This blog by the six-time published author Jonathan Cooper, is intended to educate the general public about issues of interest, particularly innovations and changes in the law, in the areas of non-compete agreements, breach of contract matters, school negligence (and/or negligent supervision), construction accidents, slip and/or trip and fall accidents, auto accidents, and, of course, defective or dangerous products.
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- To Compete or Not to Compete: The Definitive Insider's Guide to Non-Compete Agreements Under New York Law
- When Schools Fail to Protect Our Kids
- When You Don't Have a Written Agreement
- Why Most Accident Victims Do Not Recover the Full Value of Their Claim
- Why Are There So Few Successful Defective Products Lawsuits?
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When the Other Side Signals it Will - But Hasn't Yet - Breached Your ContractYou may not have to wait until the breach of your contract is final before taking steps to protect yourself, explains NY contract breach lawyer Jonathan Cooper.
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Strange But True: Partnership Agreements Need Not Be WrittenStrange as it may sound, partnerships don't inherently need to be written in order to be enforced - at least not in NY - explains Jonathan Cooper
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Co. Lies About Discovery, Gets Caught; and Gets Hit for $2MMLet there be no mistake: if you're lying in order to stonewall your adversary, and it's obvious to a Federal Judge, you do so at your own peril.
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How Buyer's Mistake Allowed Seller to Keep Downpayment in NYAn avoidable mistake allowed a seller to keep the buyer's downpayment as damages, explains NY breach of contract lawyer Jonathan Cooper
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Why Lacking a Valid Contract Doesn't Have to Mean You LoseJust because a court finds that you didn't have a valid, enforceable agreement doesn't inherently mean you're completely out of luck, says Jonathan Cooper
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NY Court Denies Commission Salesman Statutory Damages, FeesA NY trial court's decision serves as an important reminder about paying attention to the fundamentals in breach of contract actions in New York.
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Non-Compete Agreements in Hi-Tech Sector Go Too Far, Says DOJNY non-compete lawyer Jonathan Cooper law explaining non-compete agreements and non-solicitation agreements in New York
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Disclaimer Rejected, Insurer Liable for Insured's Legal FeesA NY trial court decision from a few years back serves as an important reminder why it pays - sometimes - to fight an insurer's disclaimer of coverage
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When a NY Court Will Enforce a Noncompete - and Grant a TRONY non-compete lawyer Jonathan Cooper explains why the lawsuit with Microsoft suing Salesforce.com for a non-compete clause would told tight with NY law.
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Darn, Missed the Deadline To Sue. Or Did You?The continuous representation doctrine offers an important way around the time limits set for bringing suit in New York, explains Jonathan Cooper.
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When Third Parties (aka Non-Parties) Can Enforce a Contract Under NY LawStrange as it may sound, there are times that non-signatories to an agreement can still enforce the contract against the parties, explains Jonathan Cooper
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Court: NYC Liable for Private School Tuition of Disabled Bullied GirlA hot-off-the-presses decision from a NY Federal Appeals court held NYC liable to pay for the private school tuition of a disabled girl who was bullied