A recent case in the Western District of Oklahoma shines a spotlight on the patent danger posed by errors in a terminal disclaimer. In this case, a typographical ...

As explained in the earlier BCLP Insight, without prejudice privilege is designed to protect communications between parties that are genuinely aimed at facilitating settlement from being presented as ...

Contracts written by employers and landlords often result in second parties—employees and tenants—facing unfair terms because these documents contain unreasonable or ambiguous clauses, leaving the ...

Approximately 75 million Americans live in communities governed by a homeowners association (HOA). An HOA is a self-governing organization within a community. Residents pay fees to the HOA, and these ...

That the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), state arbitration statutes and courts generally favor arbitration provisions in contracts is well-recognized. But what if the contract containing the ...

A defendant's post-contract offer to use California law in a dispute directed to another state does not salvage an otherwise unenforceable forum selection clause, the Second District Court of Appeal ...