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Negotiated resolution with explicit payment, release and dismissal conditions. You start from the matter's documents, describe it in your own words, or answer plain intake questions, and the draft comes back as an editable Word document for your review.

Where do the citations come from?

From the statutes, court rules, regulations and forms Lawsmith has saved from each state's government publishers, with the date each text was read and a label saying whether it is the official text. Before writing, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked for verification.

Is it reviewed by an attorney?

No. Every draft is a first draft for a licensed attorney's review before it is signed, filed or sent. Each citation in it quotes the text Lawsmith has on file or is marked for verification.

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Business Settlement Agreement for attorneys in 13 states, drafted from published statutes

What you get

An editable Word document, drafted from your answers and the state's published law.
A proof of sources: every citation in the draft with the words it quotes, the source and whether it is the official text, the date the text was saved and its fingerprint.
Notes for counsel listing each point marked [VERIFY], each blank and each choice left for the client.

What the intake asks

Plain questions, in the order an attorney would take the facts. Anything left blank stays a marked blank in the draft; nothing is invented to fill it.

The dispute

Your client's legal name
Your client's details
Other party's legal name
Other party's details and representatives
What kind of dispute is this
Facts, disputed issues and supporting records
Contract and other controlling documents
and 2 more

The settlement

Settlement performance and payment
Who releases whom, and which claims
When does the release take effect
Release conditions and preserved rights
Case dismissal and enforcement
Confidentiality and other negotiated terms

Signing

How will the parties sign
Other instructions or open decisions

Where it is offered

Every state Lawsmith has sources for:

California Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Virginia

Sources on file

The drafter works from the texts Lawsmith has saved for this document in the state you choose, plus federal law where it applies. Each is read from its government publisher and dated, and labelled official only where the state designates that text official.

State	Sources for this document
California	57
Connecticut	39
Delaware	40
District of Columbia	35
Florida	33
Maryland	41
Massachusetts	37
New Jersey	36
New York	52
Ohio	38
Pennsylvania	35
Texas	41
Virginia	41

Among them, for New Jersey:

N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1: 6 years
N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.7 Certain waivers in employment contract deemed against public policy and unenforceable.
N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.8 Certain provisions in employment contract, settlement agreement deemed against public policy and unenforceable.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-10. Rules applicable to changes, errors in electronic records
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-11. Notarized signatures or records

The law on file, state by state

What the drafter reads for this document in each state, from the publisher's own pages. A listed text is on file; whether it governs your matter is your call. The collection does not establish complete legal coverage.

California

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16600: Restraints on competition statute
Restraints on competition text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16600.1: Restraints on competition statute
Restraints on competition text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16600.5: Restraints on competition statute
Restraints on competition text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1521 statute
Accord, release and disputed business remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1523 statute
Accord, release and disputed business remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1524 statute
Accord, release and disputed business remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1541 statute
Accord, release and disputed business remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1542 statute
Accord, release and disputed business remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1543 statute
Accord, release and disputed business remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1549: Contract formation, interpretation and remedies statute
Contract formation, interpretation and remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Connecticut

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-408. Agreements to arbitrate. An agreement in any written contract, or in a separate writing executed by the parties to any written contract, to settle by arbitration any controversy thereafter arising out of such contract, or out of the failure or refusal to perform the whole or any part thereof, or a written provision in the articles of a statute
Arbitration agreements text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-409. Stay of proceedings in court. If any action for legal or equitable relief or other proceeding is brought by any party to a written agreement to arbitrate, the court in which the action or proceeding is pending, upon being satisfied that any issue involved in the action or proceeding is referable to arbitration under the agreement, shal statute
Stay pending arbitration text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-272. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-193: Offer of compromise by defendant. In any action on contract, or seeking the recovery of money damages, whether or not other relief is sought, the defendant may, not later than thirty days before trial, file with the clerk of the court a written offer of compromise signed by the defendant or the defendant's attorney, directed to the pla statute
Offer-of-compromise procedure and scope text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-270. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures. Variation by agreement. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-275. Effect of change or error. If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply: statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-276. Notarization and acknowledgment. If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform such acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to o statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-278. Admissibility in evidence. In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because such record or signature is in electronic form. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-192a: Offer of compromise by plaintiff. Acceptance by defendant. Amount and computation of interest. statute
Offer-of-compromise procedure and scope text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-194: Acceptance of defendant's offer of compromise. In any action, the plaintiff may, within sixty days after being notified by the defendant of the filing of an offer of compromise, file with the clerk of the court a written acceptance of the offer signed by the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney agreeing to settle the underlying action statute
Offer-of-compromise procedure and scope text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Delaware

