Monthly Archives: August 2024
Chevron Deference May be Gone: What Does That Mean?
With all the news about recent Supreme Court decisions, there is one that isn’t getting as much attention, but which may have a larger effect on you and your business: It’s a case called Loper Enterprises and the case struck down what is known as Chevron deference. A Primer on US Government To understand… Read More »
Partnership Agreement? Don’t Forget These Provisions
You’ve probably read it before: if you’re starting a partnership, make sure you have a partnership agreement. But just having an agreement isn’t enough. You want to make sure that what’s in that agreement thoroughly protects you and covers all the issues that it needs to cover. Here are some things that should be… Read More »
Jurisdiction and Choice of Law: What’s the Difference?
Many people when they draft contracts give little thought to what law will apply to the contract, should it have to be enforced or interpreted by a court. But choice of law provisions can be very helpful to your business, especially if you do business nationwide. What is a Choice of Law Provision? As… Read More »
Common Mistakes in Arbitration Clauses
Whether you want to have an arbitration clause on your business contracts or not is up to you, and there are a number of pros or cons to having them. But if you do think that they can help you limit liability, or obtain some other kind of advantage, you certainly want to make… Read More »
Who Can Sign Your Business Contracts? It Could be Anybody if You’re Not Careful
In a larger business, contracts are signed all the time. But with multiple employees, including corporate officers, who in the company can actually sign a contract for and on behalf of the company, binding the company? It isn’t unusual for an owner or CEO or some other higher level executive, to learn that a… Read More »
Using Copyrighted Music to Train AI: Is it Infringement?
Taking someone’s music and using it for yourself, is copyright infringement. Most people know that. But there’s a new frontier in the fight over what is and what is not infringement: Artificial Intelligence. Music as AI Training Clearly, it’s infringement if AI uses something that’s copyrighted. But a recent lawsuit asks the question of… Read More »
