Questions tagged [contract-law]
For questions about laws related to contracts, an agreement between two or more parties.
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Questions related to confidentiality obligations [closed]
If I accidentally find out that someone else committed a crime, and I don't sue him, will I be punished if it later turns out that I knew in some way? In the above example, what happens if it is not ‘...
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Protecting AI related IP by assigning all current and future IP to an LLC
Consider a fairly typical IP assignment clause, such as
I understand that the provisions of this Agreement requiring assignment of Inventions to the Company do not apply to any Invention that I have ...
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Is "I'll see you in court!" legally binding?
Say that "Joe" really doesn't like something that "Donald" does, and they end up getting in a heated argument over it. Donald does not budge, and eventually Joe gets fed up and ...
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Is it legal for someone to forge my signature with my knowledge and approval?
I recently had to sign some paperwork for a health insurance contract in Greece. I was in the UK at the time, so I had to have the thing mailed to me, sign it, and then mail it back. It occurred to me ...
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Does British Columbia legislate for service to be performed 'with reasonable care and skill' + 'within a reasonable time'?
Does B.C. enact any laws like the UK's Consumer Rights Act 2015, sections
49 Service to be performed with reasonable care and skill
(1) Every contract to supply a service is to be treated as ...
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What if I sign a work contract and then regret before starting? Switzerland
I got a job offer from company A to start in ~3 months from now, and they want me to sign their contract within one week. Now, I am also awaiting an offer from company B, which already expressed they ...
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If a receptionist hands a customer a blank screen and tells them to sign - with no explanation - and they sign, have they entered into a agreement? [duplicate]
I recently went to the doctor, and at the start of the visit the receptionist gave me a completely blank touch screen and told me to sign my name twice.
I asked why, and she said "you're ...
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Can I sue a car garage for only offering cash payment? [closed]
I rent a parking spot in a garage in NYC for my car. Rent payment is made only in cash. When I joined 2 years ago, owner told me he would set up electronic payments or will accept Zelle payments, in ...
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Are you a bound by a contract with sorority that you signed if you have not paid dues to become an official member? [closed]
Are you a bound by a contract with sorority that you signed, if you have not paid dues to become an official member?
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Using science paper's method in commercial product
Is it possible to use the method (method or algorithm, model, etc.) described in an open scientific publication (license is arbitrary) in a commercial product in closed source code? That is, the ...
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Retailer refusing to replace or refund purchased items which I forgot at the store
I bought some DVDs at the self checkout in Walmart but accidentally left them there. When I came back someone had stolen them. Walmart said that it was my fault and that they wouldn't offer a ...
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Pest control company terminated my contract then charged me termination fees
Had a pest control company who I’ve always had issues with them showing up at odd hours unannounced to perform services which were not scheduled. I am a new father and very protective and I finally ...
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Do US companies have access to check out their job applicants immigration status?
I am wondering do companies in USA have access to a database to check out if a job applicant has US Green Card or not?
I saw on USCIS website that says if you want to check someone's immigration ...
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Contract for plumber vs roofer
When one creates a contract in a specific business domain, are there parts of a contract that do not need to be enumerated as the type of work already includes implied constraints. i.e. A contract ...
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UK Law - Can a contract be accepted by conduct through continuing communication?
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If a person A communicated an offer of billable professional services via email to person B, stating that future communication would be billed, and that otherwise B should cease ...
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What is an employee's liability for defective work?
Employee E works as part of a development team for company C, which has a contract with customer F. Suppose that F is dissatisfied with the work product that C submits. Under what circumstances would ...
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What is the scope of goods and services that one may charge for? [closed]
A comment on this site asks:
When you provide a service or add value you have a right to charge for it, no?
What is the scope of goods and services that one may charge for?
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Seller Financing a Car and repos
Let's say someone wants to sell a car to an individual via seller financing.. The individual puts down 1,000$ and finances the other $3,000.. and agrees on monthly payments of 200$ the seller becomes ...
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When a company is sold, can existing customers opt out of contract with the new owner? [duplicate]
A letting agent with which I have had a contract for many years was bought out by a competitor around 18 months ago. The new owner never updated the management agreement to reflect the change of ...
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Can assets be protected from sale in bankruptcy by a contract not to sell them?
It is apparently common to not be allowed to resell seeds obtained from growing genetically modified plants, as a condition of having the original seeds sold to you. But one might have several ...
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Do you need to inform the other party that he is in breach?
When someone breaches agreements or breaches contracts resulting in severe (or not) compensation, are you required to immediately notify him (who represents an organization?) that he is in breach? Or ...
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Expected result of trying to buy a lot with a bad listing
I was looking at this listing in or near Dorris for reasons that don't really matter.
The listing says it's on Juniper Street; but there is no such lot on Juniper Street. I spent some time trying to ...
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How are contracts affected if the client makes some of the work in the contract impossible?
This is a follow-up from How are contracts affected if some of the work in the contract becomes impossible?. In these examples, the work becomes impossible because of some voluntary action of the ...
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Berkeley Min Wage: what if you are only required to do 5 minutes of work?
Berkeley has a minimum wage law but it is set to 18.07 per hour. How does this work if work is divided into minutes?
Separately, does 18.07 per hour comprise 18.07 minimum per day?
Also, what are the ...
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In Indiana, can an apartment complex force you to remove social media posts if they pertain to the management?
I've been told that if you disagree with the management of this particular retirement housing organization which operates a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) facility here in Indiana (United States),...
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How are contracts affected if some of the work in the contract becomes impossible?
Example 1: Say I'm given a contract to paint a house, and a few days before I am assigned to paint it, the house is hit by lightning and burns down, making my work impossible to complete. Do I still ...
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Could cryonics "resurrections" be enforced?
Cryonics is the practice of freezing a newly-dead body, for a fee, in hopes that death can be reversed and the terminal disease cured in the future. Whatever the medical improbability, let's imagine ...
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Discount code as a contract breach remedy?
Bob is a customer of Acme ltd., an online service provider (e.g. domain names, hosting etc.).
It's time for Bob to renew some of Acme's services he is using, so he logs in to his account and sees this ...
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2 questions about Xbox TOU and Microsoft Service Agreement
Microsoft Services Agreement
disassemble, decompile, decrypt, hack, emulate, exploit, or reverse engineer any software or other aspect of the Services that is included in or accessible through the ...
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What is the legality of signing someone up for a subscription without their permission?
Is it legal for a merchant to subscribe a person to a service, and start charging them periodically, without that person's explicit agreement?
For example, suppose Netflix happens to have your credit ...
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