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ContractsProf Blog
New York State Court of Appeals Holds that God’s Battalion Must Arbitrate
The New York State Court of Appeals issued a decision yesterday reaffirming a “long-standing rule” that an arbitration clause in awritten agreement is enforceable even if the agreement is not…
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Relational Contracting and Privatization
Privatization of social services is a big topic these days. Much of the literature, according to Colorado's Nestor Davidson (left), seems to rely on a vision of arms'-length discrete contracting,…
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Trading Places
Quite a few Contracts profs are changing jobs this year. Perhaps the biggest news is former Virginia dean Bob Scott -- the guy synonymous with contract law in the Old…
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“It’s going to happen sometimes,” says lawyer
Cruise ship ticket contracts routinely spell out that it is the passenger's obligation to get himself or herself aboard the ship in time to sail, and that if the passenger…
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PING: Howard Stern ComplaintURL: http://www.kingofalllawsuits.com/2006/03/howard_stern_co.htmlIP: 204.9.178.8BLOG NAME: King of All LawsuitsDATE: 03/08/2006 12:01:22 PMContractsProfBlog has obtained a copy of the CBS v. Howard Stern, et. al. complaint. He notes the following caveat:I obtained the complaint through someone who chooses to remain anonymous, who claims she obtained it simply by emailing the guys at
Whether you're a fan of Howard Stern or you think he's offensive (or you're a fan because you think he's offensive), CBS v. Howard Stern provides an interesting fact pattern. …
Washington Construction Law Blog
Payment Claim Barred by Accord & Satisfaction Doctrine
By John Parnass
This scenario comes up a lot: an amount owed under an invoice is disputed and the debtor mails in a check for some lesser amount with a letter stating the…
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Boilerplate in the Auto Industry
American car manufacturers are using less steel in their vehicles than they did twenty years ago, but they're not using any less boilerplate.Contract lawyers know instinctively that "boilerplate" -- standard-form…
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More on Stern Lawsuit
More information about CBS Corp's lawsuit against Howard Stern and Sirius can be found in this press release. Prof Bainbridge writes:Without having seen Stern's contract, I can't speak to the…
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The Real Story of Luten Bridge
One of the excellent presentations at the International Contracts Conference that just concluded was Jason Mehta's paper (co-written with Barak Richman and Jordi Weinstock of Duke) on the history of…
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Business Norms vs Plain Meaning
In this recent article by Professor Juliet Kostritsky at Case Western Reserve, she considers the importance of norm incorporation in contracts in light of plain meaning formalist attacks on such…