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Homeland Self Storage Management Llc Order Appointing James F. Hart As Special Master For Financial Discovery, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Summary Of First Financial Bank, N.A. V. Lane, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 96, Patrick Phippen

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Court determined that (1) the limitation in the second sentence of NRS 40.451 simply means a lender cannot recover in deficiency judgment actions for future advances secured but not paid at the time of default and (2) NRS 40.451 by itself does not contemplate successors in interest.

Homeland Self Storage Management Llc Order Deferring Defendants' Motion For Protective Order And Appointment Of Special Master For Financial Discovery, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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In Re Ebix Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation Stipulation And Order Of Dismissal With Prejudice, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Rudy Blake Frazier And Building Technology Consulting Llc Order On Defendants' Motion To Strike Complaint, Elizabeth E. Long

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Coming Up Short: The United States' Second-Best Strategies For Corralling Purely Speculative Derivatives, Timothy E. Lynch

Faculty Works

Purely speculative derivatives (PSDs) are derivatives in which neither counterparty is engaged in hedging. Unless used for entertainment purposes, PSDs are irrational, less-than-zero-sum transactions. Entities that engage in PSDs jeopardize their stakeholders and increase systemic risk. PSDs can also increase moral hazard, be used for regulatory arbitrage, and redirect resources away from efficient allocation of market capital. PSDs should be unenforceable, void for public policy reasons, except where expressly permitted to provide gambling entertainment, enhance price discovery, or increase liquidity for hedgers. In the U.S., however, PSDs are often legal and enforceable, even after the financial crisis of 2008 that …

Was Singapore Airlines Liable For Business-Class Seats Sold At Economy Rates?, Yihan Goh

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Much has been reported about Singapore Airlines (“SIA”) mistakenly charging economy rates for around 900 business-class seats due to a computer input error. Yesterday, SIA said that it would honour those tickets at economy rates, reversing its previous position that it would not, and closing the episode on a note of goodwill. This blog entry explores the legal analysis behind the episode on the assumption that Singapore contract law applies, so as to maintain its general relevance to a Singaporean audience and its specific application to online retailers concerned about making similar pricing errors. Of course, the analysis would differ …

R1 International Pte Ltd V Lonstroff Ag [2014] Sgca 56: Lessons In Contractual Formation, Yihan Goh

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

The rules relating to contractual formation are easy to state but difficult to apply in the varied circumstances of practice. It is therefore helpful that the recent Court of Appeal decision of R1 International Pte Ltd v Lonstroff AG [2014] SGCA 56 (“R1 International”) provides much guidance in this area of the law.

R1 International concerned whether a set of terms to arbitrate in Singapore, found in a detailed contract note sent by the appellant to the respondent shortly after their deal (“the deal”) was concluded, was incorporated as part of the contract between the parties. The answer …

Contract Law Update 2014, Yihan Goh

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

With the end of 2014 almost upon us, it is apposite to take stock of the more important developments in Singapore contract law in the year. This entry examines four cases that straddle important developments across various fields in contract law, namely, formation, terms, breach and illegality. In each case, it can be seen that the Singapore courts are anxious to consolidate existing law, and to chart new courses where relevant and appropriate.

Homeland Self Storage Management, Llc Order On Defendants' Motion To Stay, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Michael D. Sullivan Order On Motions In Limine And Motion To Quash Notice To Produce, Elizabeth E. Long

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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La Famiglia Trust Order On Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Viken Securities Limited Et Al. Order On Plaintiffs' Motion To Compel, Melvin K. Westmoreland

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Meeting Summary Of Colloquium On Policy, Law, Contracts, And Sustainable Development, Columbia Center On Sustainable Investment

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications

In November 2014, CCSI and the Institute for Human Rights and Business co-convened a colloquium on policy, law, contracts, and sustainable development, with a particular focus on large-scale investments in the extractive industries and the agriculture sector. The colloquium provided an opportunity for practitioners to share information on their related work, as well as to reflect on current practices and remaining gaps regarding efforts to embed sustainability and human rights into large-scale deals. This outcome document provides a summary of the discussion, while its annex includes information on participants’ relevant programs, initiatives, and tools.

