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ContractsProf Blog
Parking Sagas, Part II
I'm probably going to develop a personal expertise in the limited field of Parking Sagas; be forewarned. This case, Gietzen v. Goveia, B255925, out of the Second Appellate District of the…
ContractsProf Blog
In Which I Freak Out About Parking and Towing (But It’s Case-Related, I Swear)
Once, when I lived in a city, my car got towed. I was properly, legally parked at the time I parked the car. Unfortunately, after I parked the car, the…
Family Law Prof Blog
Betting on Marriage
By Family Law
From Washington Post:A new startup in Seattle will fund your wedding. Up to $10,000. Even the nacho cheese fondue fountain. The catch: If your union crumbles, at six months or…
ContractsProf Blog
Call for Proposals — Institute for Law Teaching & Learning “Real-World Readiness”
By Mark Burge
The call for proposals below is reposted from our sister site, Business Law Prof Blog, as it is relevant to recent conversations here about teaching transactional lawyering skills in the context…
ContractsProf Blog
Your Weekly SSRN Contracts Top Ten Download Lists – December 10, 2015
By Mark Burge
SSRN Top Downloads For Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal RankDownloadsPaper Title 1 715 An Overview of Privacy Law Daniel J. Solove and Paul M. Schwartz George Washington University Law School…
ContractsProf Blog
Contract Issues in “Doctor Who”
WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW FOR "FACE THE RAVEN"*********As we get ready for the season finale tonight, I thought I'd bring up the fact that a major story point of "Doctor Who"…
ContractsProf Blog
How Much Disability Insurance Is Too Much? Well, That’s a Highly Fact-Specific Question
I feel like one of the lessons of my Contracts class (aside from, you know, all the contract law stuff) is that disability insurance is the type of insurance policy…
ContractsProf Blog
Terms and Conditions May Apply
By Mark Burge
Do you need a three-minute break with some adhesion-contract humor? Want to restore your faith that there is some utility to the unconscionability doctrine? Watch the video linked at the end…
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY'S FEES
Fee Clause Interpretation/Prevailing Party: Plaintiff Winning $25,522.38 Contractual/Noncontract Claim Dispute With Fees Clause Reaps $55,911 In Fees/Costs
Failure to Provide Reporter’s Transcript Forfeited Challenge, But Fee Clause Was Broad Enough To Encompass Contract/Noncontract Claims. Plaintiff agreed to install electrical distribution service to defendant’s winery facility, with plaintiff…
The Legal Whiteboard
A Critical, Existential, Sisyphus-ean View of Business Associations (and Maybe Lawyering)….
By Jeff Lipshaw
I'm participating this week in a micro-symposium sponsored by the AALS Section on Agency, Partnership, LLCs, and Unincorporated Associations, taking place online at our sister Business Law Prof Blog. The…