Everyday Contracts

Force Majeure Forces Vikings to Stay in Metrodome

by Graham Martin on November 8, 2011 · 2 comments

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As Minnesotans grapple with the issue of whether to build a new stadium for the Vikings, a new wrinkle has appeared in the argument, which might force the Vikings to play in the Metrodome for an additional year…based on force majeure.

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Yes—An Engagement is a Contract

October 25, 2011
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It’s always kind of surprising to me to how often couples run into conflict about who gets the engagement ring when an engagement is called off. The law has been settled on this for a while, and the answer is always the same: An engagement is a contract to get married, and if you don’t [...]

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Can Yahoo! UK’s Email Terms and Conditions Update Bind Third Parties?

July 19, 2011
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Recently Yahoo! in the United Kingdom updated its email terms and conditions to the great dismay of many of its users and other privacy watchdogs. The change allows Yahoo! to read the email, instant messages, and text messages of its users and any incoming messages to their accounts, for the purposes of targeting advertising. Is this allowable and enforceable?

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Are Online Terms and Conditions Enforceable?

June 7, 2011
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It turns out that Fine Print Friday is not just an exercise in contract review. In 2010, a Missouri court decided that online terms and conditions are enforceable just by providing the user opportunity to read terms and conditions online prior to acceptance. When are these agreements enforceable?

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Break Your AT&T Contract for Verizon

January 12, 2011

Verizon is getting the iPhone and AT&T users are considering an exodus of biblical proportions. But how do you effectively break a contract?

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