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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Ninth Circuit Requires Evidentiary Hearing on Enforceability of Forum Selection Clause
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Pro se plaintiff Robin Petersen wasrecruited to work in Saudi Arabia as a flight instructor for a subsidiary ofBoeing Corporation. His complaintalleged that on arrival…
Surf and Turf Law
New Ninth Circuit Admiralty Case – Himalaya Clause, Bills of Lading and Statutes of Limitation
The Ninth Circuit just issued a decision regarding guarantor liability for unpaid amounts following shipment of goods under several bills of lading.The case is Clevo, Co. v. Hecny Transportation, Inc.…
ContractsProf Blog
Thoughts on Tongish v. Thomas and UCC § 2-713
A lot of very smart contracts scholars, including to name just a few, Omri Ben-Shahar and Lisa Bernstein (here), Victor Goldberg (here), and Peter Siegelman and Steve Thel (e.g., here), have thought long…
Manufacturing Law Blog
The Perils of Purchase Orders – Part I
* The Manufacturing Law Blog provides timely commentary on issues of importance to manufacturers and distributors. Contributors from the law firm of Robinson & Cole LLP are corporate compliance and…
ContractsProf Blog
Party Sophistication and Value Pluralism in Contract [Self-Promotion]
My article "Party Sophistication and Value Pluralism in Contract" has been "published" to the Touro Law Review website. I am told that it will be published in a print version…
ContractsProf Blog
Recent Article Covering Contractual Aspects of Egg Donation
With the help of our former intern, Christina Phillips, we stumbled upon this cover story from Santa Cruz's Good Times magazine. It is a profile of Racquel Cool, who makes a living as…
Media Law Prof Blog
“Home Improvement” Producers Sue Disney Over Syndication Deal
The writer-producers of the hit 1990s comedy Home Improvement are suing Disney, alleging that the studio improperly allowed the show to be syndicated without regard for its fair market value.…
The Faculty Lounge
KCON 8 Update
Some might remember my entry of two weeks ago about the 8th International Conference on Contracts. Good news for folks who weren't able to make it: you can go here…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Anti-assignment Provisions and Reverse Triangular Mergers
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
In a recent case in Delaware we get an expected but still important decision in Meso Scale Diagnostics. This is just blocking-and-tackling. The question for the court was whether a…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Reverse Triangular Merger Does Not Constitute Assignment
Meso Scale Diagnostics LLC v. Roche Diagnostics GmbH, C.A. No. 5589-VCP-Feb. 22, 2013). This 60-page Chancery opinion explains in great detail why a reverse triangular merger did not constitute an assignment.…