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BREACH OF ORAL CONTRACT NOT ENFORCEABLE
Always better to have agreements in writing.Martin Greenfield Clothiers, Ltd. v Brooks Bros. Group, Inc., 2019 NY Slip Op 06225, Decided on August 21, 2019, Appellate Division, Second Department:"Pursuant to…
Construction Payment Blog
Alabama Pay if Paid Clauses Are Enforceable – Even by Sureties
By Matt Viator
Pay if paid clauses are generally frowned upon in the construction industry. However, a recent case shows that pay if paid clauses are clearly enforceable in Alabama. Pay if paid…
ContractsProf Blog
Return of the Weekly Top Ten SSRN Contracts & Commercial Law Downloads (August 9, 2019)
By Mark Burge
After a much too long hiatus, the Weekly Top Ten returns. Happy reading!Top Downloads For:Contracts & Commercial Law eJournalRecent Top Papers (60 days)As of: 10 Jun 2019 - 09 Aug…
ContractsProf Blog
Oops! Writing the wrong corporate name on a contract doesn’t necessarily excuse you from that contract
A recent case out of Texas, Austin Tapas, LP v. Performance Food Group, Inc., No. 03-18-00680-CV, refuses to let a party off on the technicality of having accidentally put the…
PrawfsBlawg
Divorce and the Contracts Clause
Main Saturday, August 03, 2019Divorce and the Contracts ClauseNext semester I'm teaching a seminar on the Marshall Court. In preparation for that class, I reread Dartmouth College v. Woodward. One…
ContractsProf Blog
What you should do if you want your Super Bowl party to be able to last until 4 a.m. (hint: not this)
A recent case out of New York, PJAM Prods., LLC v. M Light, LLC, 652409/2018, stems from a Super Bowl party. PJAM licensed M Light's venue to hold a party…
Juro
Scaling contract process: how to close 1000 sales contracts in a month
Creating sales contracts and getting them signed are crucial activities for driving growth and scaling. So why are so many companies failing to optimise the process?
Adams on Contract Drafting
Book Review: “Garner’s Guidelines for Drafting and Editing Contracts,” by Bryan A. Garner
By Ken Adams
Bryan Garner is a big name in legal lexicography, litigation writing, and guidance on general English usage. He has a new book out, on contract drafting. It’s called Garner’s Guidelines…
Juro
Making contracts more human: How to make paperwork painless
According to IACCM, 83% of people are dissatisfied with contract process. That means almost everyone has a bad time with contracts - any remotely positive experience is the exception, not…
The Faculty Lounge
Gulati on Horton and Weisbord
Mitu Gulati has a new post over Credit Slips on David Horton and Reid Weisbord "Boilerplates No Contracts Clauses."