rescission

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Similarly, a mistake can justify rescission when both parties are wrong about an essential fact, the law firm says.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

“Because it is the unmaking of an agreement, rescission is an extreme remedy and should only be granted by a court of equity when it is ‘clearly warranted,’” the court wrote in the unsigned opinion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

"It is undisputed that Musk fully performed under the 2018 grant, and Tesla and its stockholders were rewarded for his work," the ruling said as it reversed the rescission.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Even McConnell voted to approve the $9-billion rescission request.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Of course I approve the vote of rescission, however dangerous a precedent; but what a picture of the composition of this House of Commons!

From Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Coleridge, Henry Nelson