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Contracts, B. Morris Martin
Contracts, B. Morris Martin
Mercer Law Review
In 1990 the Georgia General Assembly passed an Act addressing a long-standing debate concerning the proper limits on contracts that restrain parties in their trade, business, or employment. After reaffirming the principle that contracts in general restraint of trade are against public policy and void, the general assembly codified the exception to the rule carved out by the courts. This exception held reasonable restraints on competition in business or employment are partial restraints of trade and are not against public policy. The Act, which became effective on July 1, 1990, amended section 13-8-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated …
The Strategic Structure Of Offer And Acceptance: Game Theory And The Law Of Contract Formation, Avery Katz
The Strategic Structure Of Offer And Acceptance: Game Theory And The Law Of Contract Formation, Avery Katz
Michigan Law Review
The purpose of this article is to promote a particular research program; namely, the use of game theory to analyze the law of contract formation. Although I will often simply speak of offer and acceptance in my discussion, I mean to refer to a broader set of issues than are commonly denoted by this doctrinal label. My program transcends the narrow issue of whether particular communications technically should be classified as offers and acceptances, and includes questions often analyzed under the rubrics of implication and interpretation. At its broadest, my argument addresses all legal rules that answer two types of …
Terminating At-Will Employment Contracts In Utah Subsequent To Berube V. Fashion Centre, George P. Barbaresi
Terminating At-Will Employment Contracts In Utah Subsequent To Berube V. Fashion Centre, George P. Barbaresi
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
Arcadian Phosphates, Inc. V. Arcadian Corp.- Taming Texaco's Agreement In Principle, Jonathan O. Hafen
Arcadian Phosphates, Inc. V. Arcadian Corp.- Taming Texaco's Agreement In Principle, Jonathan O. Hafen
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
Contract Versus Contractarianism: The Regulatory Role Of Contract Law, Jean Braucher
Contract Versus Contractarianism: The Regulatory Role Of Contract Law, Jean Braucher
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Teaching Parol Evidence, James D. Gordon Iii
Champagne-Webber, Inc. V. City Of Fort Lauderdale, 519 So. 2d 696 (Fla. 4th Dca 1988), Enrico G. Gonzalez
Champagne-Webber, Inc. V. City Of Fort Lauderdale, 519 So. 2d 696 (Fla. 4th Dca 1988), Enrico G. Gonzalez
Florida State University Law Review
Contract Law/Sovereign Immunity-THE DEMISE OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY IN THE CONTRACTUAL BATTLE AGAINST STATE AGENCIES
Contracts—The Trend Toward Legal Realism. Shearson Lehman Cmo, Inc. V. Tcf Banking & Savings And Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association V. Tribune Co., 670 F. Supp. 491 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)., Janne G. Siegel
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Social Irresponsibility, Actuarial Assumptions, And Wealth Redistribution: Lessons About Public Policy From A Prepaid Tuition Program, Jeffrey S. Lehman
Social Irresponsibility, Actuarial Assumptions, And Wealth Redistribution: Lessons About Public Policy From A Prepaid Tuition Program, Jeffrey S. Lehman
Michigan Law Review
In this article, I shall try to illuminate the question of how governments, as opposed to private insurers, grapple with the problem of intergenerational social irresponsibility. I shall do so by analyzing and criticizing a single public program. That program, the Michigan Education Trust (MET), was the most widely publicized government action in the field of higher education finance during the 1980s. MET allows parents of young children to purchase contracts promising to cover the children's tuition at Michigan public colleges when they enroll up to eighteen years later.
In setting forth this case study, I also attempt to develop …
Civil Rico Reform: The Gatekeeper Concept, Michael Goldsmith, Mark J. Linderman
Civil Rico Reform: The Gatekeeper Concept, Michael Goldsmith, Mark J. Linderman
Vanderbilt Law Review
Since coming into vogue in the mid-1980s, civil RICO has often been criticized and targeted for reform. Critics claim that civil RICO is too broad because it potentially applies to all commercial transactions.More specifically, opponents claim that RICO's inclusion of mail and wire fraud as predicate acts unjustly subjects all "legitimate businesses" to liability.For example, Representative Rick Boucher, sponsor of the 1989 RICO reform legislation, has stated:
"Fraud allegations are commonly made in contract situations, and all that is needed to convert a simple contract dispute into a civil RICO case is the allegation that there was a contract and …
Promulgating The Marriage Contract, Lynn A. Baker
Promulgating The Marriage Contract, Lynn A. Baker
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
I begin Part I of this Article by positing several logically necessary, but insufficient, conditions that precede a state's decision to promulgate a law more aggressively than usual. I then show that each of these conditions was met with regard to the economic terms of the marriage contract in virtually all states by 1975. In Part II, I explore what Louisiana's unusually aggressive promulgation of certain terms of the marriage contract reveals about the legal system's conception of the marital relationship as of 1975. In Part III, I discuss what is added to that conception of the modern marital relationship …
Legal Malpractice: Is It Tort Or Contract?, Blanche M. Manning Honorable
Legal Malpractice: Is It Tort Or Contract?, Blanche M. Manning Honorable
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Exemptions Of Contract Liability Under The 1980 United Nations Convention, Wanki Lee
Exemptions Of Contract Liability Under The 1980 United Nations Convention, Wanki Lee
Penn State International Law Review
