Under New York’s rules of contract interpretation, “when parties set down their agreement in a clear, complete document, their writing should be enforced according to its terms.” Riverside S. Planning …
If there is one thing people like less than attorneys, it is paying attorneys’ fees. Accordingly, great effort is made in contracts to shift to another party, the obligation for …
Sir Walter Scott’s[1] original line is infinitely better (“O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!”) than this Blog title, which, nonetheless helps to illustrate …
Last year, this Blog wrote about the basic principles of contract interpretation under New York law. (Here.) Much of that legal discussion sets the table for today’s article. When parties …
Simply stated, the “Voluntary Payment Doctrine” bars recovery of payments voluntarily made with full knowledge of the facts, and in the absence of fraud or material mistake of fact or …
If a contracting party intends for the obligations under a contract to be executed by a business entity, it is critical that the person executing the contract on behalf of …
