This is a nice, short case, and it provides a tidy review on the California test for consent to an electronic contract. Juan Plata brought a putative class action against Lands’ End, Inc. (Lands’ End) alleging various violations of California’s
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF LAW invites applications for positions on the tenured/tenure-track faculty to begin in August 2027. The College welcomes applications from scholars in all subject areas of the law but has particular interests in hiring in the
S. R. Blanchard
Abstract
Modern contract theory often treats equity as a defect of contract doctrine because it supposedly undermines party intent. Discretionary, ex post scrutiny of contracts is said to frustrate ex-ante planning and reduce contractual
The Cherokee want to build a casino in Pope County, Arkansas. The Choctaw, who run a casino just over the border in Oklahoma, don’t want the competition. A year ago, after a three-day bench trial, the Court issued its opinion
Last January, we posted about The Tulsa Athletic, an amateur soccer team member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) since 2013. Although The Athletic was league champion in 2023, in 2024, the NPSL booted The Athletic from the league
This case seems like it would pair well with J.N.A. Realty, which seems to still be a casebook staple. I’ve always paired J.N.A. Realty with Oppenheimer v. Oppenheim, but every year I have to exert some mental effort
I have been following Derek T. Muller’s Law School Docket Substack for a while now. Sometimes, the Substack is a source for my own posts in this space, but it is also just a convenient way to stay caught up
Obligations XII
The Twelfth Biennial Conference on the Law of Obligations will be held at King’s College London from 13–16 July 2027. The Conference will be jointly organised by James Lee of King’s College London and Andrew Robertson of the University of
Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center is expanding its footprint and is excited to announce that it will be offering its nationally recognized FlexTime JD Program at its new Great Falls, Montana campus beginning in Fall 2027. We are
Nearly two years ago, we reported on the First Circuit opinion in Gibson Foundation, Inc. v. Norris, a dispute over ownership of a piano formerly owned by Liberace and encrusted with 10,000 rhinestones. In November of last year, the
