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ContractsProf Blog
Abbott Laboratories v. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
On February 2, 2007, the Seventh Circuit (Posner, J.) enforced a forum-selection clause favoring Takeda, a Japanese pharmaceutial company, and thus affirmed the District Court's dismissal of Abbott Labs' suit…
ContractsProf Blog
Just How Much is Becks Worth, Anyway?
Apparently there is some confusion about how much exactly David Beckham is getting paid now that he's taken up with the Los Angeles Galaxy team. According to this story:David Beckham's…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Market-Timing Agreement Enforced
In Prusky v. Reliastar Life Ins. Co., 2007 WL 43641 (E.D. Pa. 01/05/07), the court ordered specific performance of a contract that gave plaintiff the right to engage in market-timing…
ContractsProf Blog
Semper ubi sub ubi
Okay, stop what you are doing and make sure you are sitting down. Get this:Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (at left) is being sued for breaching a $1.55 million contract after…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Win Soul & Get Inheritance
The devil is not the only person who can buy souls. Instead, you can, too! Gerald Fraller is raffling off his soul to those individuals who enter a contest on…
ContractsProf Blog
Seinfeld Loses K Case
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld isn't laughing today. Yesterday a Manhattan judge ruled that the comedian owed a real estate agent about $100,000 in commissions relating to Seinfeld's purchase of a $3.95…
PrawfsBlawg
A Haunted Case and a Comedic Court
Main Friday, January 12, 2007A Haunted Case and a Comedic CourtI am preparing for my first consumer law / commercial law class next week and one of the first cases…
Rush on Business
Corporate Officers Need to Use Care When Signing Agreements
By Rush Nigut
New York small business lawyer, Imke Ratschko, has some excellent advice regarding the care corporate officers should exercise when signing agreements. As Imke points out, it is always important for…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Specific Performance Denied
In Georgetown Crossing, LLC v. Ruhl, (Del. Ch., Dec. 5, 2006), read opinion here, the Chancery Court addressed a claim by the proposed purchaser for specific performance of a land contract for a…
ContractsProf Blog
From Socratic Dialogue to Power Point Slide
Here is a link to an interesting article in the NY Times concerning the shift from socratic dialogue to "didactic lecture" in medical education. According to the article, the patient-focused…