Once upon a time, not too long ago, there was a contract and a client. The contract gave the client an option to buy a business based on obtaining three appraisals. After the first two appraisals were for the same amount, the seller told the client that he would waive the third appraisal. The seller tendered…

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The other day a client sent me two pictures. One was of a someone else’s textile design, and the other was my client’s own rendering of it. The client said “We copied our design from their design. Can you tell us whether it’s infringing?” Rather than respond to the email, I called my client and reminded him about…

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