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Contract Drafting
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ContractsProf Blog
Interpretation: “Gather” v. “Transport”
The Fifth Circuit issued a new decision yesterday wiith a nice interpretation issue. True, it’s statutory, not contractual, but it’s interesting to watch the court try to figure out whether…
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Northwestern to host drafting conference
Teaching students how to draft contracts will be the subject of what appears to be an excellent upcoming conference at Northwestern University on July 20-21. It's called, aptly enough, Teaching…
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Expressio unius?
The contract of baseball slugger and alleged steroid user Jason Giambi may give rise to an interesting contract interpretation question.The standard baseball contract, it seems, contains provisions barring the player…
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Millions ride on interpretation of “member”
A knotty interpretation problem is bubbling up in Connecticut, where the meaning of the word "member" will determine who gets $100 million—the state or its employees—and whether an insurance company…
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Cases—Interpretation—Posner goes beyond the four corners
The pricing and payment structure of a contract is relevant to determining the agreement of the parties, says Judge Richard Posner in a new decision from the Seventh Circuit, applying…
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Cases—Interpretation—Contracts must be interpreted sensibly to give effect to all provisions
The ordinary rule in Illinois is that a license agreement without a fixed term is terminable at will, but that rule can be overcome by other language in the agreement,…
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A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting
Great book for those who work with contracts.
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Economics, interpretation, and incomplete contracts
A couple of interesting new papers with an economic bent are mentioned over at Lawrence Solum’s Legal Theory Blog. They're still in workshop form, but they’re both of interest to…
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Teaching contracts visually
In her regular Teaching Contracts column in the forthcoming AALS Contracts Newsletter, Irma Russell (Memphis) writes about Frank Doti's (Chapman) new book:I was very impressed with the book . .…
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New edition of Burnham’s <em>Drafting</em>
Speaking of Scott Burnham, a new edition of his Drafting and Analyzing Contracts: A Guide to the Practical Application of the Principles of Contract Law, will soon be out. The…