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e-Mail Exchanges As Binding Contracts

As a number of recent decisions in New York and elsewhere make absolutely clear, for good or for ill, parties now can conclude a contract, or amend an existing contract, via e-mail.

27 minute read October 28, 2008 at 10:48 AM
By
Shari Claire Lewis
e-Mail Exchanges As Binding Contracts

Contracts, it is generally assumed, have to be “signed, sealed and delivered” to be deemed effective. The explosive growth of the Internet and the increasing use and prevalence of e-mail, however, have radically altered how those formalities can be fulfilled.

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