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Wilmarth wins GWU prize
George Washington University has announced that long-time contracts teacher Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr. (left), has received one of the four university-wide Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Prizes for 2005. Wilmarth, who…
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Six months and counting
Today marks the six month anniversary of ContractsProf Blog. During that period we’ve had nearly 60,000 visitor, and these days we average some 400 a day. Most of our readership…
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Steel customers seeking specific performance
Rising steel prices are putting a great deal of pressure on auto-parts manufacturers, who are turning to the doctrine of specific performance to compel their supplier to deliver what they…
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ICODR competition features contract negotiation
Teams from Toledo, Hamline, Belgrade, Cal-Hastings, Cornell, Maryland, Cardozo, and British Columbia carried off the top prizes in the Fourth International Competition for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR), which involved law…
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Contract law and the constitution
Liberal theory in the 19th century saw in contract theory a powerful force for democracy and equality, and a good many battles were fought to give that right to disadvantaged…
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Film Clips: Get Shorty
Bo Catlett: It says here you're getting Martin Weir for the part of Lovejoy? Chili Palmer: That's right, we're getting Martin. Bo Catlett: Come on, how…
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Decisions, decisions
In a great many contractual situations, one party has a substantial amount of discretion over its own performance. A law school, for example, has a contract with its students, but…
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Exam Question of the Day
Bozeman, Montana, may not seem like a major venue for hip-hop music, but a local promoter there is suing a California company after a group of artists backed out from…
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Conditions: Strict compliance with notice provisions is required
A subcontractor who fails to comply with the notice provisions of its contracts waives its claim against the prime contractor, according to the New York Appellate Division.In the case, the…
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Dang, I knew we forgot something
Plaintiffs who bought a Caterpillar tractor from a Caterpillar dealer that failed to operate properly lost their breach of contract action against both the manufacturer and the seller—on the rather…