6 Del. C. § 12A-107. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
6 Del. C. § 12A-105. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
10 Del. C. § 5701. Effect of arbitration agreement. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
10 Del. C. § 5703. Proceedings to compel or enjoin arbitration; notice of intention to arbitrate. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
6 Del. C. § 2714. Necessity of writing for contracts; definition of writing; evidence. statute
Contract execution and scope restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
10 Del. C. § 5702. Jurisdiction; applications; venue; statutes of limitations. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
10 Del. C. § 5704. Appointment of arbitrators by Court. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
10 Del. C. § 6304: Release of 1 joint tortfeasor. statute
Joint tortfeasor release scope text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
6 Del. C. § 12A-102. Definitions. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
6 Del. C. § 12A-103. Scope. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

District of Columbia

D.C. Code § 28–4906. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 28-3901: Definitions and purposes (Consumer Protection Procedures Act) statute
D.C. Code § 28–4904. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 28–3502. Special promise to answer for debt or default of another. statute
Writing requirements text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 16–4406. Validity of agreement to arbitrate. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 16–4407. Motion to compel or stay arbitration. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 16–4409. Initiation of arbitration. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 28–3301. Rate of interest expressed in contract. statute
Interest text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement. This source alone does not establish enforceability or complete coverage.
D.C. Code § 28–4902. Scope. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
D.C. Code § 28–4907. Provision of information in writing; presentation of records. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Florida

Fla. Stat. § 501.203: Consumer protection definitions statute
Consumer protection definitions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Fla. Stat. § 501.212: Consumer protection exceptions statute
Consumer protection exceptions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Fla. Stat. § 687.02: Interest scope statute
Interest scope text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Fla. Stat. § 542.335: Restrictive covenant scope statute
Restrictive covenant scope text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Fla. Stat. § 57.105: Attorney fees and contractual reciprocity statute
Attorney fees and contractual reciprocity text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Fla. Stat. § 668.003: Electronic signatures statute
Electronic signatures text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Fla. Stat. § 668.004: Electronic signatures statute
Electronic signatures text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Fla. Stat. § 682.01: Arbitration agreements and procedure statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Fla. Stat. § 682.02: Arbitration agreements and procedure statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Fla. Stat. § 682.03: Arbitration agreements and procedure statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Maryland

Md. Code, Commercial Law § 12-102: Interest and scope of credit rules statute
Interest and scope of credit rules text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 12-103: Interest and scope of credit rules statute
Interest and scope of credit rules text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 13-101: Definitions (Maryland Consumer Protection Act) statute
Consumer means an actual or prospective purchaser, lessee or recipient of consumer goods, services, realty or credit, and expressly includes a co-obligor or surety for a consumer.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 22-103: Computer information transaction scope statute
Computer information transaction scope text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3-206: Arbitration scope and procedure statute
Arbitration scope and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3-207: Arbitration scope and procedure statute
Arbitration scope and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3-208: Arbitration scope and procedure statute
Arbitration scope and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3-209: Arbitration scope and procedure statute
Arbitration scope and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3-210: Arbitration scope and procedure statute
Arbitration scope and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3-211: Arbitration scope and procedure statute
Arbitration scope and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Massachusetts

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, § 7: Electronic signature; enforceability; satisfaction of legal requirements statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A, § 11: Persons engaged in business; actions for unfair trade practices; class actions; damages; injunction; costs statute
Business unfair trade remedies text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, § 4: Electronic records or electronic signatures governed by chapter statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, § 5: Transactions governed by chapter; consent of parties; waiver statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 6C: Interest added to damages in contract actions statute
Contract prejudgment interest text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 107, § 3: Rate of interest statute
Interest text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement. This source alone does not establish enforceability or complete coverage.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, § 10: Change or error during transmission of electronic record statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, § 13: Legal proceedings statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, § 14: Automated transactions; contracts statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, § 2: Definitions statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

New Jersey

N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.8 Certain provisions in employment contract, settlement agreement deemed against public policy and unenforceable. statute
Required settlement notice text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-3 Applicability of act to electronic records, signatures; exceptions. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-10. Rules applicable to changes, errors in electronic records statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-11. Notarized signatures or records statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-13. Admissibility of electronic records, signatures statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-5. Electronic record, signature not required statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-7. Legal effect and enforceability statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 12A:12-9. Attribution, effect of electronic records, signatures statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 25:1-15. Liability for the obligation of another statute
Writing requirements and definitions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.7 Certain waivers in employment contract deemed against public policy and unenforceable. statute
Protected rights and nondisclosure restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

