Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Finds “Surface Water” Ambiguous

Two years ago, we brought you a tragic story of justice denied. Back in 2022, Professor Seth Barrett Tillman placed two bets that the Democrats would win the Senate. They did, but Paddy Power, one of Ireland’s leading bookmakers, refused… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Despite my attention-grabbing header, I think this case is likely correctly decided under our current system, where just about everything goes to arbitration. FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) likely could not have brought its motion to compel arbitration any earlier, and… 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

Memorial to Professor Juliet Moringiello It is with immense sadness and a very heavy heart that I share the news of Professor Juliet Moringiello’s passing. The legal academy has lost a brilliant scholar, an exceptional mentor, a skillful administrator, and… 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

It is a great tragedy that there has never been a successful television series about contracts lawyering, akin to the innumerable televisions series about criminal law. My curiosity was piqued when I started watching The Burial, featuring Tommy Lee Jones… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More