If your home is damaged while you're still paying it off, the mortgagee clause stipulates that the insurance provider will pay your mortgage lender for the loss.

Discover how exculpatory clauses relieve contract liability, their practical use cases, and the limits of their enforceability in agreements.

UPDATE: A federal judge Wednesday allowed a lawsuit that alleges President Donald Trump is unlawfully benefiting from foreign leaders who stay at the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C., to move forward.

Although often commonly referred to as the “sweeping clause” or the “elastic clause,” the “necessary and proper” clause is not in fact as expansive as its nicknames suggests. After listing the 17 ...

In competitive markets, buyers have to do everything that they can to help their offers stand out from the crowd. Sometimes that even means including an escalation clause. If you’ve been wondering ...

Many Oklahoma businesses, general contractors, and energy operators were forced to abandon a common protection against liability for injuries sustained by the employees of their subcontractors: the ...

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The Alberta government on Monday invoked the notwithstanding clause in legislation ordering 51,000 striking teachers back to work. Premier Danielle Smith said it was needed because of the size of the ...