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California Litigation Blog
Boilerplate Contract Language By Design, Not By Accident
By Jeff Huron
Do you skip the boring boilerplate in contracts before signing them? If so, you could be in for a big surprise later if there is a contract dispute. Before you…
Tilting the Scales
Who’s Responsible for “Acts of Nature?”
By Jamie Ribman
Sara Subcontractor was hired by Jerry General Contractor to construct four masonry walls for the Citizen Canine dog kennel. Prior to construction, the parties signed a contract and agreed that…
ContractsProf Blog
New in Print: Casebooks, Monographs & Study Guides Included
Omri Ben-Shahar, Fixing Unfair Contracts, 63 Stan. L. Rev. 869 (2011)Daniel J. Bussel & Arthur I. Rosett, Contract Law & Its Application (8th ed., Foundation Press, 2011)David G. Epstein; Bruce A. Markell;…
ContractsProf Blog
The Truth Behind Van Halen’s Famous M&M’s Rider
This may not exactly be news, but if you haven't read David Lee Roth's autobiography, it is likely news to you. We got this contracts story when we downloaded the…
ContractsProf Blog
A Passover Retreat: Good or Service?
It is time to get into the Passover spirit by revisiting Fallsview Glatt Kosher Caterers v. Rosenfeld, 7 Misc.3d 557 (Civ. Ct. Kings County, NY, 2005), which gave us the opportunity…
ContractsProf Blog
Grab Some Popcorn….
Thanks to the good folks at Stetson, many of the panels from the Sixth Annual Contracts Conference at Stetson are now available for your viewing pleasure.[Meredith R. Miller]
ContractsProf Blog
Howard Stern, Are Your Sirius?!?
On the day after Fox announced that it is parting ways with its rodeo clown, we feature a post about a radio clown. Howard Stern is mad as hell,…
ContractsProf Blog
Will the Real Linda Green Please Stand Up?
Important viewing:Here is the link to the clip on the CBS site.[Meredith R. Miller]
NJ Family Legal Blog
What Is An Anti-Lepis Clause And Can It Be Modified?
When parties resolve their divorce via a settlement agreement, can they agree that neither party will seek to modify the agreed upon terms of alimony and child support? In New…
ContractsProf Blog
Suffolk Breaks The Mold!
Greetings from Boston! Following brief greetings from Dean Camille Nelson, Suffolk Law Review EiC Tyler Sparrow, and conference organizer Jeff Lipshaw, Charles Fried, whose Contract as Promise inspired today's conference,…