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The ContractsProf Blog is unofficially the official blog of the AALS Section on Contracts, curated by Jeremy Telman, OCU School of Law. Special attention to arbitration, contacts & constitutional law, and international law whenever possible
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Just as my favorite part of the Super Bowl did not involve football, my favorite Super Bowl ad was just a Super Bowl “season” ad, because Frontier Air still didn’t want to fly too close to the sun.
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John Leonard, who sued PepsiCo for a Harrier Jump Jet, now settles for flying Frontier
February 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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We have had a string of cases involving Urban Air amusement parks seeking to compel arbitration in claims brought by peopel injured Urban Air parks. This time, it’s a father who slipped and fell in a restroom.
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An arbitration, after the manner of Edward Gorey, image by DALL-E
February 12, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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The 18th (Usually) Annual International Conference on Contracts will convene next week at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law. We will be honoring Frank Snyder and Robert Scott.
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Frank Snyder, Texas A&M College of Law Robert Scott, Columbia Law School
February 11, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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I’m still struggling with formatting, but we have four Top Tips for your reading pleasure this week. The leading download is from Carla Reyes, @andreatosato.bsky.social, and Andrew Hinkes (below)
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Carla Reyes Andrea Tosato Andrew Hinkes
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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A contract dispute about patent renewal services turns on interpretation issues, and it has me ruminating on teaching interpretation in the first-year contracts course.
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Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, wearing. a stylish hat and holding a small dog.
February 9, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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The onion remains undefeated in delivering the most accurate news.

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AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion
PALO ALTO, CA—Hailing the new product as a “game changer” in the development of large language models, Silicon Valley insiders confirmed Tuesday that an AI chatbot that only responds “huh” had been va...
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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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Here’s the ONLY thing you need to know if you are indifferent to those two teams.
Bad Bunny at the Grammys
February 8, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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JPMorgan Chase is now facing a $5 billion lawsuit for “debanking” a person who was the subject of two federal criminal investigations, two state prosecutions, and civil suits targeting him, his businesses, and his charity.
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Friday Frivolity: Trump v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
Usually, we call our Friday feature “Frivolity” because it is about something light or orthogonal to contracts law. Today, we are posting about a
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February 6, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Who re-negotiates a $2.6 million loan without getting the terms in a signed writing? What court thinks that a contract that, by statute, has to be in writing to be enforceable doesn’t have to be in writing if it can be performed within a year? Florida.
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Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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When Darian Mensah, entered the transfer portal, Duke University tried to enjoin him from doing so. Mr. Mensah’s agreement with Duke enabled it to seek such injunctive relief, while he would have been barred from doing so.
Devilish.
Blue Devilish.
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Duke Settles After Trying to Prevent Quarterback from Entering Transfer Portal
And they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Nah, if you really want to show your admiration for a young athlete, try to hold them in
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February 4, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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It’s Tuesday, so today’s post is our Top Tips for the week! Today’s hottest tip is new scholarship from Woodrow Hartzog and Daniel Solove (below). Warning! Formatting problems today.
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Woodrow Hartzog Daniel Solove
February 3, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Ford Motor Company sought to avail itself of a California exception to the privity requirement so that it could compel arbitration. The California Supreme Court said no.
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Ford Motor Cannot Arbitrate Without Privity
Plaintiffs in consolidated cases alleged defects in Ford Focuses and Fiestas that they purchased in 2013 and 2014. In particular, they allege that Ford
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February 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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OKC’s Mayor/OCU’s Dean: making us proud!

9 Mayors Discuss Safety and Trust in Their Cities Under Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
9 Mayors Discuss Safety and Trust in Their Cities Under Trump
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February 1, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Today’s Friday Frivolity is a foray into my favorite scholarly niche — the intersection of contractual rights and constitutional rights — as we try to do for the Third Amendment what Gretchen Wieners tried to do for “fetch.”
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Lacey Chabert as Gretchen Wieners in “Mean Girls"
January 30, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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Today’s post is a reflection on @hoffprof.bsky.social's Substack on the CFPB’s Regulation AA, Pluribus, and the Borg. Look on my Works, ye Mighty! Please?
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Contracts’ Empire and Our Broken Political Branches
Dave Hoffman has posted on his Substack about the Consumer Financial Protection Board’s ill-fated Regulation AA. He characterized the regulation as doomed
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January 29, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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The New York Times reported on U.S. organ transplants for foreign nationals and neglected to interview @kimkrawiec.bsky.social. But I had a look at her Substack to gain some perspective.
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Kim Krawiec Assesses the New York Times’ Report on Foreigners Getting Kidney Transplants in the United States
When I saw this story in The New York Times, I immediately assumed it would feature Professor Kim Krawiec’s thoughts on the matter. Her name does not
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January 28, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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The ContractsProf Blog has a new feature! SSRN stopped providing Top Ten lists for downloads by ejournal, so we will provide weekly Top Tips — new and noteworthy scholarship in the contracts law space. Authors of the #1 Top Tip below.
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Samuel Becher, co-author of today’s Top Tip Benjamin Alarie, co-author of today’s Top Tip
January 27, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Today on the blog: a breach of contract with First Amendment implications — University of Arkansas Law School withdraws offer to @emilysuski.bsky.social due to an amicus brief.
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Emily Suski, Professor and Associate Dean, University of South Carolina School of Law
January 26, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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It’s Friday, so we share some bigger-than-contracts law news: U Penn Law is hosting a conference on empirical contracts scholarship, and Toronto Law has some post-docs.
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Notices: A Call for Papers and a Post-Doc Opportunity
The Conference will be at Penn; the Post-Doc at Toronto
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January 23, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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@hoffprof.bsky.social thinks I will find much to disagree with in his post, which may be true, but there will also be much to agree with and much to appreciate without agreeing or disagreeing.🤔
January 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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The FTC has heard of cutting of a nose to spite one’s face. But it would like to go further. How about cutting off 50,000 fingers to appease the table saw industry? Consider this finger:
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Old Hoss Radbourn showing the table saw industry why fingers are useful things.
January 22, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Buyer thought they had purchased a Toyota Sienna Limited, but when they got it home, they noticed it was missing some features. Turned out it was an XSE, not a limited. They took to Reddit, and we explore remedies under Article 2
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Bait and Switch, as Reported on Reddit
A dissatisfied customer posted this on Reddit about an attempt to buy a 2022 Toyota Sienna Limited. Here’s an older model of the vehicle in question. Here
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January 21, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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I just learned that SSRN has stopped updating its top ten (at least for commercial law and contracts). Does anybody know what’s up?
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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Over of @hoffprof.bsky.social's Substack, Contracts’ Empire, he links to an empirical study on mass arbitration published by the Chamber of Commerce. I process, with some help from @profstephenware.bsky.social's presentation at AALS this month.
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Professor David Hoffman Professor Stephen Ware
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Today’s post is an MLK Day-inspired reflection on Jessup 2026 — an international competition hosted in a state that is increasingly hostile to foreigners and regards international law as, at best, advisory.
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We Can No Longer Have Nice Things: The 2026 Jessup Competition
Or they won’t be as nice as they used to be. . .
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January 19, 2026 at 12:51 PM