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A Saskatchewan grain and crop inputs company (the “Plaintiff”) had been purchasing grain from the defendant farming corporation (the “Defendant”) since 2012. Typically, the Plaintiff’s representative ...

A Canadian court found that a thumbs-up emoji was as legally valid as a contract signature in a dispute between a farmer and a grain buyer in Saskatchewan. South West Terminal (SWT), a grain and crops ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The emoji of hands pressed together could mean thank you or I'll pray for you, or, I'm begging here. It is hard to know for sure but these fun little symbols have caused some ...

Using emojis at work can lead to some misunderstandings, but you may want to be extra careful with that thumbs-up. A Canadian judge has ruled that the emoji is proof of a contractual agreement. The ...

As emoji use grows, judges have to get special trainings. As emoji use grows, judges have to get special trainings. is a reporter who writes about law, technology, speech, and democracy. A journalist ...

Be careful before you casually dash off another thumbs-up emoji: A Canadian court has found that the ubiquitous symbol can affirm that a person is officially entering into a contract. The ruling ...

You may want to be extra careful with sending the thumbs-up emoji by phone, as a judge in Canada has ruled that it can be used in a contract agreement similar to a digital signature for validity ...

A Canadian court has ruled that the thumbs-up emoji -- which pops up everywhere -- might mean anything from “way to go” to “I’m going to stop reading your texts now, don’t send any more.” Now a ...

A court in Washington, D.C., has been stuck with a tough, maybe impossible question: What does 🌝 mean? Let me explain: In the summer of 2022, Ryan Cohen, a major investor in Bed Bath & Beyond, ...