February 2010

Fine Print Friday: Hertz Car Rental Terms and Conditions

by Graham Martin on February 26, 2010 · 1 comment

Renting a car is a pretty commonplace event in our country, and as with most other transactions, it requires the signing of an absurdly long contract prior to driving off the lot. Car rental also has a large number of additional terms, restrictions, and limitations of liability, many of which most of us probably never know about.

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Contracts Build Good Relationships

February 25, 2010

Recently I stumbled upon a post noting that Contracts may get in the  way of doing good business, sustaining relationships, and building trust. The author of the original article suggests that insisting everything is put in writing upfront implies that the parties don’t trust each other, which puts people in a bad place to start their relationships and [...]

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Do I Have to Read This Contract? It’s So Long….

February 23, 2010

Contracts generally only require that you actually intend to enter into a contract with another party, not that you intend to enter into this specific contract. Once you understand that whatever you are signing is supposed to be legally binding and enforceable by the courts, you are likely stuck with that agreement, even if you [...]

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Fine Print Friday: iPhone’s AT&T Wireless Service Agreement

February 19, 2010

As arguably one of the most popular gadgets in our society today, the iPhone is coveted by many, and most people will sign whatever they have to in order to get one. As with many contracts, most people also do not read any of the terms to which they are agreeing. If you are an iPhone user in the United States, you are likely bound to the following terms through AT&T Wireless.

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First Post…Again: What is a Contract, and why should you care?

February 19, 2010

Apparently when I moved hosts, my initial post got demolished. Oops. So I will introduce this blog again. In short, this blog regards all things contracts, and it is intended for an audience that may not be particularly familiar with the language or concepts related to contracts. So what exactly is a Contract? According to [...]

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