Commercial Contracts
The term commercial law describes a wide body of laws that govern business transactions. The primary authority that governs commercial transactions is the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). By definition, commercial contracts represent a combination of commercial and legal factors. For businesses and organizations, the key requirement is to ensure that the legal arrangements allow the full commercial benefits to be realized. This is FindLaw’s collection of Commercial Contracts articles, part of the Business Operations section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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Commercial Contracts Articles
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No Release of Loan Guaranty Under Confirmed Plan’s General Release Provision
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently reaffirmed the principle, clearly stated in section 524(e) of the Bankruptcy Code, that the discharge of a debtor's preconfirmation debts upon confirmation of a reorganization plan ...
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Non-Compete Agreements Protect Competitive Edge, TOO
A recent column about preventing trade secret theft in today's competitive business environment focused on drafting and enforcing agreements not to disclose confidential information. Another tool available for protecting trade secrets is the ...
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Non-Competition Restrictive Covenants and Territorial Limitations
It is important to keep abreast of the ever-evolving law pertaining to non-competition restrictive covenants. Mid-level marketers of petroleum product often encounter or need to consider such covenants in a) employment contracts with key personnel ...
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Noncompete Agreements
In Moores Pump and Supply, Inc. v. Laneaux, 727 So.2d 695 (La. App. 3d Cir. 1999), the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a preliminary injunction against a former employee of Moores Pump and Supply, Inc. (Moores). The former employee ...
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Noncompetition Agreements: New Trends and Old Dilemmas
From a litigation standpoint, it seems that noncompetition agreements have recently eclipsed almost every other type of contract executed in the employer-employee context. New judicial pronouncements and interpretations of the operative statute, La ...
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Noncompetition Agreements
The desire of employers to keep their employees from competing with them has been a source of much litigation. In a typical arrangement, the employer requires the employee to sign an agreement that prevents the employee from engaging in specified ...
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Obesity Litigation: The Next “Tobacco”?
As obesity rates in the United States continue to rise, self-styled consumer rights activists are turning their attention to the manufacturing and marketing practices of the food industry and considering whether litigation can be used to change ...
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Obligation to Disclose Off-Site Contamination Continues in New Jersey
In 1995, the New Jersey Supreme Court imposed upon residential developers and their agents the obligation to disclose to prospective purchasers of new residential construction those adverse off-site conditions that materially affect the property and ...
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Offering to Sell Your “Sliced Bread”: A Potential Bar to Patentability
I've worked with a lot of inventors, ranging from sophisticated universities to guys who just like to tinker with stuff in their garage. In nearly every case, the inventor considers his or her invention to be the greatest thing since sliced bread ...
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On-Line Privacy Protection Rules Take Effect
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) becomes effective April 21, 2000. Many companies are concerned about the potential for legal liability associated with the posting of privacy policies on their websites. The new regulations apply ...
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