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The $100,000 Importance of Understanding Contracts

by Graham Martin on October 5, 2011 · 0 comments

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In 2010, a woman named Ronni Chasen was terribly murdered in Palm Springs, California. In response to her killing, Harold Matzner offered a $100,000 reward for information “leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the murder.” But when someone provided a tip to the police confirming that one of their suspects was the murderer, the originator of the tip didn’t receive the money. Why?

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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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