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ContractsprofBloghttp://feedburner.google.comTribute to Contracts Prof., Richard E. Speideltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6b2aa4f970c2009-11-06T15:13:55-05:002009-11-06T20:14:20Z2009-11-06T20:13:55ZThe University of San Diego School of Law and the San Diego Law Review have announced the publication of a tribute issue for Professor Richard E. Speidel. The authors and their topics included in the tribute issue, in alphabetical order,...lpbncontractsContract ProfsRecent ScholarshipWeekly Top Ten tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a8b5b5970c2009-11-04T12:31:52-05:002009-11-04T19:10:36Z2009-11-04T17:31:52ZFollowing are the ten most-downloaded new papers from the SSRN Journal of Contract and Commercial Law for the 60 days ending November 4, 2009. Rank Downloads Paper Title 1 493 The Death of Big Law Larry E. Ribstein, University of...lpbncontractsRecent ScholarshipTribute to the Onion: 21 Stinking Yearstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64ee02d970b2009-11-03T10:22:13-05:002009-11-03T19:13:48Z2009-11-03T15:22:13ZWe often start or conclude our posts with something like "We couldn't make this up if we tried," and believe me we couldn't. So, I think it's only fitting that we recognize an organization that has been making stuff up...lpbncontractsIn the NewsMichelle Triola Marvin, Mother of Palimony, Dead at 76tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a69974ba970c2009-11-02T07:26:00-05:002009-11-02T12:26:00Z2009-11-02T12:26:00ZMichelle Triola Marvin, who lived with Lee Marvin for six years and then sued for her share of the income he had earned during the relationship, has died at the age of 76. Ms. Marvin was the plaintiff in the...lpbncontractsFamous CasesIn the NewsContracts Icebreaker: Bowlingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6442595970b2009-11-02T07:04:00-05:002009-11-02T12:04:00Z2009-11-02T12:04:00ZThere is nothing like teaching students in the first semester of law school. They are excited to be there and eager to learn. They are not shy about sharing their knowledge and their opinions, and crucially, as they have not...lpbncontractsTeachingThe New Yorker, Blackmail & Contracttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a63a0505970b2009-10-29T19:14:43-04:002009-10-29T23:14:43Z2009-10-29T23:14:43ZThe October 19, 2009 issue of The New Yorker had an interesting little “Talk of the Town” item by Lizzie Widdicombe on the whole David Letterman blackmail issue. Northwestern Law School’s James Lindgren (unfortunately not a ContractsProf) wonders why blackmail...lpbncontractsCommentaryIn the NewsCosmic Contracts: Forever and Throughout the Universetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a68a1aef970c2009-10-29T10:04:31-04:002009-10-29T14:09:43Z2009-10-29T14:04:31ZGreat article in today's WSJ titled "Lawyerese Goes Galactic as Contracts Try to Master the Universe." Read it. Here's a taste: Decked out in sequined black and gold dresses, Anne Harrison and the other women in her Bulgarian folk-singing group...lpbncontractsContract ProfsIn the NewsWow: Does the UCC List Kidnapping and Murder as Buyer’s Remedies?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a62845a4970b2009-10-28T09:03:21-04:002009-10-28T13:03:21Z2009-10-28T13:03:21ZThis gets filed in “Whacky Stories” and/or “Chutzpah!” Apparently, buyer and N.Y. seller have a contract for the construction and sale of an ice cream truck for a price of $18,000. Buyer requests a refund; seller refuses. Buyer makes the...lpbncontractsIn the NewsImportant Consumer Alert: Baby Einstein DVDs Might Not Make Kids Smartertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a67f8870970c2009-10-28T08:41:44-04:002009-10-28T13:09:21Z2009-10-28T12:41:44ZDisney, which makes the Baby Einstein series of children’s DVDs, has “set the record straight” with an announcement that it does not advertise the videos as “educational.” Consumer rights groups had accused the company of deceptive advertising because there is...lpbncontractsIn the NewsAlan White on In-Class Exercisestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6784b99970c2009-10-26T14:25:50-04:002009-10-26T18:25:50Z2009-10-26T18:25:50ZThe Fifth in a Series of Posts by Guest Blogger, Alan White: Two of my favorite in-class exercises, one on unconscionability and one on remedies, highlight one of the fundamental difficulties of thinking like a lawyer. Law is incredibly frustrating...lpbncontractsTeachingContracts Limerick of the Week: Dunnebacke v. Pittmantag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a67616a5970c2009-10-26T07:19:00-04:002009-10-26T12:41:26Z2009-10-26T11:19:00ZAs