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ContractsProf Blog
Cancelled Firm Retreat Leads to Breach of Contract Suit
This story from Carolyn Elefant at Legal Blog Watch:Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld wasn't able to give its partners a fancy retreat this year, so it's giving them something…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
A Comma here, a Paragraph There, $150 Million in Legal Malpractice
Rounding out the week in legal malpractice, this article caught our eye. Law firm represents company seeking to go national in the cable market. Advises in a transaction so large…
ContractsProf Blog
Seattle U. Seeks Podium Visitor
Seattle University School of Law invites applications for a year-long “podium” visit in Contracts/Commercial Law for 2009-10. Contracts is a 1L required course: 3 credits in the fall, 3 credits…
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PING: Ad Venue Promising “Visitors” Owes “Visitors,” Not “Unique Visitors”–WebMD v. RDAURL: http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2009/02/ad_venue_promis.htmIP: 72.34.36.130BLOG NAME: Technology & Marketing Law BlogDATE: 02/05/2009 05:56:23 PMBy Eric Goldman WebMD, LLC v. RDA Intern., Inc., 2009 WL 175036 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Jan. 6, 2009) It’s been…
The cosmos aligned perfectly: on the very day I taught ambiguity, the New York Law Journal reported a New York County Supreme Court case about ambiguity. And now I can…
ContractsProf Blog
Environmentalism Through Breach of Contact
Over at Concurring Opinions, fellow contracts prof and fellow Sidley & Austin alum, Nate Oman (pictured) [at this point we exchange the secret S&A signal of recognition across cyberspace], has…
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Minnesota Bridge Collapse Victims Sue Consultant and Contractor for Breach of Contract
A bridge collapse sounds like an foray into tort law. And the attorneys for victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis are suing two private companies (a consultant…
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Contracts Limerick of the Week: Clark v. West
William Clark had a great reputation as a prolific legal scholar. In 1899, he was hired to teach law at Washington & Lee University. According to Washington & Lee's website,…
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Contracts Panel at AALS Annual Meeting
Please plan to attend the Contracts Section's program and business meeting at the AALS Annual Meeting in sunny San Diego. The topic for this year's panel is "Immutable Rules and…
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Contracts Limerick of the Week: Nanakuli Paving v. Shell Oil
I've taught this case for years, and I've always considered it Limerickworthy, but only recently did the proper rhyme scheme occur to me. Giving credit where credit is due, I…
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New Scholarship: Schooner on Contractor Fatalities
Steven Schooner (pictured) of the George Washington Law School, has posted to the Social Science Research Network his new article, Why Contractor Fatalities Matter. As a Law Prof whose scholarship…