Two Universities Defeat COVID Claims

In this gift-giving time of the year, ContractsProf Blog is happy to remind you that legal scholarship is always in season, and you can help yourself to the gift. Enjoy the holiday reading! Top Downloads For: Contracts & Commercial Law… 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

We have covered a lot of business interruption insurance claims relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The insureds almost always lose because the policies require some physical damage to property, and courts don’t think microscopic viruses cause physical damage, or because… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

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 edition of the Contracts Stuff Vlog will proceed in two parts. As you will see, Vlog co-host Dan Barnhizer has discovered a series of videos about employment law, starring a fictional “Veronica” who says what office workers want to… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

In December 2021, Entertainment Studio Networks (ESN) and other entities owned and controlled by Byron Allen, a Black entrepreneur, brought suit against McDonald’s. ESN, which operates seven television networks, alleged that, although it reached out to McDonald’s’ advertising agency, OMD… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More