I told my students, this Limerick makes history. It is the first time that a famous line of iambic pentameter has been slipped into a Limerick. The case to which it relates is a fairly simple one. Mr. Pittman...lpbncontractsLimericksTelevisionMarcus Jordan: A Pair of Shoes, Family Ties and a University's Exclusive Contracttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6130dd5970b2009-10-22T12:31:21-04:002009-10-22T16:31:21Z2009-10-22T16:31:21ZThe Orlando Sentinel reports this interesting contracts story, involving Michael Jordan's son: A pair of shoes could end up costing the University of Central Florida nearly $3 million. UCF promised Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, that he...lpbncontractsCelebrity ContractsIn the NewsSportsUpdate on Franken Amendment: Jamie Leigh Jones interviewtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a66a1b43970c2009-10-22T12:23:16-04:002009-10-22T16:23:16Z2009-10-22T16:23:16ZWe previously mentioned the "Franken Amendment" to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill, which would withhold defense contracts from companies like Halliburton if their contracts restrict employees from suing in court for claims such as sexual assault, battery and discrimination. Jamie...lpbncontractsGovernment ContractingIn the NewsLegislationWas Carrie Prejean Unjustly Enriched? (Nudge Nudge Wink Wink)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6635ad5970c2009-10-21T10:30:34-04:002009-10-21T14:30:34Z2009-10-21T14:30:34ZYou'll undoubtedly recall that, back in May, we mentioned that Miss California USA (aka Donald Trump) might terminate then-Miss California Carrie Prejean for breach of contract. Prejean was in fact de-crowned, and she sued the pageant organizers for a whole...lpbncontractsIn the NewsExecutive Compensation Mystery at Sotheby'stag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a646d4b6970c2009-10-20T07:30:00-04:002009-10-20T11:30:00Z2009-10-20T11:30:00ZThe New York Times reports that the Sotheby's auction house has refused to provide government regulators with information on bonuses paid to Sotheby's executives. Sotheby's justifies this refusal by pointing out that if that information were to become public, its...lpbncontractsCommentaryIn the NewsLabor ContractsContracts Limerick of the Week: Market Street Associates v. Freytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5f28a75970b2009-10-19T08:19:00-04:002009-10-19T12:38:12Z2009-10-19T12:19:00ZThere has been a lot of interest on the blog lately in the topic of contracts law and morality, e.g. here and here. Our comments section has been unusually active, which is terrific. A recent comment got me to thinking...lpbncontractsFamous CasesLimericksTeachingJon & Kate Plus Attorneystag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5efba63970b2009-10-19T07:33:00-04:002009-10-19T11:33:00Z2009-10-19T11:33:00ZMany regular readers have written to complain about the blog's non-existent coverage of the greatest drama of the 21st century thus far, the War of the Gosselins. The truth is, we were barred from writing about "other reality television programs"...lpbncontractsCelebrity ContractsIn the NewsThe Benefits of Teaching Across the Curriculumtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a63f6feb970c2009-10-15T09:47:53-04:002009-10-15T13:47:53Z2009-10-15T13:47:53ZThis year, for the first time since I have been teaching at the VU School of Law, my colleague JoEllen Lind gave her students a contracts-based hypothetical in the pleading exercise she does with them every year for Civil Procedure....lpbncontractsTeachingJust in Time for Halloween: Stambovsky v. Ackley revisited?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a63d1d60970c2009-10-14T19:05:08-04:002009-10-14T23:05:08Z2009-10-14T23:05:08ZPreviously on this blog, Eric Goldman provided a wonderful compilation of resources for Stambovsky v. Ackley -- the haunted house case. Maybe the West Village will get a haunted house case all of its own. The Daily News Reports: A...lpbncontractsIn the NewsNobel Prize in Economics goes to Academics Who Pay Attention to “What Happens in the Real World” and Contractstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5e590c1970b2009-10-14T13:03:40-04:002009-10-14T17:05:49Z2009-10-14T17:03:40ZElinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson were awarded the Nobel Prize in economics earlier this week. The WSJ describes both of their work has “highlight[ing] areas where standard approaches of economics are inadequate at explaining what actually occurs.” Further, the WSJ...lpbncontractsIn the News