This article will primarily discuss the United Nations Sales Convention. In interpreting the Convention, the central problem is to what extent Article 79 of the Convention will apply to the various cases. Does it apply only to cases of "force majeure" or "impossibility," i.e., cases in which there is a barrier that prevents performance or makes it impracticable? Or does it apply to cases of "frustration" or "imprévision," i.e., cases in which there is no barrier but the circumstances are radically changed because of a contingency contrary to the basic assumption on which the contract was made? Even if Article …
Privacy: The Workplace Issue Of The '90s, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 591 (1990), David F. Linowes, Ray C. Spencer
Privacy: The Workplace Issue Of The '90s, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 591 (1990), David F. Linowes, Ray C. Spencer
UIC Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Surrogate Mother Contract: In The Best Interests Of Society?, Audrey Wolfson Latourette
The Surrogate Mother Contract: In The Best Interests Of Society?, Audrey Wolfson Latourette
University of Richmond Law Review
On March 31, 1987, Judge Harvey R. Sorkow upheld, for the first time, the validity of a surrogate mother-contract in his decision, In the Matter of Baby M. In broad and sweeping language, the judge deemed the contract between the natural mother, Mary Beth Whitehead, (termed the surrogate, pursuant to the contract language) and the natural father, William Stern, specifically enforceable. Judge Sorkow thus terminated Whitehead's parental rights to the child she bore and permanently denied her claims for future custody or future visitation. Creating new law, the judge held that baby selling and adoption laws do not pertain to …
Whose Beneficiaries Are They Anyway? Copenhaver V. Rogers And The Attorney's Contract To Prepare A Will In Virginia, Brian Adams
Whose Beneficiaries Are They Anyway? Copenhaver V. Rogers And The Attorney's Contract To Prepare A Will In Virginia, Brian Adams
University of Richmond Law Review
In a case of first impression in the Commonwealth, the Supreme Court of Virginia recently considered whether an attorney may be liable for drafting a will which results in the failure of a testamentary gift to intended beneficiaries. Historically, will beneficiaries had been denied a means of recovery against attorneys due to a lack of privity between the parties. Although Virginia remains a "strict privity' jurisdiction, it recognizes third-party contract beneficiary claims' and has legislatively abrogated the privity requirement in other areas of the law. The plaintiffs in Copenhaver v. Rogers sought to establish a third-party beneficiary claim as the …
Individual Negotiation Of Warranty Disclaimers: An Economic Analysis Of An Assumedly Market Enhancing Rule, Thomas J. Holdych, George Ferrell
Individual Negotiation Of Warranty Disclaimers: An Economic Analysis Of An Assumedly Market Enhancing Rule, Thomas J. Holdych, George Ferrell
Seattle University Law Review
In this Article, we will examine the economic forces that shape the typical contract for the sale of goods to determine whether Berg's requirements of explicit negotiation and specific disclosure are justified, and if not, whether the Berg rules should be modified or abolished. In particular, we will examine how buyers and sellers determine the terms of the contracts they enter. Most importantly, we will consider the common assertion that consumers have no ability to bargain and therefore have no influence on what terms merchants and manufacturers include in their standard contracts. We will also consider whether merchants systematically …
The Implied Termination Of Community Property Agreements Upon Permanent Separation, William Oltman
The Implied Termination Of Community Property Agreements Upon Permanent Separation, William Oltman
Seattle University Law Review
This Article will assess the effect of living separate and apart in a defunct marriage on the typical community property agreement, including both inter-vivos and at-death elements. First, as background, this Article will explain and analyze the Washington law status of the concept of living separate and apart. Second, this Article will then review the facts and the holding of In re Estate of Lyman, an appeals court case illustrating the typical fact situation and setting forth the approach of the Washington Supreme Court in this area. It remains the best and most instructive example to date of this …
At-Will Employment In Washington: A Review Of Thompson V. Sl Regis Paper Co. And Its Progeny, Richard Wall
At-Will Employment In Washington: A Review Of Thompson V. Sl Regis Paper Co. And Its Progeny, Richard Wall
Seattle University Law Review
The purpose of this Article is to examine the nature and origin of the issues now being faced by Washington courts in the area of at will employment and to argue that the well-established legal principles governing other kinds of contracts be consistently applied to at will employment contracts. This will result in a proper balance between the desire to protect at will employees from unfair termination and the need to allow employers the freedom to make decisions in the hiring and termination of at will employees without undue interference. This Article will first review the historical development of the …
Genuinely Distressing: Illinois' Failure To Allow A Cause Of Action For Emotional Injuries Caused By Negligent Mishandling Of A Corpse, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 353 (1990), Kevin E. Bry
UIC Law Review
No abstract provided.
Nelson V. Logan Motor Sales, Inc.: Providing Damages For Breach Of The Implied Warranty Of Merchantability, Chad A. Cicconi
Nelson V. Logan Motor Sales, Inc.: Providing Damages For Breach Of The Implied Warranty Of Merchantability, Chad A. Cicconi
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Conflict Of Laws Resolution In Employment Contracts: The West Virginia Approach, Linda M. Gutsell
Conflict Of Laws Resolution In Employment Contracts: The West Virginia Approach, Linda M. Gutsell
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.