regularly reviewing construction contracts will come across those dreaded liquidated damage clauses. They require contractors, and in turn subcontractors, to make significant payments to ...

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...

Anyone regularly reviewing construction contracts has run across those dreaded liquidated damage clauses. They require contractors to make significant payments to compensate an owner for late ...