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The ContractsProf Blog is unofficially the official blog of the AALS Section on Contracts, curated by Jeremy Telman, OCU School of Law. Special attention to arbitration, contacts & constitutional law, and international law whenever possible
The annual conference of the Association of American Law Schools is coming up in New Orleans in January, and the AALS Section on Contracts is hosting a panel on unconscionability. Come join us!
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November 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The annual conference of the Association of American Law Schools is coming up in New Orleans in January, and the AALS Section on Contracts is hosting a panel on unconscionability. Come join us!
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/11/aals...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/11/aals...
Meanwhile, to your north, peace negotiations are on-going.
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Meanwhile, to your north, peace negotiations are on-going.
Bluesky types probably love Condé Nast publications like The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, but Condé Nast itself is engaged in some ugly anti-union actions that might spoil your Bon Appétit.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Bluesky types probably love Condé Nast publications like The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, but Condé Nast itself is engaged in some ugly anti-union actions that might spoil your Bon Appétit.
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/11/cond...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/11/cond...
Seems a bit off brand for you. Also, how did you get hold of my daughter’s cat?
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Seems a bit off brand for you. Also, how did you get hold of my daughter’s cat?
Proctor & Gamble mistakenly notified people who had filled out a survey in the hopes of getting a year’s supply of toilet paper that they had won. It corrected its mistake 8 hours later. They sued. What would Svetlana say?
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November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Proctor & Gamble mistakenly notified people who had filled out a survey in the hopes of getting a year’s supply of toilet paper that they had won. It corrected its mistake 8 hours later. They sued. What would Svetlana say?
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/11/dist...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/11/dist...
Lots of familiar names on the new Top Tens, but Robert Stevens on Crypto as Property and @bryantws.bsky.social on Self-Driving Cars tops the lists.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Lots of familiar names on the new Top Tens, but Robert Stevens on Crypto as Property and @bryantws.bsky.social on Self-Driving Cars tops the lists.
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/11/tues...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/11/tues...
Today’s post covers a case that is mostly about torts, but it is crucially about the duty to read. At least in N. Carolina, you can escape being charged with contributory negligence for failing to read if your counterparty’s conduct put you “off your guard"
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November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Today’s post covers a case that is mostly about torts, but it is crucially about the duty to read. At least in N. Carolina, you can escape being charged with contributory negligence for failing to read if your counterparty’s conduct put you “off your guard"
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/11/sign...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/11/sign...
Space Coast Credit Union came to the 11th Circuit asking if this is the right place for an argument. “I’ve told you once,” said the Court. “If you block arbitration, you have to litigate.” “No you haven’t.” “I just did.” And so it went.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Space Coast Credit Union came to the 11th Circuit asking if this is the right place for an argument. “I’ve told you once,” said the Court. “If you block arbitration, you have to litigate.” “No you haven’t.” “I just did.” And so it went.
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Texas Supreme Court reverses judgment for natural gas transporter. Trial court erred by reading words into the contract and by awarding speculative damages. Yeesh.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Texas Supreme Court reverses judgment for natural gas transporter. Trial court erred by reading words into the contract and by awarding speculative damages. Yeesh.
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Today on the blog: another story of AI-assisted research becoming AI-assisted Rule 11 sanctions. This time, it happened in Oklahoma.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Today on the blog: another story of AI-assisted research becoming AI-assisted Rule 11 sanctions. This time, it happened in Oklahoma.
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When is a mall “open?” American Dream Mall tried to argue that it was not open until it reached 100% occupancy, but the court didn’t buy it. Plus, if a mall is open, can it be open on Sundays in violation of blue laws?
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November 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
When is a mall “open?” American Dream Mall tried to argue that it was not open until it reached 100% occupancy, but the court didn’t buy it. Plus, if a mall is open, can it be open on Sundays in violation of blue laws?
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/11/when...
