The Work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Fallout from Jarkesy

Hats off to the JustSecurity Blog, where its editors have created a litigation tracker covering all current cases filed against the Trump Administration, complete with docket links. It’s a wonderful resources, so thanks to all who contributed! For our purposes,… 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

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

Two students stopped me in the stairway to ask whether there can be contracts with animals. “No,” I said. My colleague, Trevor Wedman, pointed out that there are European scholars who think there can be contracts with animals, and I… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Plaintiffs bought season passes to one or more of eleven amusement parks operated by Cedar Fair, L.P. (Cedar Fair) in either late 2019 or early 2020. When the parks were forced to close due to the COVID pandemic, they informed… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

We’ve been trying to follow the work of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Back in March, we posted about DOGE’s somewhat mysterious claim that it was “cancelling” contracts and leases. As we noted, most parties cannot “cancel” a… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More