Choose red-blue pencils after looking at which color wears down faster

The red side of a red-blue pencil wears down, while the blue side remains long. Before choosing the same ratio next time, why ...
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The 'Blue Pencil' Doctrine and Arbitration Clauses

This commentary explores when and to what extent courts have applied the blue pencil doctrine to unenforceable provisions within an arbitration clause. The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) embodies a ...
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The Blue Pencil Doctrine is Always an Eraser

Under Indiana law, courts have routinely employed the "blue pencil doctrine" to revise noncompetition agreements that they have deemed to be unreasonable. Specifically, a court will delete the ...
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Red Pencil, Blue Pencil, or Something In Between? Ohio Court of Appeals Declines to Modify Overbroad Non-Competition Agreement

Ohio has long recognized the enforceability of non-compete agreements. Broadly speaking, a court can do one of three things with an unenforceable non-compete agreement: (1) the court can apply the ...