Please Release Me Let Me Go
- Nov 15 2024
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger This BLOG has written frequently about the substance and scope of general releases.[1] As noted in prior BLOG articles, in New York, “a valid release constitutes …
Category: ambiguity
Typographical Errors, Grammatical Mistakes, and Other Obvious Errors Do Not Render a Contract Ambiguous, Says The New York Court of Appeals
- Jun 24 2024
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In a prior post, we examined the impact of proofreading failures when drafting an agreement (here). In MAK Technology Holdings Inc. v. Anyvision Interactive Technologies Ltd., …
The New York Court of Appeals Reminds Litigants That Words in Contracts Have Meaning
- May 20 2024
By: Jeffrey M. Haber When parties enter into a contract, each assumes that the language in their agreement accurately memorializes their understandings and intentions. For this reason, when a dispute …
