Choice of Law, Prevailing Party, Forum Selection, Force Majeure… and what are acts of God anyway??? “Boilerplate” refers to the standard clauses that typically appear at the end of a contract that establish essential rights & therefore warrant careful consideration both at the drafting stage and if faced with enforcing them in litigation.
An FBI agent’s son is kidnapped. You are called in to negotiate for the safe return of the child. How do you begin to approach such a high stakes negotiation? Especially considering the person you are negotiating with is deranged or stupid enough to kidnap a federal agent’s child.