Perhaps I am the last to discover the Money Stuff podcast with @matt-levine.bsky.social and @kgreifeld.bsky.social, but discover it I have, and it will inform many future posts. This one is about the first episode, DXYZ, and MNGO
#law #contracts #podcasts #markets #manipulation #crypto #defi
Today’s post reviews Douglas Hodgkin’s account of his family's litigious history, made famous by Brackenbury v. Hodgkin, in which a court ordered a cantankerous mother to continue living with her daughter and son-in-law.
Today’s post builds on @danamattioli.bsky.social's reporting for @wsj.com with a focus on the role of non-disclosure agreements in Elon Musk’s version of the dating game, which is designed to have his offspring reach “legion levels.”
Thursday, April 24
Potential recognition of Crimea’s invasion sets dangerous precedent that could plunge the world into numerous wars — Ukraine ready to negotiate, but not surrender — Ukrainian drone strike hits Russian drone factory over 1,000 kilometers from border — 9 killed, 42 injured after Russian drone hits bus in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/thursday-april-24/
Easy win for the CFPB over a man who ran a scammy credit-repair business. But nothing is easy these days for the administrative state. Given Jarkesy, is defendant entitled to a jury trial after the CFPB won a default judgment against his business entity?
We have a guest post today from Gregory Crespi on what is lost when the first-year Contracts course contracts from six credits to four. ContractsProfs will engage in massive resistance, holding semi-mandatory “review” sessions outside of class hours.
Thanks to my student Brady Robison who alerted me to a suit brought by influencers against Honey, an extension that PayPal bought for $4 billion so that it can better track you and data mine you. They allege that it also steals commissions from them.
#law #contracts #Honey #Influencers #coupons #litigation
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2025/04/influencers-allege-paypal-uses-honey-extension-to-steal-commissions.html
The Chicago Cubs enjoyed a pre-season win. It was in a court rather than on the field, but it’s the Cubs, so we’ll take the W. They are tangling with one of the owners of a rooftop-seating business. All others renewed the licensing agreement.
Quick update on Flo Rida’s $82 million judgment against Celsius. The trial court erred as to the date on which the stock price was to be calculated, so the Rap artist will get a bit of a haircut, his first in a while, one suspects.
Foley & Lardner withdrew an offer from a woman based on her pro-Palestinian activities at Georgetown and in Chicago. She alleged promissory estoppel based on assurances that the firm would allow her to be “her authentic self” as a Muslim Arab woman.
For some reason, there is a line of cases about the duty of good faith under UCC § 2-305 involving the prices gas stations pay their suppliers. Today we report on a new that explains the good faith safe harbor nicely.
Byron Allen’s claims against McDonald’s for discrimination against Black-owned networks in its placement of advertising survives a motion for summary judgment, just barely alleging a claim and just barely overcoming McDonald’s attempts to justify its ad strategies.
Will there ever be a great movie about breach of contract that also gives viewers a real sense of what contracts litigation is all about? Perhaps. The Burial is a diverting movie, but it is hard for a contracts prof to watch.
Pentagon Slashes $5.1B from IT and Consulting Contracts #TrendingAfricaNews #5.1B #Consulting #contracts #Pentagon #Slashes
https://tinyurl.com/282c57ja
NY’s Court of Appeals sends a claim subject to a default judgment to arbitration because, although Uber failed to answer the complaint, it did update its terms of service and provided that its arbitration clause applies to pending claims.
#law #contracts #TermsOfService #Arbitration #Litigation #Uber
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2025/04/ny-court-of-appeals-sends-claims-of-injured-uber-user-to-arbitration.html
The new top tens are out. Two barn-burners on new technology are running away at the top of both lists. But one is basically an extended ad for a product. I’m ambivalent about use of SSRN for this purpose. You judge.
From time to time, we bring you news from the world of COVID-related business interruption insurance claims (don’t tell my 18-year-old self that this is how I spend my time). They are rarely wins, and this one is a two-time loser.
In today’s Reefer Brief, a web optimization deal did not go well. Much of the opinion was taken up with whether the amount in controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction was satisfied. Breach of contract seems clear.
NEW: The Nuggets rolled the dice on Jamal Murray's contract. They lost. 
And now it's wasting Nikola Jokic's MVP peak. Column:
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/04/07/nikola-jokic-jamal-murray-nuggets-contract-gamble/
