Home Depot Wins Summary Judgment on Class Action Relating to Rented Tools

When I lived in Valparaiso, Indiana, a friend invited me to a neighborhood poker game. I did not know very many of my neighbors, so I thought this would be a good way to get to know people. I was… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Writing for the 5-2 majority in the case, Judge Cannataro begins, "On this appeal, we apply centuries-old principles of contract law to a web-based ‘terms of use’ update containing an arbitration agreement.” Ay, there’s the rub. Maybe courts should consider… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

A quick one. Bitcoin Mining, Image by DALL-E Back in 2021, we shared the story of James Howells, an early Bitcoin miner whose then-partner mistook his Bitcoin-laden hard drive for rubbish and put it in the trash. Ever since, Howells… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

This is really a property case, but I can’t resist a case about Floridians acting crazy. Two attorneys, William and Aimee Hefley, entered into a five-year lease of a home owned by Chistopher Holmquist. Towards the end of the lease… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Citibank has been in the news a couple of times in the past few years because its complex protocols and lack of software safeguards have led to costly mistakes. We had a lot of fun with $900 million of misdirected… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Governments increasingly seem to favor pre-paid debit cards. I’m sure there are reasons, but I once received my state tax refund in the form of such a debit card, and it was highly inconvenient. Stores do not issue receipts letting… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More