Artificial Intelligence Might Make Us Rethink Contract Law
Above The Law
AUGUST 31, 2021
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Planning On A Music Career? You Better Be Paying Attention During Contract Law
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NOVEMBER 2, 2023
You Better Be Paying Attention During Contract Law appeared first on Above the Law. G Herbo says bad terms cost him $40M. The post Planning On A Music Career?
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The First Rule Of Robbing An A-List Celebrity Like Lady Gaga: Know Your Contract Law!
Above The Law
JULY 17, 2023
The post The First Rule Of Robbing An A-List Celebrity Like Lady Gaga: Know Your Contract Law! appeared first on Above the Law. Know who else has a mean poker face? Lady Gaga's lawyers.
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Arbitration clauses, prejudicial delays, and one justice’s contract-law “nightmare”
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 24, 2022
Much of the discussion during oral argument concerned whether and when to apply state contract law to questions arising under the FAA. But some justices also seemed to think that synthesizing and applying state contract law could prove difficult.
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US Supreme Court says New Jersey can withdraw from Waterfront Commission
JURIST
APRIL 19, 2023
New Jersey , a unanimous court found that interstate compacts are governed by the principles of contract law. The Supreme Court agreed with the Third Circuit, holding that New Jersey could unilaterally withdraw, and found that principles of both contract law and state sovereignty guided New Jersey’s decision.
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Understanding breach of contract law in California
OneLegal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Explore breach of contract law in California, including key legal concepts, common issues, and valuable resources. The post Understanding breach of contract law in California appeared first on One Legal.
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The Basics of Contract Law: What Business Owners Should Know
Chugh LLP
JUNE 25, 2021
Businesses will need strong contracts to protect their interests throughout their lifecycle. For help developing contracts that protect the interests of your business, contact your trusted Chugh, LLP professional. The post The Basics of Contract Law: What Business Owners Should Know appeared first on Chugh LLP.
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Supreme Court grants certiorari in arbitration clause case
JURIST
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
.” The court also ruled to allow the filing of an amicus brief “on Behalf of Law Professors in Support of Granting the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. ” The post Supreme Court grants certiorari in arbitration clause case appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.
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Federal appeals court rules Seneca Nation owes New York State years of casino revenue sharing payments
JURIST
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Monday’s appeals court ruling finds that the arbitration panel interpreted governing contract law correctly and that the district court’s ruling was a proper confirmation of that contract law interpretation.
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That OceanGate Liability Waiver Might Not Be As Airtight As It Seems
Above The Law
JUNE 23, 2023
First rule of contract law: you can't get out of them. The post That OceanGate Liability Waiver Might Not Be As Airtight As It Seems appeared first on Above the Law.
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Federal appeals court upholds pro-worker California law limiting arbitration
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
As a result of this ruling, California employers cannot currently require workers to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment.
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SCOTUS bars emotional distress damages under the Affordable Care Act
JURIST
APRIL 28, 2022
To be eligible for these reimbursements, providers must comply with federal anti-discrimination laws. In similar cases, the court “has regularly applied [a] contract-law analogy to define the scope of conduct for which funding recipients may be held liable, with an eye toward ensuring that recipients had notice of their obligations.”
From The Studio To The Classroom: Georgia State Law Is Offering A Class On Rick Ross
Above The Law
AUGUST 24, 2023
There's going to be a heavy focus on contract law and phlegmy ad-libs. The post From The Studio To The Classroom: Georgia State Law Is Offering A Class On Rick Ross appeared first on Above the Law.
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Doctoral scholarship: International accountability through the value chain in Antwerp
Conflict of Laws
DECEMBER 20, 2021
The research can be approached from the perspective of human rights law, public international law or private international law, including private law mechanisms (either in tort or in contract law). The deadline for applications is 14 February 2022 and the start date is 15 September 2022.
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And I’d Have Gotten Away For It Too, If Not For Being Part Of The Problem! — See Also
Above The Law
JULY 17, 2023
If You Want To Collect $500k From Lady Gaga, Keep Your Hands Clean: Here's the contract law refresher you've been looking for. Stealing Recipes Is A Big Dill: Jones Day and Quinn Emanuel head to court to talk pickles.
