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Contracts
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ContractsProf Blog
Super Bowl commercial pitch copyright claim survives, but not the contract ones
A recent case out of the Southern District of New York, Betty, Inc. v. Pepsico, Inc., No. 16-CV-4215 (KMK) (behind paywall), tackles a fairly common issue: Often people make pitches…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article on Tales from a Form Book: Stock Stories and Transactional Documents
Susan Chesler & Karen J. Sneddon recently posted an Article entitled, Tales from a Form Book: Stock Stories and Transactional Documents, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Law eJournal (2017). Provided below…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Things to Watch for in ALF Contracts
By rmorgan
Consumer Reports published an article that focuses on the terms of an ALF admissions contract. Putting the Assisted Living Facility Contract Under a Microscope starts with recommending that an elder…
China Law Blog
China Contract Jurisdiction and Being Too Clever By Half
By Dan Harris
[caption id="attachment_30776" align="aligncenter" width="558"] Oh no, yet another bad jurisdiction clause[/caption] Our China lawyers see a lot of contracts with China companies written by lawyers outside our law firm. We…
The Faculty Lounge
Antonia Eliason on the Blues Contracts of Trumpet Records
Antonia Eliason (University of Mississippi School of Law) recently posted a draft article titled "Lillian McMurry and the Blues Contracts of Trumpet Records" to SSRN. Here is the abstract: Trumpet…
ContractsProf Blog
Contracts and Commercial Law Scholarship: Weekly Top Ten SSRN Downloads (September 7, 2017)
By Mark Burge
Top Downloads For the Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal Recent Top Papers (60 days) as of: 09 Jul 2017 - 07 Sep 2017 RankPaperDownloads 1.How to Restructure Venezuelan Debt (¿Cómo…
Better Business Breakup Blog
DIY legal agreements: 2 key steps before you sign
By Fiona McLay
Last month the shower started leaking. Plumbers are expensive, I thought to myself, and I can't wait around, I'll just fix it myself. I watched a video on YouTube. Called my…
ContractsProf Blog
Things to Think About Before You Put Your Project on Kickstarter
The Internet has encouraged so many cool and interesting ways of creating. Scrolling through Kickstarter, to pick just one website, can expose you to an incredible variety of artistic endeavors…
ContractsProf Blog
Contracts and Commercial Law Scholarship: Weekly Top Ten SSRN Downloads (August 17, 2017)
By Mark Burge
Top Downloads For: Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal Recent Top Papers (60 days)As of: 18 Jun 2017 - 17 Aug 2017 RankPaperDownloads 1.How to Restructure Venezuelan Debt (¿Cómo restructurar la…
Socially Aware Blog
Get Your Gripe On: The Consumer Review Fairness Act Is Live
By Aaron Rubin, Charles Cartagena-Ortiz
Searching “millennials killed…” on the Internet returns over 1.5 million results in .65 seconds. Commentators have blamed the generation raised by tablets, smartphones, and apps for killing everything from marriage…