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TERMS OF USE The content on this Site is a general summary of contemporary legal issues; it does not constitute legal advice as to your particular situation. The content of this Site should not be relied upon or used as a substitute for consultation with an attorney. The attorneys listed on the Site practice at and are generally admitted to practice in Massachusetts and other jurisdictions specifically identified for each attorney. The law as applied to your particular facts and circumstances may differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. You should not rely on the content on this Site in evaluating your own particular situation.
We provide legal advice and opinions only upon a written formal engagement with a client and only based on a particular set of facts. Viewing this Site or contacting us by e-mail or otherwise does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and this Firm until such time as a formal engagement is undertaken by us.
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Provided you comply with these Terms, you are authorized by us to view the Site and print one copy of the Site for your own lawful, personal, noncommercial use. Any copy made of the Site must include all copyright, trademark and other intellectual property notices contained in such content on the Site. No changes may be made to the content in the printed copy.
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We make no warranties in these Terms, on the Site or in the content of the Site, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose and all such warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms, in no event shall the Firm be liable for any damages, including without limitation, consequential, incidental, special, exemplary, multiple or other indirect damages or for lost profits or loss of use damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, this Site or the content contained on this Site or from any other cause. All claims for such damages are hereby specifically waived, even if the other party has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
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All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of these Terms and the performance of the obligations imposed by these Terms shall be governed by the internal law, not the law of conflicts, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States of America. Any and all disputes arising out of or related to these Terms including, without limitation, questions concerning the construction, enforceability, validity, and interpretation of these Terms will be finally resolved by arbitration conducted in the English language in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, under the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.
In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, the provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining portions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The Firm may, at its sole discretion and without notice, revise these Terms at any time by updating this posting to the Site.