Contract News Round Up

Some President’s weekend reading related to current events and contract law:

On the invalidated AMEX class action waiver:

• Nathan Koppel, The United States of Consumer Arbitration? Not So Fast, Says 2d Cir. (1/30/09).
• Steven Semeraro, Commercial Law Blog, Class Action Waiver in Credit Card Merchant Agreement Held Invalid (2/3/09).

On pursuits to make up for vanished Madoff money:

• Lawrence Cunningham, Concurring Opinions, Case of the Mistaken (Illusory) Investment (2/6/09) (about which we had posted here).

On A-Rod’s doping:

• Dave Hoffman, Concurring Opinions, Playing Defense Against A-Rod’s Incomplete Contract (2/8/09).

On the fate of contracts and, more speficially mortgages, in the meltdown:

• Thom Lambert, Truth on the Market, Wanna Keep this Economic Mess to a Minimum? Honor Contracts. (2/9/09).
• Todd J. Zywicki, WSJ, Don’t Let Judges Tear Up Mortgage Contracts (2/13/09).

On contract irony in the AP lawsuit against Obama poster artist:

• Jason Mazzone, Concurring Opinions, Did the AP Break the Law? (2/10/09).

On a law firm suing a former associate (isn’t it usually the other way around?):

• Brian Baxter, The AM Law Daily, Perkins Coie Sues Ex-IP Associate Who Left Firm for Rival (2/11/09).

Enjoy!

[Meredith R. Miller]