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Contract Killer Fails to Kill—Contract Modified

by Graham Martin on February 14, 2011 · 0 comments

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If you have been reading this blog at least semi-regularly you will notice a couple issues given this post’s title: (1) A contract to kill someone, and (2) Modification of a contract. There technically isn’t anything wrong with modifying a contract, but generally every party to the contract needs to agree to the modification in [...]

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How NOT to Escape a Contract

February 1, 2011
Bees

I just discovered a story from a couple years ago involving eBay, a buyer, an RV and killer bees, and it is a great example of how not to escape a contract.

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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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Fine Print Friday: College Early Decision Agreements

December 17, 2010

It’s that time of year again–the time when high school seniors who have decided where they want to attend college begin receiving the admissions decision for early decision applications. It is always noted by the colleges and commentators alike that these are binding decisions (i.e., that you cannot accept the early decision agreement and then apply to or accept an offer of admissions to another school). The question is: What is the actual agreement students are making, and what are the consequences for breaking that agreement?

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Minneapolis Teachers Awarded $17M on Breach of Contract

October 27, 2010

In a pair of arbitration rulings on October 26, 2010, the Minneapolis School District was determined to be in breach of its contract with its teachers, owing approximately $17 million in back wages. Even without seeing the documents, it is easy to see how this could occur. Lesson: perform your contractual obligations.

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Contract Breach Remedies: Specific Performance

October 12, 2010

A recent story by The Onion outlined a fantastically over-the-top example of a breach of contract remedy known as “specific performance.” The story–which is part of their News in Brief series–is reproduced in its entirety here.

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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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