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Securities Law Prof Blog
Sallie Mae Seeks Expedited Trial
Sallie Mae has asked Delaware Chancellor Leo Strine to expedite its breach of contract trial against the buyer group led by J.C. Flowers. Sallie Mae seeks completion of the LBO…
ContractsProf Blog
More on Reed v. UND
Those of you who use the Epstein-Markell-Ponoroff contract law casebook teach the case of Reed v. University of North Dakota, 589 N.W.2d 880 (N.D. 1999). You might be interested in…
ContractsProf Blog
Teaching Assistants: Geoffrey R. Watson
We broke some hearts in last week's post on Kirksey v. Kirksey, as several generations of contracts profs and students were forced to part with their fantasies regarding Isaac and…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Genesco: Bring it On
As predicted (and as I am quoted on today in the Wall Street Journal), Genesco has filed suit in Tennessee state court to enforce its rights under their agreement. Here…
ContractsProf Blog
Rap Bet / Offer / Contract?
In the past, we've seen some interesting contracts questions that arise out of the music scene. Whether it's canceled tours, arguments with managers, or one-sided record deals, they provide us…
ContractsProf Blog
In the News: September 11
All things come to he who waits: top NFL draft pick JaMarcus Russell has apparently agreed "in principle" to a deal with the Oakland Raiders that will guarantee him $31…
ContractsProf Blog
China Gets New Labor Contract Law
This coming January 1, China will have a new law governing employment contracts. Among the requirements is one that all employees be provided with a written employment contract; failure to…
ContractsProf Blog
In the News: September 10
A Brooklyn family is suing a local cemetery for breach of an implied contract to maintain a grave after a cemetery worker was caught urinating in the urn placed on…
ContractsProf Blog
Teaching Assistants: Mark Pettit, Jr.
In this second installment of our new feature, Teaching Assistants, we have a look at Mark Pettit, Jr.'s essay, Modern Unilateral Contracts, 63 B.U. L. Rev. 551 (1983). This is…
ContractsProf Blog
New Feature: “Teaching Assistants”
This week, we are introducing a new weekly (we hope) feature on the blog. "Teaching Assistants" will summarize and discuss a piece of scholarship that is useful in the contracts…