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Tomorrow’s AAPrIL seminar: Benjamin Haward on The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Adoption and interpretation in Australia
Conflict of Laws
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Presenter Benjamin Hayward is an Associate Professor in the Department of Business Law at Monash University. He has published in Australia and internationally in private international law, international commercial arbitration, and the CISG.
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Elgar Companion to UNCITRAL: Virtual Book launch
Conflict of Laws
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Further chapters then explore key topics in international contract law, especially relating to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
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So You Want to Be an Adjunct Law Professor? 6 Lessons from My Experience
Attorney at Work
JUNE 30, 2022
And there’s a practical benefit to digging back into the nitty-gritty of a particular subject — in my case, commercial contract law. The adage that you don’t truly know something until you teach it is apt. I learned a tremendous amount by preparing for class, teaching, answering questions, meeting with students and grading papers.
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US Supreme Court to review enforceability of choice of law in maritime contracts
JURIST
MARCH 7, 2023
LLC , which asks the court to determine whether a choice of law clause in a maritime contract can be deemed unenforceable due to “strong public policy.” Raiders Retreat Realty Co., Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC , originates with an insurance dispute over a maritime vessel.
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Paralegal Schools Forget to Mention These Things
Paralegal Bootcamp
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
What you are learning is the foundation stuff: the terminology, the theory, the civil rules of procedure, contract law, etc. When a lawyer graduates from law school they don’t know how to do everything they will be doing as a new associate. You are not learning the skills that it will take to be a great paralegal.
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Planning Your Contract Management System
Paralegal Bootcamp
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Businesses will need a knowledgeable team comprised of a consultant, attorney, IT team, project manager, contract specialist, and/or a paralegal well versed in contract law and a knowledgeable in-house team lead. Each business is unique; therefore, it requires a different type of expertise.
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Court rules against plaintiff seeking emotional distress damages for discrimination
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 28, 2022
Further, the court has analogized spending clause legislation to a contract and has held that funding recipients are on notice that they are subject to those remedies traditionally available in suits for breach of contract. In Thursday’s ruling in Cummings v.
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Justices validate New Jersey’s decision to leave commission for Port of New York and New Jersey
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 18, 2023
Because the compact between the two states that formed the commission does not address either state’s right to withdraw, the court should resolve the case based on “background principles of contract law,” as it has resolved past questions about interstate compacts.
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Just published: AJ Contrat on the 40th Anniversary of the CISG
Conflict of Laws
JANUARY 20, 2021
In addition to the constant expansion of its geographical scope of application through the increasing number of accessions, its influence on modernization of certain domestic contract laws, such as the recent legislative reform passed in France, attests to its importance.
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Court endorses private Section 1983 enforcement of spending clause enactments
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 8, 2023
Second, the court regards Section 1983 as a tort claim, making HHC’s focus on 19th-century contract law “perplexing;” contract principles should not displace Section 1983’s “’species of tort liability.’” The court then applied its long-standing two-step analysis to conclude that FNHRA is enforceable through Section 1983.
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“Shall be the Property” is not an Assignment of Patent Rights
Patently O
AUGUST 2, 2021
” Although both the majority and dissent conclude that the issue is a matter of contract law, neither cite to the governing law of contracts for this case–the law of Michigan. .” Judge Newman wrote in dissent and argued that “these patents are the property of the University.”
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What Makes AI and Humans the Future of Contract Management
Cenza
JUNE 16, 2021
Cenza works with legal AI providers to adopts a human contract review process to validate AI outputs. Our team comprises lawyers with in-depth knowledge of contract laws and ensures error-free, quality work. We give valuable insights about their existing contracts and an overall delightful experience for our clients.
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Is turnabout fair play under the Federal Arbitration Act?
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 18, 2022
Further, she argues that whether a right has been waived usually does not depend on whether someone else has relied on the waiver to their detriment, and that this principle distinguishes waiver from other contract-law concepts, such as estoppel or laches.
