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Paying For What You Get—Restitution Recovery For Breach Of Contract, Jean Fleming Powers May 2018

Paying For What You Get—Restitution Recovery For Breach Of Contract, Jean Fleming Powers

Pace Law Review

This article begins with a brief discussion of restitution as a remedy for breach of contract under the Restatement (Second) of Contracts. It then discusses the changes the Restatement of Restitution adopts and the reasons for the changes. Next, it discusses why the changes have not only failed to achieve the goal of clarifying the “prevailing confusion” related to restitution and breach of contract, but have at times created more confusion. It then explains that contract and restitution principles are not only not in tension relative to restitution for breach of contract, but in fact support such a recovery.


After Tackett: Incomplete Contracts For Post-Employment Healthcare, Maria O'Brien Hylton Apr 2016

After Tackett: Incomplete Contracts For Post-Employment Healthcare, Maria O'Brien Hylton

Pace Law Review

This is a story about a union and a private sector employer who repeatedly negotiated collective bargaining agreements which referenced side contracts which provided retirees with post-employment healthcare benefits. In the early decades of their relationship neither the union nor the employer appear to have given any thought to whether or not these retiree health benefits in fact vested—i.e. were promised to retirees at no cost for the remainder of their lives. By the 1980s and certainly the 1990s however, as health care costs soared and life expectancy expanded, both parties continued to regularly re-negotiate agreements that were silent as …


Mommy Dearest: Determining Parental Rights And Enforceability Of Surrogacy Agreements, William J. Giacomo, Angela Dibiasi Nov 2015

Mommy Dearest: Determining Parental Rights And Enforceability Of Surrogacy Agreements, William J. Giacomo, Angela Dibiasi

Pace Law Review

The governing law in this area is new and evolving and, as such, the allocation of the legal rights and responsibilities depend on which state has jurisdiction over the matter. This article will discuss the basic types of surrogacy agreements and examine the legal distinctions of their enforceability under New York and California law.


Case Law Developments Addressing The Consequences Of A Liability Insurer’S Breach Of Its Duty To Defend, Michael A. Haskel Nov 2015

Case Law Developments Addressing The Consequences Of A Liability Insurer’S Breach Of Its Duty To Defend, Michael A. Haskel

Pace Law Review

In pursuit of a greater understanding of this controversial subject, this article will: (1) explore the contract principles and public policy considerations that are implicated by an insurer’s breach of its defense duty; (2) consider recent case law addressing relevant issues; and (3) recommend a comprehensive approach that accommodates competing interests. Ultimately, the author concludes that in most circumstances an insurer that wrongfully disclaims its duty to defend should be precluded from raising defenses as to coverage in an action to indemnify the insured for monies paid out by the insured.


Evolving With The Times: A Push To Legalize Surrogate Parenting Contracts In The State Of New York, David F. Eisenberg Mar 2013

Evolving With The Times: A Push To Legalize Surrogate Parenting Contracts In The State Of New York, David F. Eisenberg

Pace Law Review

In opposition to New York’s current prohibition on surrogate parenting contracts, this paper will focus on explaining why, despite its controversial nature, New York should amend its existing law and permit the enforceability of such contracts. Here, common myths surrounding surrogacy will be debunked, arguments made to support the practice of surrogacy will be justified, and an alternative to the current statute will be offered. This alternative statute will propose legislation in a way that can protect New York’s social policy interests while still permitting the enforceability of surrogate parenting contracts.


The Enduring Legacy Of Wood V. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, James J. Fishman Jan 2008

The Enduring Legacy Of Wood V. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, James J. Fishman

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Neutral Standardizing Of Contracts, Joseph M. Perillo Jan 2008

Neutral Standardizing Of Contracts, Joseph M. Perillo

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Implied, Inferred, And Imposed: Default Rules And Adhesion Contracts - The Need For Radical Surgery, Peter Linzer Jan 2008

Implied, Inferred, And Imposed: Default Rules And Adhesion Contracts - The Need For Radical Surgery, Peter Linzer

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Exploring (Social) Class In The Classroom: The Case Of Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, Miriam A. Cherry Jan 2008

Exploring (Social) Class In The Classroom: The Case Of Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, Miriam A. Cherry

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Teaching Ethics In Context: Wood V. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon In The First Year Curriculum, Celia R. Taylor Jan 2008

Teaching Ethics In Context: Wood V. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon In The First Year Curriculum, Celia R. Taylor

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Integrating Academic Skills Into First Year Curricula: Using Wood V. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon To Teach The Role Of Facts In Legal Reasoning, Deborah Zalesne, David Nadvorney Jan 2008

Integrating Academic Skills Into First Year Curricula: Using Wood V. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon To Teach The Role Of Facts In Legal Reasoning, Deborah Zalesne, David Nadvorney

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


What It's Worth To Do Your Best, Andrew Tettenborn Jan 2008

What It's Worth To Do Your Best, Andrew Tettenborn

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Cardozo, Anti-Formalism, And The Fiction Of Noninterventionism, Larry A. Dimatteo Jan 2008

Cardozo, Anti-Formalism, And The Fiction Of Noninterventionism, Larry A. Dimatteo

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Picture Of The New York Court Of Appeals At The Time Of Wood V. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, Meredith R. Miller Jan 2008

A Picture Of The New York Court Of Appeals At The Time Of Wood V. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, Meredith R. Miller

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Wood V. Duff-Gordon And The Modernist Cult Of Personality, Megan Richardson, David Tan Jan 2008

Wood V. Duff-Gordon And The Modernist Cult Of Personality, Megan Richardson, David Tan

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Cardozo's Opinion In Lady Lucy's Case: Formative Unconscionability, Impracticality And Judicial Abuse, Monroe H. Freedman Jan 2008

Cardozo's Opinion In Lady Lucy's Case: Formative Unconscionability, Impracticality And Judicial Abuse, Monroe H. Freedman

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


An Employment Contract Instinct With An Obligation: Good Faith Costs And Contexts, Robert C. Bird Jan 2008

An Employment Contract Instinct With An Obligation: Good Faith Costs And Contexts, Robert C. Bird

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fulfilling Lucy's Legacy: Recognizing Implicit Good-Faith Obligations Within Explicit Job Duties, Emily Gold Waldman Jan 2008

Fulfilling Lucy's Legacy: Recognizing Implicit Good-Faith Obligations Within Explicit Job Duties, Emily Gold Waldman

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Wood V. Lucy: The Overlap Between Interpretation And Gap-Filling To Achieve Minimum Decencies, Nicholas R. Weiskopf Jan 2008

Wood V. Lucy: The Overlap Between Interpretation And Gap-Filling To Achieve Minimum Decencies, Nicholas R. Weiskopf

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.