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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What You Need To Know About Financing With Synthetic Leases

Synthetic leases have become one of the hottest financing techniques for credit tenants. This type of "off-balance sheet" financing has been used to finance corporate acquisitions and expansion. Synthetic leases can be used for a variety of assets ...
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What You Should Know About Non compete Agreements

Noncompete contracts are being used with increasing frequency by businesses in Minnesota and elsewhere. This is particularly true for businesses involving technology, scientific formulas, recipes, or other trade secrets, or businesses in which there ...
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When is Pledged Stock Not Pledged Stock?

An April 1999 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit indicates that a stock certificate which carries with it certain affirmative obligations may not be a "certificated security" under the pre-1994 amendments version of ...
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Who is Getting Sued and Why?

The year 2000 ("Y2K") lawsuits that have been filed in the United States allege, among other things, that software and services will fail to serve their intended purpose in the year 2000 and beyond. The vast majority of these suits are class ...
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Why Settle for Less?

There are many factors which drive a plaintiff's attorney or his client to settle a personal injury case, whether it be on the courthouse steps or at a much earlier stage. Those factors have changed somewhat over the years, primarily with the advent ...
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Why Your Company Should Develop a Consumer Privacy Policy for Website Collection or Dissemination of Personally Identifying Consumer Information

The rapid growth of online commerce has spurred federal regulators into action to protect consumer privacy rights. Companies that use their websites for collection or dissemination of consumers' personal information should be aware of standards ...
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Words to the Wary: 10 Rules to Remember When Borrowing Money From a Bank

Don't rely on what your banker tells you; get it in writing. Don't make side deals that aren't documented in writing. A legal doctrine known as the "parol evidence rule" enables lenders to keep any evidence out of court about prior or ...
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Y2K Causes of Action Covered?

Although many people are scrambling to find a hotel room in Las Vegas to ring in the new millennium, business people are hoping and praying that their Y2k compliant software and hardware will work as promised at 12:01 a.m. in the year 2000. Articles ...
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Y2K Federal Statutory Update

Congress passed the following two Acts in anticipation of the potential for litigation surrounding the Y2K problem. Congress passed the Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act (.P.L. 106-8) to establish a loan guarantee program for small businesses ...
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Y2K Legislative Update

1999 began with the introduction of several business-friendly Y2K federal and state legislative proposals, including the Year 2000 Consumer Protection Plan Act of 1999, S.96 Y2K Act, and S.B. 983 (Virginia). The Year 2000 Consumer Protection Plan ...
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