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ContractsProf Blog
Live from New Orleans, It’s Friday Night!
But tomorrow morning is Saturday, and that means . . .It's time for the AALS Section on Contracts Session:8:30-10:15 AM: Oak Alley, Third Floor, Hilton new Orleans RiversideFeaturing: "Good Faith Notice and…
ContractsProf Blog
Holiday Blog Round Up
We have been relatively quiet these past few days as we focus on digestion and other festive activities. But other law bloggers have been busy.Over at Prawfsblawg, Jeff Lipshaw (pictured,…
Notice of Appeal
Wash. Supreme Court: Authentic Contracts Attached To Pleadings May Be Considered On A CR 12(b)(6) Motion
In P.E. Systems, LLC v. CI Corp. (pdf) the Washington Supreme Court clarified two important points about the Washington Civil Rules and the common law of contracts. First, the Court squarely held…
Energy Law Report
Lawsuits Over “Fraudulent” Oil & Gas Leases Often Lack Merit
The Ohio shale boom started slowly when a few small companies quietly began acquiring mineral leases for as little as $25 per acre. This soon gave way to a full…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Gibson Dunn on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Provision
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
The typical M&A confidentiality agreement contains a standstill provision, which among other things, prohibits the potential bidder from publicly or privately requesting that the target company waive the terms of the…
ContractsProf Blog
Weekly Top Tens from the Social Science Research Council
RECENT HITS (for all papers announced in the last 60 days) TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal October 4, 2012 to December 3, 2012RankDownloadsPaper Title 1263The Cross-Border…
ContractsProf Blog
Some Valuable Advice from a Reliable Source
Professor Emeritus Douglas Whaley (whose casebook I have just adopted for my first attempt at a sales course) offers this advice on exams.[JT]
New Jersey Family Law
WEDDING DRESS BREACH OF CONTRACT DAMAGES NEW JERSEY FAMILY LAW MEDIATOR ARBITRATOR ATTORNEY
A recent bride just won money damages [$1500] against her wedding dress seamstress. The zipper on the dress split, right before the cocktail reception, one hour before the actual wedding…
ContractsProf Blog
Eleventh Circuit Affirms District Court’s Determination on Jurisdiction to Challenge to FCC Rule
Martha Self entered into a contract for cell phone service with AT&T in 1995. AT&T subsequently notified her that, beginning in January 1998 she would be subject to a Universal…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
The Problem with Old Oil and Gas Leases
NiSource’s plans to drill oil and gas in the Utica Shale formation of northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania offers an interesting conundrum. Leases were signed. People are obligated to follow…