New York

N.Y. State Technology Law § 309: Use of electronic records and signatures to be voluntary statute
Electronic signatures and records text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. CPLR § 5002: Interest from verdict, report or decision to judgment statute
Settlements, compromise evidence and judgment interest text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. CPLR § 5003: Interest upon judgment statute
Settlements, compromise evidence and judgment interest text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. CPLR § 7501: Effect of arbitration agreement statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. CPLR § 7503: Application to compel or stay arbitration; stay of action; notice of intention to arbitrate statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. General Obligations Law § 15-101: § 15-101. Definitions. In this title, unless otherwise expressly statute
Release, discharge and modification text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. General Obligations Law § 15-301: When written agreement or other instrument cannot be changed by oral executory agreement, or discharged or terminated by oral executory a... statute
Contract writings, modification and scope restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. General Obligations Law § 15-303: Release in writing without consideration or seal statute
Contract writings, modification and scope restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. General Obligations Law § 5-322.1: Agreements exempting owners and contractors from liability for negligence void and unenforceable; certain cases statute
Contract writings, modification and scope restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
N.Y. General Obligations Law § 5-903: Automatic renewal provision of contract for service, maintenance or repair unenforceable by contractor unless notice thereof given to rec... statute
Contract writings, modification and scope restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Ohio

Ohio Rev. Code § 1306.06: Electronic record or signature satisfies legal requirements. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1306.11: Requirement that record be retained - original records. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1306.13: Automated transaction - contracts - terms. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.07: Contract not in writing; statutory liability; consumer transactions. statute
Other contract limitations text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2307.28 | Release or a covenant not to sue or not to enforce judgment. statute
Release and covenant not to sue scope text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2711.03: Enforcing arbitration agreement. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1306.01: Definitions. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1306.02: Scope of chapter - exceptions. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1306.04: Applicability - agreements. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1306.05: Citation, construction and application of chapter. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Pennsylvania

42 Pa.C.S. § 7321.5. Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
42 Pa.C.S. § 7304. Court proceedings to compel or stay arbitration. statute
Compelling arbitration text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
42 Pa.C.S. § 7321.11. Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
42 Pa.C.S. § 8327. Liability to make contribution as affected by release. statute
Joint tortfeasor release scope text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Pennsylvania Act 6 of 1974: Loan Interest and Protection Law statute
Loan interest and protection law text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, Act 387 of 1968 statute
Unfair trade practices and consumer protection law text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
42 Pa.C.S. § 2503. Right of participants to receive counsel fees. statute
42 Pa.C.S. § 7302. Scope of subchapter. statute
Arbitration scope text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
42 Pa.C.S. § 7303. Validity of agreement to arbitrate. statute
Arbitration agreements text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
42 Pa.C.S. § 7314. Vacating award by court. statute
Vacating arbitration awards text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Texas

Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 17.45: Consumer protection definitions statute
Consumer protection definitions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 17.49: Consumer protection exemptions statute
Consumer protection exemptions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 38.002: Conditions for attorney fees statute
Conditions for attorney fees text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 15.50: Covenants not to compete statute
Covenants not to compete text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 171.001: Arbitration agreements and procedure statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 171.002: Arbitration agreements and procedure statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 171.003: Arbitration agreements and procedure statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 171.021: Proceeding to compel arbitration statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 38.001: Contract attorney fees statute
Contract attorney fees text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Tex. Fin. Code § 302.002: Interest without an agreed rate statute
Interest without an agreed rate text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

Virginia

Virginia Code § 59.1-485. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Virginia Code § 59.1-483. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement. statute
Electronic transactions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Va. Code § 8.01-246: Personal actions based on contracts statute
Va. Code § 8.01-382: Verdict, judgment or decree to fix period at which interest begins; final order; judgment or decree for interest statute
The court or jury may fix the date interest begins on any principal sum awarded, and the order must provide for interest until the principal is paid.
Virginia Code § 11-2. When written evidence required to maintain action. statute
Agreements requiring a signed writing text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Virginia Code § 11-4.1. Certain indemnification provisions in construction contracts declared void. statute
Construction indemnity restrictions text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Virginia Code § 8.01-35.1. Effect of release or covenant not to sue in respect to liability and contribution. statute
Release and mediation scope text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Virginia Code § 8.01-581.01. Validity of arbitration agreement. statute
Arbitration agreements and procedure text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.
Va. Code § 59.1-198: Definitions statute
Virginia Code § 40.1-28.7:8. Covenants not to compete prohibited; exceptions; civil penalty. statute
Restrictions on certain noncompetes text. Read the complete provision, including scope, definitions, exceptions and effective dates, before applying it to this agreement.

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What does Lawsmith draft for a business settlement agreement?: Negotiated resolution with explicit payment, release and dismissal conditions. You start from the matter's documents, describe it in your own words, or answer plain intake questions, and the draft comes back as an editable Word document for your review.
Which states is the business settlement agreement offered in?: All 13 states Lawsmith covers: California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.
Where do the citations come from?: From the statutes, court rules, regulations and forms Lawsmith has saved from each state's government publishers, with the date each text was read and a label saying whether it is the official text. Before writing, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked for verification.
Is it reviewed by an attorney?: No. Every draft is a first draft for a licensed attorney's review before it is signed, filed or sent. Each citation in it quotes the text Lawsmith has on file or is marked for verification.
What does it cost?: Five documents free, no card. After that, Professional is $499 a month for one attorney.