Contract Law
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Music
Dropping Kanye West Not As Easy As People Might Think
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.19.21
* The Department of Justice is dropping $139M to help bolster police forces nationwide. Looks like the uhh… defunding thing isn’t going too well. [Justice.gov]
* California passed a law that should shrink the time it takes to see a shrink. [NPR]
* Robinhood avoids a lawsuit stemming from GME shorts. But will the wrath of the firms and Memelords™ subside? Time will tell. [Reuters]
* Pravati Capital proved to several lawyers the importance of reading contracts and arbitration clauses. If only they didn’t have to pay loans at a 78% interest rate to be reminded. [ABA Journal]
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Technology
'Contract Tools' Is A Toolkit For Reviewing Complex Contracts In Word
If drafting and reviewing contracts is a regular part of your practice, subscribing to Contract Tools makes sense.
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Technology
This Week In Legal Tech: First Look At New Machine Learning Tool To Prevent Drafting Mistakes
A substantive mistake in a legal document can put a law firm at risk of both reputational and financial damages. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.29.16
* Legal showdown averted (for now): the feds were able to access the data on the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone without any help from Apple. [Washington Post]
* A Harvard Law School grad stands accused of a $95 million fraud scheme — yikes. We’ll have more on this later. [ABA Journal]
* Does a sentencing delay violate the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial? Some on SCOTUS seem skeptical. [How Appealing]
* Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announces his intention to veto the Free Exercise Protection Act, which critics claimed would have protected discrimination as a form of religious liberty. [New York Times]
* Hillary Clinton takes Republicans to task for their handling of the current Supreme Court vacancy. [Wisconsin State Journal via How Appealing]
* Some thoughts from Professor Noah Feldman on the recent Seventh Circuit ruling about the use of form contracts on the internet (which nobody reads). [Bloomberg View]
* Save money (on taxes), live better: a federal judge strikes down a tax levied by Puerto Rico on mega-retailer Wal-Mart. [Reuters]
* The Bracewell law firm, now sans Giuliani, elects Gregory Bopp as its new managing partner. [Texas Lawyer]
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Celebrities, Contracts, Defamation, Fat People, Free Speech, Weirdness
A Case That Will Make You Want To Gag
Can the maker of a product use contract law to shut up its users? -
Kids, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Father Ultimately Trolls Law Student Daughter
A daughter makes the mistake of listening to her dad -- and pays for it, dearly. -
China, Contracts, Depositions, Insurance, International Law
How To Prevent 'Made In China' Product Labels From Leading To Lawsuits Made In The U.S.A.
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Education / Schools, Real Estate, Romance and Dating, Sex
Living In Sin Is Prohibited By University President's Contract
You'd think university presidents would know their rights. -
Ask the Experts, Career Alternatives, Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Law Students, Lawyers, Layoffs
From the Career Files: How To Use The JD/MBA Degree In Business And Entrepreneurship
Kristina Tsamis, ATL's Research Manager, shares some career advice for JD/MBAs that was presented at a panel discussion hosted by the Cornell Law School Alumni Association and Duke Law School. -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Facebook, Food, Reality TV, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Television
Social Media Darlings at Amy's Baking Company Fear Lawsuit
From the social media meltdown of the century to the best threatened lawsuit yet. -
In-House Counsel, Litigators, Practice Pointers
House Rules: Are You Experienced...?
When a contract specialist gets a little full of themselves, it makes more work for everybody. -
Contracts, Holidays and Seasons, Romance and Dating
Slaying Romance, Lawyer Style: A Romantic Valentine's Day Memorandum of Understanding
If you came to Above the Law for dating advice, you're doing it wrong.
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Contracts, In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: ‘Til Death (or Upon the Occurrence of Certain Termination Events) Do Us Part
Business relationships are kind of like marriages. And unfortunately, like some marriages, one or more parties figure out that the benefits of the relationship don’t outweigh the negatives, and decide to part ways. How can you handle it efficiently? -
Holidays and Seasons, Romance and Dating
Be My Contractually Obligated Valentine
Yesterday was Valentine's Day. That means different things to different people. For a married man, it's a day when you can only get in trouble for underperformance. For a single woman over 30, it's a day to make you feel like you are going to die alone. For a single man with money, it's a day to shoot fish in a barrel. For a young woman, it's a day of presents. For Hallmark, florists, and chocolatiers, it's a day of straight cash, homey. For lawyers? Well, it's a day to enter into a non-binding contractual agreement for affection and fellatio, silly.... -
Contracts, In-House Counsel, Practice Pointers
House Rules: Risk / Reward
I’m writing this wearing my new bifocals. They take some getting used to after years of regular glasses and contacts. But, after watching me examine small print like I was Mr. Magoo, my wife convinced me that it was time to take a symbolic plunge toward middle age. I admit to no small amount of […] -
Football, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Labor / Employment, Screw-Ups, Sports
How to Get Fired From Your Job as General Counsel to an NFL Team
Tim Tebow is a God in Florida, and he was sitting there in the draft when Jacksonville passed on him. Now, the Jacksonville Jaguars have a new owner. Coincidence? The Jaguars seem to be a terribly run organization. Even the Jags' lawyers can't get it together. The new owner removed the team's general counsel for something that looks like an unforgivable error for a lawyer to make.... -
Contracts, In-House Counsel, Practice Pointers
House Rules: Termination Clauses, Remedies, and Other Things to Argue About Before Christmas
Admittedly, I take on some large issues in this column. But this is neither a treatise on contract law, nor the forum to attempt one. I am simply attempting to give some pointers for negotiating commercial contracts. I do very much appreciate the emails that I receive that suggest where I missed some salient information, […] -
Crime, Pregnancy / Paternity, Rank Stupidity, Violence
Misadventures in Contract Law
Some of you apparently feel that your law degrees aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on. But there’s no denying that what you learned in first-year contracts class comes in handy — and not just for understanding the gobbledygook in your apartment lease. Check out what happens when laypeople try to do contract law…. Charge: […]