Post-Doc at Harvard Law’s Project on the Foundations of Private Law

The University of North Carolina has much of which it can be proud. If you go to its website, you will see that it boasts over 230 years of public service, having been the first public university in the United… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

The last five years have been rich in mistake cases. In 2025, there was the N.C. Wyeth painting bought at a thrift shop for $4. In 2024, we brought news of a rare African mask sold in France for €150,… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

I went on a cruise to Alaska last month. I highly recommend it. This was a new experience for us, and part of the cruise experience is “excursions,” where one pays extra for experiences on shore. We went rafting on… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

This is a new chapter in fight over authors’ rights in digital age. Plaintiff textbook authors alleged that defendant McGraw Hill had breached its publishing agreement with them by ceasing or reducing revenues generated from McGraw Hill’s online platform that… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Plaintiffs rented tools from Home Depot and then sought to bring two claims on behalf of a purported class of similarly-situated individuals. First, plaintiffs alleged that Home Depot overcharged them for late rental returns. Second, plaintiffs allege that when Home… 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