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Post Claim Underwriting, Thomas C. Cady, Georgia Lee Gates Jun 2000

Post Claim Underwriting, Thomas C. Cady, Georgia Lee Gates

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Promises And Paternalism, E. Allan Farnsworth Feb 2000

Promises And Paternalism, E. Allan Farnsworth

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Contracts-Offer And Acceptance-Lapse Of Offer Jan 2000

Contracts-Offer And Acceptance-Lapse Of Offer

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Guarantying A Hit (Or Miss): Understanding The Completion Guaranty Business In Hollywood, James W. Coupe Jan 2000

Guarantying A Hit (Or Miss): Understanding The Completion Guaranty Business In Hollywood, James W. Coupe

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

Titanic was. So was Waterworld. Heck, even The Adventures of Baron Munchausen was. Blockbusters? No. Oscar winners? Wrong again. Yet these three films do share one unfortunate characteristic-- each of these pictures was over budget, drastically in some cases. Although caused by different forces and cured by different individuals, each film eventually forced someone to pay a great deal of money unexpectedly. Like many unforeseen expenses, these too can be insured against. Enter stage right, a completion guaranty company.

Any and all film productions financed by non-producer third parties should have a completion guaranty. In the most fundamental terms, a …