A covered entity would have been in violation of this rule if the covered entity knew or reasonably should have known of
a material breach of the contract by a business associate and it failed to take reasonable steps to cure the breach or terminate the contract.
For more information about what is considered
a material breach of contract and how you should proceed if you have been affected by such a breach, contact a U.S. Virgin Islands contract lawyer.
A honest mistake in failing to pay can still be
a material breach of a contract justifying termination of the contract.
Could
a material breach of contract be used to get an arbitration agreement thrown out?
Either party may terminate this contract during the term with immediate effect upon written notice to the other party if the other party commits
a material breach of this contract and the defaulting party fails to remedy such breach within 14 days of being given written notice to do so.
Not exact matches
According to a
contract law expert, the matter is likely to turn on whether R3's failure to inform Ripple about the departure
of partners like Goldman Sachs amounts to a «
material breach.»
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Termination
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breach, the general rule is that a
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Confidential (2016): instructed to represent Purchaser
of superyacht in relation to its multi-Euro damages claim against yard for
breach (
material non-compliance with
Contract and Technical Specifications) and unlawful termination
of yacht building
Contract.
Termination
of the employment
of the owner manager for a
material breach of his employment
contract.
The purchase and sale
contract or an affidavit stating its
material terms and stating that it is still effective, or both, could be recorded in the real estate records
of the county where the property was located prior to closing, but it would be highly usual to do so absent a clear indication that a
breach was imminent (because it is very rare for this to happen since the consequences are clear and it is so often an open and shut case) but it could come up if the seller believes that a condition under the original
contract was
breached and the buyer disagreed.
If Fastcase were allowed to amend its complaint to state a claim based on the period after April 7, Casemaker would respond with a claim for
breach of contract that would not be preempted by the Copyright Act, along with a claim for copyright infringement, depending on whether Fastcase copied any Casemaker
materials.
Mr. Malitz has also represented his clients in cases involving owner - operators, cargo claims, criminal charges, coverage issues,
breach of contract, commercial disputes, employment matters, products liability issues, hauling
of hazardous
materials, weight violations and workers» compensation.
Confidential (2016): currently representing a superyacht Purchaser in relation to its multi-million Euro damages claim against yard for repudiatory
breach (
material non-compliance with
contract and technical specifications) and unlawful termination
of yacht building
contract.
This legal principle is called «
material breach» and means that a party who failed to perform its own contractual obligations is not entitled to enjoin a
breach of the same
contract by another.
We have extensive experience throughout Canada in construction - related litigation, including: improprieties in the bidding process; claims for construction liens; Performance and Labour and
Material Payment Bond claims (primarily acting for surety);
breach of trust;
breach of construction
contract claims; delays and liquidated damages claims; and problems caused by delays, damages, increases, substandard work, and debts guarantees.
Insofar as future
contracting parties or customers wish to trust or empower their builder / contractor with such wide discretionary powers (e.g. for design and / or
materials used), it would be imperative to expressly provide for the «style»
of building, and to also expressly state that any works which
breach building regulations, were functionally flawed, or were a result
of poor workmanship, would constitute defects and must be rectified.
He regularly acts in claims involving
breach of contract, allegations
of negligence,
breach of warranty,
breach of condition precedent, misrepresentation,
material non-disclosure and fraud.
committed a palpable and overriding error in inferring, without evidence, that Jazz had sufficient
material facts about Al Boom's business and financial position to decline the risk Al Boom would experience past and future income losses caused by a
breach of contract and such losses would not be too remote; and
Bespoke Couture identified a
material breach and requested remedy, later contending in court that, on the expiration
of 30 days — the
breach going unremedied — the
contract automatically terminated.
The rule now stipulates, however, that if the covered entity is unable to cure a
material breach of the business associate's obligation under the
contract, it is expected to terminate the
contract, when feasible.
(ii) A covered entity is not in compliance with the standards in § 164.502 (e) and paragraph (e)
of this section, if the covered entity knew
of a pattern
of activity or practice
of the business associate that constituted a
material breach or violation
of the business associate's obligation under the
contract or other arrangement, unless the covered entity took reasonable steps to cure the
breach or end the violation, as applicable, and, if such steps were unsuccessful:
The final rule still requires that the business associate
contract authorize the covered entity to terminate the
contract, if the covered entity determines that the business associate has violated a
material term
of the
contract, and it requires the covered entity to terminate the
contract if steps to cure such a
material breach fail.
Additionally, we now require covered entities to take reasonable steps to cure a
breach or terminate the
contract for business associate behaviors only if they know
of a
material violation by a business associate.
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Our civil litigators deal with complex issues in areas such as civil liability (product liability, bodily and psychological injuries,
material damages and economic loss), business
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of discrimination, sexual harassment and
breach of fiduciary duties.
Regarding the
breach of contract claim, the Court stated that «to be final,
contract negotiations must include all
of the terms which the parties intended to resolve;
material items can not be left to future settlement.»
According to the case law as
of the date
of this article, a
material breach by one party to a real estate sales
contract may be considered a discharge
of the other party's obligations thereunder.