From the monthly archives:

November 2003

Review Your Unused Sales Tax Permits

November 5, 2003

In late 2001, a Texas lighting-fixtures vendor sued one of its customers, a California company, for breach of contract. The vendor brought the suit in, surprise, Texas. The California customer tried to get the lawsuit thrown out because of lack of “personal jurisdiction.” That means the customer claimed it didn’t have enough presence in, or [...]

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Contract Simplification

November 4, 2003

Short Sentences, Plain English Charts and Tables Situation Tables Illustrative Examples and Sample Calculations Explanatory Footnotes I’ve developed a real thing about contracts with incredibly convoluted language. You’ve seen plenty of them — “if X and Y happens, then Z will occur, provided that A is true, and subject to the occurence of B, except [...]

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