Posts Tagged: contract law

A New Ruling May Have Implications for the Technology Owner and User

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The Supreme Court dealt a blow to patent law use by corporations, saying that companies can only be sued for patent infringement in the places they actually do business. Questions: 1. What was the name of the case and what did it deal with? 2. What is the practical question of the case in reference… Read more »

End Arbitration?

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As this blog has noted, arbitration clauses have proliferated in all types of contracts over the last few years for transactions related to cellphone service, credit cards, student loans, etc. Now a pivotal case regarding a nursing home death is putting arbitration to the test for its lack of transparency and applicability to elder abuse… Read more »