A standard sales contract obligates one party to purchase goods or services for a predetermined price established in the contract. Some sales contracts are ongoing and can include a buyout clause.

Signing a new employment contract takes a lot of diligence — there are a lot of details to look over, from salary and benefits to copyrights and non-compete clauses. But there's one thing that's often ...

The only clause that is required in all contracts is the correct identification of the College: The College shall be identified as The Trustees of Smith College in all agreements and contracts.

The typical real estate sales contract includes not just a price and a closing date but also a number of clauses, any of which can trip up the buyer or seller and scuttle the deal. Although contract ...

All government contracts are governed under the auspices of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Also known as FAR, this regulation is divided into 53 parts and details the way business with the ...

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In advising clients, tell them that if they sign multiple agreements within one transaction, if one agreement has an arbitration provision, they may be giving up their rights to seek redress in the ...

Because of time constraints and the desire to get the business, subcontractors and suppliers routinely sign lengthy subcontracts and master service agreements without closely reading the terms and ...

In the first century or so of our national existence, one of the Constitution’s provisions that was most often at issue was the Contract Clause. But following New Deal era decisions that eviscerated ...

As Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder ticked off the changes made to football coach Mike Gundy’s contract Friday following a law firm’s investigation into the treatment of players in the ...

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