Questions tagged [contract-law]
For questions about laws related to contracts, an agreement between two or more parties.
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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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Which type of attorney should I consult for a complex case involving employment, contract, and IP law?
This question concerns another Stack Exchange question: https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/195267/agreement-made-at-hire-is-unenforceable-due-to-a-technicality-employer-refuses
What type of ...
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Why does a highschooler (in the US) who has turned 18 still need to have liability waivers signed by parents?
This is assuming that the waiver pertains to a school activity like a field trip.
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SIE export locked behind a paywall
I am based in Sweden under Swedish and EU laws.
Recently (during 2023) the accounting platform that I use converted their tiers from free to fee, during this transition they notified their users that ...
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Rights & Remedies Clause Cancels Arbitration Clause?
My Internet Service Provider TDS has a clickwrap contract. Two of the clauses seem to conflict. Does 12.3 give back a right that TDS gave up in 10.2? I'm bringing them to arbitration for other reasons....
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Could this be considered a breach of Contract
I entered into a contract to have my sewer line replaced, and in the acceptance of this contract, I stated that my homeowner's insurance was covering the cost. I told them in the acceptance email that ...
