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Paris Hilton $35m Breach of Contract: A Short Analysis

August 16, 2010

Paris Hilton was in the news again last week–this time because she is being sued by Hairtech International for not fulfilling her endorsement contract. As such a high-profile breach of contract situation, I thought I would use this opportunity to explore contract breaches, whether damages are appropriate, and what the result might be.

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How to Escape a Contract

July 28, 2010

Jakarta’s House of Representatives ran into a contract problem recently: they decided they no longer wanted to be part of a contract they had signed with a developer to allow the use of land adjacent to the legislative complex to be used for a shopping mall for the next 25 years. That is a big [...]

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