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Beware a Lack of Contracts

by Graham Martin on April 5, 2011 · 0 comments

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A couple weeks ago I was struggling to find a topic for Fine Print Friday, caused mainly by a lack of contracts offered by the services I was investigating. Just because you didn’t see a contract doesn’t mean it’s not there. Keep in mind these four lessons when signing up for a service without a contract.

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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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Fine Print Friday: Credit Solutions of America

October 8, 2010

Credit Solutions of America (CSA) is one of the largest debt settlement companies in the United States. They have been operating since 2003, and in that time have become the target of a significant number of lawsuits. Debt settlement agencies generally have also been accused of unethical practices and misleading advertising. Find out how CSA’s contract affects its clients.

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*Special Monday Edition* Fine Print Friday: Twins Tickets

September 20, 2010

Although baseball is starting to wind down, this season there seem to have been a plethora of strange spectator injuries, and it makes me wonder what the fine print on the back of a typical baseball ticket says…and more importantly, what it does.

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Down with Fine Print!

September 1, 2010
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A recent post regarding the problems with fine print in software user agreements spurred this reaction from me, which is not at all inconsistent with my goals as an attorney focusing on contracts.

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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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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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A Facebook Contract Worth $12.6 billion?

July 13, 2010

In a recent lawsuit, filed June 30, 2010 in Allegheny County in New York, Paul Ceglia requested a declaratory judgment enforcing the contract he made with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, giving him 84% ownership in the company, which is currently valued at $15 billion. Is the contract being interpreted correctly, and does Ceglia actually have a claim?

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