The new Top Tens are out. Last week’s bust-out hit on defining contract is now sandwiched between a paper about LLMs and one about stablecoins. The righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of AI and the tyranny of crypto.
The story of how I developed my contract with myself and its importance to me. Though it isn't easy to do, I recommend you develop your own.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2023/12/my-contract
I went on an Alaskan cruise, and I brought back a gift — the waiver and release that we had to sign before we could go on a rafting excursion. Can you spot the unenforceable provisions?
Today’s post is about a case you can use to teach the outer reaches of contractual consent, if you don’t mind introducing a bit of agency law into your contracts course. Hat tip to amicus author @brettfrischmann.bsky.social
#law #contracts #litigation #arbitration #education #datamining
#Tax experts consulted by NYT said that not having to pay $5B in federal income #taxes was substantial & notable for a company that has relied on contracts with the #US #government to an unusual degree. #SpaceX works closely with the #Pentagon, #NASA & other agencies, giving it a vital role in #NationalSecurity. In 2020, #federal #contracts generated almost 84% of the rocket maker’s revenue, acc/to the documents, a figure not previously reported.
Today’s Friday Frivolity provides a perhaps useful hypo on joke offers: the case of the man who fell for an April Fools prank and got the letters KRUD tattooed on his forehead.