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Troutman Amin LLP

SIGNED BY SILENCE?: Court Finds Consumer Agreed to Arbitration By Failing To Respond to A Text Message– And Its A Little Odd

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Hello from the road! So contract law generally requires a party to manifest their assent to the terms of any agreement. That means while you cannot get away with saying “I didnt read the contract I signed” you generally can...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Contracts, Signatures, and Smileys: Are Emojis Legally Valid?

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A few weeks ago, a Canadian farmer sent a text message to a company he worked with that included a thumbs-up emoji, which symbolizes approval or agreement. To his surprise, the Canadian court treated this emoji as the...more

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