Slip and Fall Cases in the Age of Releases
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by Jeremy Telman
9M ago
It is hard to imagine how a business can be liable for negligence these days. Allowing people to use your business without having them first sign a release waiving all claims for injury, even if their injury is caused by ..read more
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District Court Dismisses Claims Brought Against Amazon as a Seller of Poison
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by Jeremy Telman
9M ago
This cases raises interesting questions about corporate responsibility, given last week's musings about what we owe to each other. What duties does a seller owe to the public when a product it sells has become a popular option for teenagers ..read more
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Hiring at Marquette Law School
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by Jeremy Telman
9M ago
Please see the position announcement below. Marquette is especially eager to find someone in the commercial law area. Image by ReppinSconnie, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Marquette University Law School invites applications for potential openings for tenure-track or tenured ..read more
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College Football Coach Fired for Failure to Comply with the Clery Act
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by Jeremy Telman
9M ago
Kienus Perez Boulware (Boulware) was employed by the Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) since 2010. In 2016, he entered into a four-year contract as head coach. Among his "other duties . . . as may be assigned," Boulware served as a ..read more
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I Just Discovered the Common Law Podcast! Have You?
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by Jeremy Telman
9M ago
Somehow I had not noticed the UVA Law has a podcast called Common Law. As near as I can tell, there is some variation but also some continuity in the hosts, and the subject matter is not always the common ..read more
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The Economics of Empty Space
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by Jeremy Telman
9M ago
I'm genuinely perplexed that we are not experiencing a 2008 bust all over again. Why isn't the fact that most office buildings are half empty the news story that everyone is covering? Why aren't we reading about all the creative ..read more
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Weekend Frivolity: Cycling and Situational Ethics in Oklahoma
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by Jeremy Telman
9M ago
Image by DALL-E For those new to the site, Weekend Frivolity is for lighter stuff, or just stuff which may or may not have any contracts content. I think there are a few intersections between the musings that follow and ..read more
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Bitcoin Mining Company Bound By Arbitration Agreement It Never Signed
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by Jeremy Telman
9M ago
Faes & Co. (Faes), a UK company that engages in Bitcoin mining, contracted to purchase fifty Bitcoin mining machines from a U.S. company, Blockware Solutions, LLC (Blockware) for $525,000. The parties' relationship was governed by two agreements: a “Services Agreement ..read more
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Third Circuit Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Jaguar for Flat Battery Problem
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by Jeremy Telman
9M ago
Plaintiff Victorya Manakin bought a used Land Rover LR2 in 2012. Since 2009, Jaguar had been aware of a problem with the cars, which it sells. According to the court,"if a driver turned off the ignition on an LR2 while ..read more
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Tuesday Top Ten - Contracts & Commercial Law Downloads for August 29, 2023
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by Mark Edwin Burge
9M ago
Top Downloads For: Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal Recent Top Papers (60 days) As of: 30 Jun 2023 - 29 Aug 2023 Rank Paper Downloads 1. Generative Interpretation David A. Hoffman and Yonathan A. Arbel University of Pennsylvania Carey Law ..read more
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