Sentences with phrase «enforcing contracts against»

• Where an unsealed contract is entered into by an agent, the principal can usually enforce the contract, or another party can usually enforce the contract against the principal, even if the agency wasn't disclosed.

Generally in the U.S., states have laws that require some contracts to be signed by a party in order to enforce the contract against the party.

Not exact matches

After the Supreme Court in 1911 struck down the form of resale price maintenance enabled by fair trade laws, 59 Congress in 1937 carved out an exception for state fair trade laws through the Miller - Tydings Act.60 When the Supreme Court in 1951 ruled that producers could enforce minimum prices only against those retailers that had signed contracts agreeing to do so, 61 Congress responded with a law making minimum prices enforceable against nonsigners too.62

If the UFT refuses a meeting with President Mulgrew and continues to ignore our plight, we will be forced to pursue a PERB complaint against the UFT for failing to enforce the contract and defend members from anti-union animus at the hands Mr. Urena and his abusive administration.

The federal government increasingly has used the False Claims Act to enforce compliance with a variety of federal statutes and regulations against companies that either contract with or receive funding from the federal government.

Enforce contract rights on behalf of, and against, government bodies and agencies, including contractor delays and liquidated damage recovery litigation on behalf of government agencies

However, the case was appealed and while the appeal court ultimately decided that the separation agreement was void as against public policy, it also noted that courts needed to use caution in finding contracts to be void as contrary to public policy so that the doctrine does not «unduly impinge on the basic right to enforce engagements freely and voluntarily made.»

Take steps to minimize legal liability, identify and protect your company IP, utilize well crafted contract agreements, enforce your rights against infringers, and be informed about the risks of litigation.

And when relationships sour, representing clients in lawsuits to enforce their contracts or to defend against allegations of breach.

Then if the hospital fails to bill and tries to enforce the lien, we will file suit against the hospital as a third party beneficiary of the contract to extinguish the lien.

So courts have bent over backwards to find a contract to enforce against such a practice.

Also, under the statute of frauds, absent a writing and the signature of the party against whom the contract will be enforced, a court can only enforce an oral agreement if part performance has been established.

The other projects selected are: conservation covenants; electoral law, talking account of technological advances; electronic communications code; European contract law; family financial orders following divorce and enforcing financial arrangements for children; offences against the person; rights to light in connection with planning law and land development; the regulation of taxis and private hire vehicles; trademark and design litigation; and the law of wildlife management.

Some businesses will require employees to sign «non-disparagement» contracts that are unlawful under federal law, and then seek to enforce the unlawful non-disparagement provisions against the former employee working at a competing business.

Before incorporating a non-competition provision into an employee's contract of employment or reminding a departing employee that a non-competition provision precludes the employee from competing and will be enforced against him or her, employers should carefully consider the value of proceeding in such a fashion and all of the ramifications.

On November 26, 2012, Blackwood filed a statement of claim against Brook alleging breach of contract and asserting it brought the action «to enforce the lien as provided in the Mechanics» Lien Act».

More specifically, managing this M&A circumstance through an affiliate clause means there is no direct contractual relationship (known as «privity of contract») between the affiliate and the vendor, which in turn means that neither can enforce the contract terms against the other.