Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Andrew Delaney. Plaintiff worked for the Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire (VNA) as a licensed advanced ...

In many ways, we are living in a golden age of entertainment. The production of new films and short-form programming is on the rise. New means of distribution are being created by long-term market ...

There is no generally implied term of good faith in all Jersey law contracts, the Royal Court has held. In doing so, it has answered a question left open in earlier Jersey judgments – including by the ...

The implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing is a departure from traditional contract law. This covenant or duty often is in derogation of the doctrine of the parties "freedom to contract," ...

In many states, the implied warranties of workmanship and habitability automatically attach to contracts between builder-vendors and new home buyers. Builder-vendors are defined as “persons or ...

An attorney’s contingency fee is not an appropriate measure of damages for services rendered with no more than an contract implied in law, the Court of Special Appeals said last month; rather, the ...

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Jamie Swan explains how clear contract drafting is essential to avoid disputes over implied terms, while highlighting the limits of judicial intervention Construction contracts are fundamental in ...