commercial contract

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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Amazon Prime Terms and Conditions

November 4, 2011

Since Amazon just announced that its Prime program will soon begin lending books to its Kindle owners, I thought now would be a good time to examine Amazon Prime’s Terms and Conditions to look for interesting or nasty provisions that you might want to know about.

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American Arbitration Association’s Commercial Rules, Part 2

October 14, 2011
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Continuing last week’s Fine Print Friday post on the first two sections of the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) Commercial Rules (PDF here), this week I will examine the section entitled Commercial Arbitration Rules. As usual, I will look through the rules for provisions and clauses that are of particular interest to consumers, unique, or just downright odd. And since there are 54 Commercial Rules, I’m just going to get down to it.

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What is Arbitration, and How Does It Affect You?

September 13, 2011
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An introduction to Pro and Contracts’ new series on Arbitration looks generally at arbitration including its use in resolving consumer disputes with large companies.The type of arbitration that is so maligned in consumer culture is usually referred to as “Mandatory Arbitration,” or “Mandatory Binding Arbitration.” What is it, why is it used, and is it fair?

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R, S, T, L, N & E: Commonalities in Contracts

February 11, 2011
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You can pretty much assume that you will find most (or all) of the following provisions in any commercial or adhesion contract you encounter, and can instead focus your attention on the clauses that are unique to the contract. Knowing what these common provisions are should help you be more aware of what happens each time you sign a contract, and allow you to more effectively skim those blasted contract monstrosities.

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Fine Print Friday: Dish Network

November 5, 2010

Given the recent class action lawsuit filed against Dish Network, and that I recently examined Comcast’s customer agreement, I thought it would be good to check the Dish Network Residential Customer Agreement to see how it measures up.

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Fine Print Friday: Virgin Mobile’s MiFi

September 3, 2010
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Virgin Mobile’s new MiFi costs $150, and for $40 per month you receive unlimited internet service on Sprint’s 3G network, with no contract or minimum usage period. Considering this new development, I thought that going through the fine print on Virgin Mobile’s terms of service with regard to their services generally and BroadBand2Go specifically would be important, to make sure that this too-good-to-be-true product isn’t just that.

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Undue Influence an Issue in the DC Mayoral Race?

August 30, 2010

The Washington Post recently published an editorial regarding the current accusations being flung at incumbent Washington DC mayor Adrian M. Fenty, many of which have to do with allegations of rigged contracts. The author picks up on an interesting contractual concept early in the editorial that is something with which we are all familiar, but very few of us could define: Undue Influence.

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