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A day in the life of a future trainee associate
SimplyLawJobs
DECEMBER 17, 2021
11:15 am My first class of the day is a contract law seminar with John Kennedy. In contract law, we work right through from contract formation and terms to remedies as a result of a breach. However, with deadlines looming my friend Charles has come round to talk about our contract law assignment.
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Out Now: Torsten Kindt, Transnationale Verträge im nationalen Recht
Conflict of Laws
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
For each area of law discussed – choice of law, contract law, and international civil procedure – Kindt identifies a variety of avenues for such incorporation, including, e.g. a (very) generous approach to choice-of-law and choice-of-court clauses that are linked or correspond to a model document.
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Abitron v. Hetronic: Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Trademark Law
Patently O
MARCH 22, 2023
Hetronic also won on a contract claim, but contract law would not support this disgorgement remedy. At some point, Abitron began selling a competing product using the same pattern and same product names. Image above). Hetronic sued and won a $90 million judgment based upon willful trademark infringement and goodwill injury.
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Arguments Continue In Landmark Cryptocurrency Regulation Case SEC v. Ripple
The Crime Report
JANUARY 18, 2023
They need protections like investment contract laws. “The idea [with traditional financial instruments] is that the investors are very removed from running the activity,” Malekan said.
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Israel dispatch: Knesset vote to curtail ‘reasonableness doctrine’ would limit judiciary’s power to constrain arbitrary executive decisions
JURIST
JULY 18, 2023
Over time, Israeli courts have continuously developed and refined the reasonableness doctrine through case law , legal scholarship, and comparative legal analysis. Advocates of the reasonableness doctrine argue that it is crucial for addressing extreme cases of arbitrary government actions and preventing rights abuses.
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Dogecoin arbitration dispute hits high court
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The question of how those agreement fits together is a classic question of contract law, and just the kind of question, Public Citizen contends, as to which preemption by the FAA is inappropriate. As with Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St.,
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Be Careful Not to Unintentionally Bargain Away the Right to File IPRs
The IP Law Blog
MARCH 17, 2022
Among its arguments for rehearing, Sarepta argues there was no “clearly and affirmatively expressed” waiver of its statutory right to file IPR petitions as would be required under applicable Delaware contract law. We await the decision as to whether the petition for rehearing will be granted.
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The Critical Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Achieving Net Zero
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MAY 8, 2024
And that has implications for tort law, contract law, and property law, because it is less clear in many ways how basic legal principles such as negligence, foreseeability, force majeure, and reasonableness will apply to particular problems.
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Prefiling Offer by Business Partner Dooms Patent
Patently O
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The Federal Circuit relies upon traditional contract law principles to determine whether a particular communication constitutes such an offer. Remember the contract foundational trio: Offer, Acceptance, Consideration. The “on sale” bar is triggered both by pre-filing sales and pre-filing offers-to-sell.
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Specific Performance of Contract : Enforcing Contractual Rights
LexForti
JUNE 7, 2023
Specific Performance is a unique legal concept in Indian Contract Law that allows you to enforce the exact terms of a contract. When a party breaches a contract, you’re not merely looking for financial compensation but the fulfillment of the original contract’s exact terms.
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Legal Jargon – Plain English or Utter Drivel?
SimplyLawJobs
MARCH 29, 2021
Do you know the difference between “ab initio” (used in contract law to mean from the start) and “ultra vires” (beyond one’s powers)? Let’s start with words that lawyers still use out of habit.
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Justices mull availability of emotional distress damages in anti-discrimination cases
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 2, 2021
In a second line of questioning, the justices focused on what they should consider persuasive evidence of a traditional contract-law remedy in the spending clause context. Cummings’ lawyer, Andrew Rozynski, and Colleen Sinzdak, arguing for the U.S.
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How to Improve Legal Writing Skills: Strategies, Examples & Best Practices
Legal Writing Launch
OCTOBER 1, 2024
This includes referencing statutes and case law. For example, when arguing a point about contract law, you might cite the landmark case of Hadley v. Include Relevant Citations Backing your assertions with proper citations adds credibility to your document. Baxendale , 156 Eng. 145, 146 (Ex. 1854) to support your argument.
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