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Smart Contracts And Consumers, Tatiana Cutts Sep 2019

Smart Contracts And Consumers, Tatiana Cutts

West Virginia Law Review

“Smart contracts” are a way of using computers to make contracts unbreakable. Contracting parties do not need to trust one another to perform or rely upon intermediaries to enforce performance. Performance is guaranteed. This is supposed to be a victory for the ordinary person—a clever socio-economic application of cryptography that strips power from companies and governments and gives it to consumers. But it turns out that less trust does not mean more freedom, or better bargains. The law of contract supports valuable relationships both by enforcing duties and by allowing parties to escape the consequences of ill-formed contracts and oppressive …


Shrinkwrap, Clickwrap, And Other Software License Agreements: Litigating A Digital Pig In A Poke In West Virginia, David R. Collins Jan 2009

Shrinkwrap, Clickwrap, And Other Software License Agreements: Litigating A Digital Pig In A Poke In West Virginia, David R. Collins

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nelson V. Logan Motor Sales, Inc.: Providing Damages For Breach Of The Implied Warranty Of Merchantability, Chad A. Cicconi Jan 1990

Nelson V. Logan Motor Sales, Inc.: Providing Damages For Breach Of The Implied Warranty Of Merchantability, Chad A. Cicconi

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Contracts--Developing Concepts Of Unconscionability, Kevin D. Dolan Sep 1977

Contracts--Developing Concepts Of Unconscionability, Kevin D. Dolan

West Virginia Law Review

Section 2-302 of the Uniform Commercial Code is a widely discussed and controversial statement of the law of unconscionability. It was a part of the original UCC as adopted by Pennsylvania in 1953, but some states elected to omit that section when they accepted the UCC. There are three fundamental reasons for their not adopting the section. The first objection is that the section goes against the security of the transaction by allowing the courts to remake parts of the contract. The second stems from the fact that the section limits the parties' freedom to contract because it is often …


Sales--Uniform Commercial Code--Consideration For Modification Of A Contract, Thomas Edward Mchugh Jun 1963

Sales--Uniform Commercial Code--Consideration For Modification Of A Contract, Thomas Edward Mchugh

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Abstracts Of Recent Cases, M. D. W. Jr. Jun 1959

Abstracts Of Recent Cases, M. D. W. Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Levy Of Attachment And Execution On Buyer's Interest Under Conditional Sales Contract Feb 1936

Levy Of Attachment And Execution On Buyer's Interest Under Conditional Sales Contract

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Open Sales And Open Price Contracts Feb 1936

Open Sales And Open Price Contracts

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.