Before a farmout dispute gets to questions of earned acreage, designation requirements, or payout calculations, there is a threshold question that ...

Construction Contract Assignments Kenneth M. Block explains how carefully drafted assignment clauses in construction contracts can help project owners maintain control when ownership changes, ...

Tucked into the back of every credit agreement there is a “Miscellaneous” section that often gets less attention than the more-heavily ...

The principle of assignment as recognized under Indian law—and affirmed and applied by Indian courts—derives its origins from English law. Simply put, the word “assignment” means transfer of rights or ...

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My neighbour told me last fall he had sold his Kerrisdale home with a distant closing date of January, in a “contract assignment” arrangement. He did not appear distressed, despite the fact he did not ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Businesses, of course, have a strong interest in owning intellectual property created by their employees. Intellectual property — patents ...

Legislative Bill 220 proposes this wording on assignment contracts, in capital letters and 14-point type, to inform consumers: “YOU ARE AGREEING TO GIVE UP CERTAIN RIGHTS YOU HAVE UNDER YOUR INSURANCE ...

When a player's contract is designated for assignment -- often abbreviated "DFA" -- that player is immediately removed from his club's 40-man roster. Within seven days of the transaction (had been 10 ...