Are contracts signed in the United States valid in other countries?
They may be valid but difficult to enforce against the party that is a foreign company or individual, especially if the defendant’s assets are abroad. Parties that sign an agreement made under U.S. law are obliged to abide by the terms of that agreement. However, American courts cannot directly enforce their judgments in other lands. The United States has entered into international treaties that may permit a plaintiff with an American award to ask a foreign government to enforce it, but the process of doing so may be expensive and time-consuming.
They may be valid but difficult to enforce against the party that is a foreign company or individual, especially if the defendant’s assets are abroad. Parties that sign an agreement made under U.S. law are obliged to abide by the terms of that agreement. However, American courts cannot directly enforce their judgments in other lands. The United States has entered into international treaties that may permit a plaintiff with an American award to ask a foreign government to enforce it, but the process of doing so may be expensive and time-consuming. When a plaintiff wins an award in an American court against a local defendant, the court can direct the sheriff to seize the assets of the defendant if the defendant does not voluntarily pay an award. Question: About six years ago, I wrote and directed a short film and the contract I signed stipulated that any future work based on said material would have to be produced by the producer I originally signed with. Likewise, said producer cannot p
