A severability clause lets certain contract parts remain valid, even if others are void. Learn about its definition, key ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech ...

A new lawsuit says President Trump is violating the Constitution. — -- Attorneys general for the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland have filed a lawsuit alleging that President Donald ...

Effective May 1, 2025, the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) amended its Consumer Arbitration Rules, including Rule 12 dealing with the registration of consumer arbitration clauses. The AAA ...

The Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause gives defendants in criminal cases the right to “be confronted with the witnesses against” them. The Supreme Court on Monday morning declined to decide when ...

We all know paying your mortgage on time is important. But you might not know how big of a deal it could be to miss a single payment. Most mortgage loans include an acceleration clause, which could ...

The mortgagee clause is a provision in a homeowners insurance policy that protects the lender from financial loss if the mortgaged property is substantially damaged or destroyed. Many mortgage lenders ...