Eighth Circuit Affirms $5 Million Deferred Compensation to Former Executive

Each year, when I teach merchant status, I experience mixed emotions when I come upon the conflicting caselaw regarding the merchant status of farmers. Scott Burnham and James Brook, the authors of the Examples and Explanations book that I use,… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

This case fits in with our series on the contracts doctrine of mistake, addressed most recently here and here, but it is perhaps still more bizarre. On October 5, 2019, defendant Clearing House Estate Sales (CHES) opened bidding through Auction… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Top Downloads For: Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal Recent Top Papers (60 days) As of: 16 May 2025 – 15 Jul 2025 Rank Paper Downloads 1. The Value of Finance Journals Douglas J. Cumming Florida Atlantic University – Finance 542… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

For years now, we have been following cases in which students sue their universities alleging breach of contract or unjust enrichment based on the universities’ decisions to close their campuses because of the COVID pandemic in the Spring of 2020…. Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

J&J&D Holdings LLC (J&J&D) entered into an agreement to purchase a medical and adult-use marijuana cultivation business operated by Central Coast Horticultural, LLC (CCH) for $5 million. The transaction was subject to two conditions precedent. First, Donovan Wade, a party… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

After their university shut down its campus temporarily in March 2o2o, necessitating the completion of the semester through distance learning, students brought suit on behalf of a purported class against Colorado State University (CSU) for breach of contract and unjust… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More