New York Law Journal "'Standard' Provisions Not Implied Into Settlement Agreement"
A recent Southern District of New York case offers the lesson that a writing other than a formal settlement agreement may constitute an enforceable agreement—even if one of the parties expects that additional "standard" provisions will be added to the agreement. Read more.
New York Law Journal "Browser Beware: Second Circuit Sizes Up 'Reasonable Smartphone User&#
In a recent case in the Southern District of New York against ride-hailing company Uber and its CEO, the court denied Uber's motion to compel arbitration, holding that its sign-up process did not adequately notify users of its terms of service . The Second Circuit's review and vacatur of that decision examines these issues in the context of the "reasonable smartphone user," and it is worth a closer look.
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