Turn your bar bill into a federal case *

USA - March 25 2013
A guy walks into a bar . . . No, seriously, a guy walks into a bar. He orders a couple of beers and a couple of drinks. His bill comes. He pays his…

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New York "big gulp" ban bites it for now *

USA - March 14 2013
Among the ironies connected to New York's attempt to ban large cups of soda is the fact that the last time I was in the city, before the advent of…

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Food Security Act doesn't apply to proceeds *

USA - October 5 2012
The Food Security Act of 1995 is part of a matryoshka of statutes. 

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It's not boilerplate, it's part of the contract *

USA - July 17 2012
At the back of most contracts are provisions that lawyers and parties often refer to as "boilerplate". 

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Farmers can be Article 2 merchants (but not necessarily always) *

USA - July 3 2012
A recent case from the Court of Appeals in Tennessee highlighted an important issue in connection with how contracts to purchase farm products will be handled under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. 

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