Another Child Bound by Parent to Arbitrate Claims Against Amusement Park

The Project on the Foundations of Private Law at Harvard Law School is seeking applicants for full-time, one- to two-year residential appointments, starting in the fall of 2025. The Project on the Foundations of Private Law is an interdisciplinary research… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

I learned recently via Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me about a new trend. As Sadiba Hasan reports in The New York Times, weddings have gotten so expensive that people are asking their guests to pay to attend. Ms. Hasan’s reporting… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

A day late, but not a dollar short! Apologies to our regular readers for being out of pocket yesterday, but we bring you the Wednesday stats from SSRN as a peace offering. Top Downloads For: Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Forfeiture for competition clauses have an effect similar to non-competes, but they achieve the common aim through a different vehicle. They prohibit a corporation’s former employees from leaving the firm and joining a competitor on pain of forfeiture of a… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

As in yesterday’s post, I learned of this case from listening to the Money Stuff Podcast with Matt Levine and Katie Greifeld. Like yesterday’s post, this case is mostly about alleged criminal misconduct, but it’s a great story, and there… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Last week, Brian Leiter reported on his Law School Reports on alleged “citation rings.” Here’s how the caper works: Mid-level scholars cross-commit to citing one another’s work to boost their citation counts. So says a “younger scholar” who reported it… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More