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Book Review: The Three And A Half Minute Transaction: What Sticky Boilerplate Reveals About Contract Law And Practice, Andrea J. Boyack
Book Review: The Three And A Half Minute Transaction: What Sticky Boilerplate Reveals About Contract Law And Practice, Andrea J. Boyack
Andrea J Boyack
This review situates Gulati & Scott’s findings with respect to sovereign debt instruments and the contracting process in the context of a legal profession on the brink of change. Gulati and Scott’s book addresses the inexplicable failure of lawyers to respond to a sovereign debt litigation outcome by clarifying a boilerplate provision after an adverse judicial interpretation. Their fascinating study of boilerplate in sophisticated transactional legal practice is timely and compelling both in terms of the specific story it tells, namely the persistence of the pari passu clause in sovereign debt instruments, as well as its broader implications: Structural flaws …
Case Of Interest Regarding The United States Supreme Court Upholding A Contractual Waiver Of Class Arbitration, William P. Huttenbach
Case Of Interest Regarding The United States Supreme Court Upholding A Contractual Waiver Of Class Arbitration, William P. Huttenbach
William P. Huttenbach
Recent case you might find of interest regarding the United States Supreme Court upholding a contractual waiver of class arbitration. This case involves merchants filing a class action antitrust suit against American Express. See American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, 133 S.Ct. 2304 (2013). Respondents are merchants who accepted American Express cards. The contract between parties contained a clause that required all disputes between said parties to be resolved by arbitration and that no claims could be arbitrated on a class action basis. Respondents brought a class action suit against Petitioners for violation of the federal antitrust laws due …
Hola Preemption And The Original Intent Of Congress: Are Federal Thrifts Necessary To Stabilize The Housing Market?, Carliss N. Chatman
Hola Preemption And The Original Intent Of Congress: Are Federal Thrifts Necessary To Stabilize The Housing Market?, Carliss N. Chatman
Carliss N Chatman
This article studies legislation, regulations, and case law to analyze whether the Homeowners Loan Act, as well as other measures taken to stabilize federal thrifts in the last forty years, have served their original purpose. It also examines the impact of federal intervention on states and homeowners and the role that federally-chartered institutions such as banks and savings and loan associations played in the 2008 market collapse. Over the course of this analysis, particular attention is given to Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This act has numerous goals including implementing stronger consumer protections, …