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Short post today as a public service: If you are going to seek to compel arbitration with a party that never signed an arbitration agreement, best not to wait until two years into the litigation to do so.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Short post today as a public service: If you are going to seek to compel arbitration with a party that never signed an arbitration agreement, best not to wait until two years into the litigation to do so.
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When the court learned that a party had forged a letter from a doctor and lied about needing brain surgery, the court allowed his lawyer to withdraw, struck his pleadings, and entered default judgment. Too far?
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October 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
When the court learned that a party had forged a letter from a doctor and lied about needing brain surgery, the court allowed his lawyer to withdraw, struck his pleadings, and entered default judgment. Too far?
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Today, we look around and see what contracts stuff is up on the web. We find Eboni Nelson’s review of Rachel Ngo Ntomp’s work on small businesses and the latest Substack from @hoffprof.bsky.social.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Today, we look around and see what contracts stuff is up on the web. We find Eboni Nelson’s review of Rachel Ngo Ntomp’s work on small businesses and the latest Substack from @hoffprof.bsky.social.
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/on-t...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/on-t...
Case about a relational contract involving whey is a treasure trove of doctrine on requirements contracts, extrinsic evidence, and the Statute of Frauds. www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/conn...
October 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Case about a relational contract involving whey is a treasure trove of doctrine on requirements contracts, extrinsic evidence, and the Statute of Frauds. www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/conn...
Today’s post covers a recent episode of @kimkrawiec.bsky.social's Taboo Trades podcast, which features @profblanchard.bsky.social discussing her work on potentially coercive Incarceration Alternative Contracts.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Today’s post covers a recent episode of @kimkrawiec.bsky.social's Taboo Trades podcast, which features @profblanchard.bsky.social discussing her work on potentially coercive Incarceration Alternative Contracts.
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/tabo...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/tabo...
Eleventh Circuit allows Antitrust claims against Burger King to proceed based on the theory that there is no agency relationship between the company and its franchisees. Analogizes the franchises to NFL franchises.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Eleventh Circuit allows Antitrust claims against Burger King to proceed based on the theory that there is no agency relationship between the company and its franchisees. Analogizes the franchises to NFL franchises.
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/burg...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/burg...
The Sixth Circuit’s Chief Judge Sutton gives a great lesson in opinion writing in a dispute over oil and gas leases. He lays out the complex structure of the transaction and gives a clinic in interpretation — all in twelve pages!
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October 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The Sixth Circuit’s Chief Judge Sutton gives a great lesson in opinion writing in a dispute over oil and gas leases. He lays out the complex structure of the transaction and gives a clinic in interpretation — all in twelve pages!
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/grea...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/grea...
Dave Hoffman (@hoffprof.bsky.social) posted his thoughts on three recent publication on his Substack, Contracts’ Empire. Short post today encouraging readers to go pay a visit to read his views.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Dave Hoffman (@hoffprof.bsky.social) posted his thoughts on three recent publication on his Substack, Contracts’ Empire. Short post today encouraging readers to go pay a visit to read his views.
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/10/dave...
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New Top Tens are out! Three papers have been downloaded more than 1000 times, and @chrisodinet.bsky.social and @andreatosato.bsky.social, the Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of downloads, are back on top!
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/09/tues...
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October 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
New Top Tens are out! Three papers have been downloaded more than 1000 times, and @chrisodinet.bsky.social and @andreatosato.bsky.social, the Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of downloads, are back on top!
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/09/tues...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/09/tues...
Relying on SCOTUS’s decision in Bissonnette, an Uber driver claimed that he was a “transportation worker” exempt from mandatory arbitration. But after a Colorado River analysis, the District Court refused to stay proceedings in the state court.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Relying on SCOTUS’s decision in Bissonnette, an Uber driver claimed that he was a “transportation worker” exempt from mandatory arbitration. But after a Colorado River analysis, the District Court refused to stay proceedings in the state court.
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/09/moti...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/09/moti...