Southern Telecom Order On Motions For Sanctions, Melvin K. Westmoreland

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Frank Frohman, Derivatively On Behalf Of Aaron's Inc., Order And Final Judgment, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Precedent In Contract Cases And The Importance(?) Of The Whole Story, Robert A. Hillman

Cornell Law Faculty Working Papers

I am honored to contribute to this symposium in honor of Bill Whitford. I have been an admirer of Bill's work for the past 39 years, which encompasses my entire teaching career. Bill's scholarship on contracts and consumer law in his law review articles and in his casebook, Contracts: Law in Action, now in its third edition with Macaulay, Braucher, and Kidwell, confirms the importance of examining the non-legal forces at work in exchange transactions, the sometimes tenuous relationship between contract rules and legal decisions, the limitations of legal opinions, and the value of focusing on the relationship of contracting …

Summary Of Mason Mcduffie Real Estate V. Villa Fiore Development, 103 Nev. Adv. Op. 83, Jessica Gandy

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Court determined that a commercial tenant may not be constructively evicted without “first providing the landlord notice of and a reasonable opportunity to cure the defect”, even when the defect persist after repeated failed attempts to cure by the landlord.

Copyright, Fair Use, And Author Rights, Sue Ann Gardner

Library Conference Presentations and Speeches

From the promotional flyer for this talk:

Copyright is a battlefield, and an author's control over his/her own work can easily become collateral damage or go missing in action. Many publishers believe they have an inherent right to own the intellectual property arising from your grant-funded research and to live off the earnings of written works that you had little choice but to give them for free or pay them to publish.

In this session, you will learn more about U.S. Copyright Law, authors' rights, fair use, and protecting your intellectual property. You will learn how to make copyright law …

Drafting Chapter 2 Of The Ali's Employment Law Restatement In The Shadow Of Contract Law: An Assessment Of The Challenges And Results, Robert A. Hillman

Cornell Law Faculty Working Papers

The American Law Institute (ALI) has just completed the Restatement of the Law Third, Employment Law. Chapter 2 is entitled "Employment Contracts: Termination." As the name suggests, the Chapter focuses on the law's difficult challenge of applying contract law to distinguish lawful terminations of employees from wrongful ones. The question is especially problematic because, on the one hand, employment law's long-existing default rule allows employers to terminate employees "at will" and without cause. Advocates of the at-will doctrine present several policies to support it, including freedom of contract and efficiency. On the other hand, employers seek to attract talented employees …

Viken Securities Limited Et Al Order On Motion To Compel, Melvin K. Westmoreland

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Davis Lee Companies, Llc Final Judgment And Order On Motion To Hold Defendant Steven N. Aninye In Contempt, Alice D. Bonner

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Global Aerospace, Inc. Order On Defendants' Emergency Second Motion For Orders Compelling Discovery, Elizabeth E. Long

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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City Of Atlanta Order On Plaintiff's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment, Alice D. Bonner

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Rudy Blake Frazier And Building Technology Consulting Llc Order On Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, Elizabeth E. Long

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Global Aerospace Inc. Second Order On Defendants' Amended Motion For Order Compelling Discovery, Elizabeth E. Long

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Summary Of Wood V. Germann, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 58, Ryan Becklean

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Court determined one issue: (1) the legal effect of a loan assignment from a homeowner’s original lender to a subsequent purchaser when that assignment violates the terms of the original lender and subsequent purchaser’s Pooling and Servicing Agreement (PSA). More specifically, the court decided whether a loan assignment that is executed after the closing date renders the assignment void and ineffective to transfer ownership of the homeowner’s loan.

Homeland Self Storage Management, Llc Order Denying Defendants' Motion To Stay, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Public Good Economics And Standard Essential Patents, Christopher S. Yoo

All Faculty Scholarship

Standard essential patents have emerged as a major focus in both the public policy and academic arenas. The primary concern is that once a patented technology has been incorporated into a standard, the standard can effectively insulate it from competition from substitute technologies. To guard against the appropriation of quasi-rents that are the product of the standard setting process rather than the innovation itself, standard setting organizations (SSOs) require patentholders to disclose their relevant intellectual property before the standard has been adopted and to commit to license those rights on terms that are fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND).

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Michael D. Sullivan Order On Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment, Elizabeth E. Long

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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