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Courts Have Answers To The Military Contractors’ So-Called Political Questions Raised In Carmichael V. Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, Inc., Kaelin Patrick Kuhn Jan 2012

Courts Have Answers To The Military Contractors’ So-Called Political Questions Raised In Carmichael V. Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, Inc., Kaelin Patrick Kuhn

Catholic University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Hierarchy That Wasn’T There: Elevating “Usage” To Its Rightful Position For Contracts Governed By The Cisg, William P. Johnson Jan 2012

The Hierarchy That Wasn’T There: Elevating “Usage” To Its Rightful Position For Contracts Governed By The Cisg, William P. Johnson

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

Under domestic U.S. sales law, usage of trade is relevant in ascertaining the meaning of an agreement, and it can be used to supplement, qualify, or explain an agreement. However, usage of trade may not be used under domestic U.S. sales law to contradict a written agreement. Moreover, any course of performance or course of dealing between the parties will prevail over inconsistent usage of trade. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, or CISG, similarly provides for consideration of usage to establish the terms of the agreement between the parties, as well as to …


Unchecked: How Frazier V. Citifinancial Eliminated Judicially Created Grounds For Vacatur Under The Federal Arbitration Act, Sean C. Wagner Jan 2012

Unchecked: How Frazier V. Citifinancial Eliminated Judicially Created Grounds For Vacatur Under The Federal Arbitration Act, Sean C. Wagner

Oklahoma Law Review

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Civil Procedure And Contract Law—Contractual Forum-Selection Clauses In Erie Cases: More Than Substance Or Procedure, James C. Mcneal Jan 2012

Civil Procedure And Contract Law—Contractual Forum-Selection Clauses In Erie Cases: More Than Substance Or Procedure, James C. Mcneal

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

The enforceability of forum-selection clauses is one of the most litigated jurisdictional issues in federal district courts. In a globalized society, forum-selection clauses reduce uncertainty. However, they present unique problems and, although they are liberally enforced by state and federal courts, forum-selection clauses are not always enforced by the forum court. Enforcement of forum-selection clauses is especially complex in diversity actions in federal court.

Forum-selection clauses appear substantive and often have substantive effects; however, they operate procedurally. Federal courts unanimously hold that the validity of a forum-selection clause is a procedural question and therefore the question of validity is decided …


Clinicians, Practitioners, And Scribes: Drafting Client Work Product In A Small Business Clinic, Robert R. Statchen Jan 2012

Clinicians, Practitioners, And Scribes: Drafting Client Work Product In A Small Business Clinic, Robert R. Statchen

NYLS Law Review

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