Hat tip to @RobertFreundLaw for finding this gem.
“Dimebag Darrell (former guitarist for heavy metal band Pantera)’s trust sued Dean Guitars for using Dime’s likeness and endorsement after the licensing agreement ended. Long story short, Dean Guitars won because the agreement required ceasing production of the endorsed guitars upon “termination,” not “termination or expiration.” The agreement expired; it was never terminated. That single drafting choice cost the Trust its core contract breach theory.”
This is the kind of thing AI slop or an inexperienced lawyer won’t catch. The easiest thing, in my opinion, would be to have expiration baked into the definition of termination.
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