If consideration is itemized for each thing exchanged, a severable contract often exists. If a contract contains both legal and illegal clauses, the court will attempt to enforce only the legal clauses in the event the contract is already a severable contract. If the court can employ a blue pencil test to create a severable contract, it will.
SBAR (i.e., situation, background, assessment, recommendation) is a tool developed by Michael Leonard, MD, along with colleagues at Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, that is designed to streamline the way doctors and nurses communicate during telephone calls and patient handoffs.
Note: Current SBIR rules allow companies to fund a CRADA or other federal laboratory R&D using SBIR. or STTR funding, subject to the percentage subcontracting limits, and guidance regarding perceived conflicts. of interest as described in the current SBA SBIR and STTR Program Policy Directives (August 6, 2012).