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ContractsProf Blog
Jay the Intern, Brought to You By Contracts
On last night's Colbert Report, Stephen announced that he, a company man, was contractually obligated to provide a sponsor integration for Halls Mentho-Lyptus cough drops. He does so by changing…
The Faculty Lounge
KCON 8
Some time ago I posted a note about the upcoming 8th International Conference on Contracts to be hosted at Texas Wesleyan Law School this past week. I thought that I…
ContractsProf Blog
Thanks, Frank Snyder and Texas Wesleyan… Save the Date for Miami 2014
The 8th Annual International Conference on Contracts was a success! Thanks to Frank Snyder and Texas Wesleyan for organizing and hosting. All of the panels were videotaped, so we will…
ContractsProf Blog
A Modern Twist on R.R. v. M.H. and Statutory Interpretation?
There's a theory among some of my foodie friends that, when it comes to food, bacon makes everything better. I'm considering a similar theory for teaching Contracts via hypos: when…
ContractsProf Blog
Are Contracts to Blame for Rising Mortality Rates on Downton Abbey?
***SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT YET FINISHED SEASON 3 AND DO NOT WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, READ NO FURTHER***As those of you who watched Season 3 of Downton…
ContractsProf Blog
NY Appellate Court Enforces No Oral Modification Clause
Buyer and seller enter into a contract of sale for propertyin Manhattan for a purchase price of over $56 million. The contract sets a closing date andcontains a no oral…
ContractsProf Blog
A New Stambovsky?
[Edited: Apologies to my co-blogger, Nancy Kim, for posting this before reading our own blog to see that she already covered it. I'll keep this up for the links to…
ContractsProf Blog
Teaching Sales 4: What Could Be Better than Nanakuli?
In theory, if you are looking for a case to illustrate the UCC's potential liberality in letting in trade usage evidence to modify a written contract, nothing could be better…
The Right Coast
You could teach a whole Contracts course with this thing Tom Smith
A lawyer comments on the contract in The Hobbit. (Via Instapundit)
International Law Prof Blog
Villanova to Host Symposium on the Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
The Villanova Law Review is hosting a the Norman J. Shachoy Symposium this week on "Assessing the CISG and Other International Endeavors to Unify International Contract Law: Has the Time Come…