Jun 1, 2018 | Article, Contracts, Jason Wright, Margaret V. Sachs, Oil, Gas, and Mineral, T. Ray Guy
By T. Ray Guy and Jason Wright Abstract Oil and gas leases are unique instruments that, on their face, appear to be contracts or traditional landlord–tenant leases. Indeed, landowners often desire to have them treated as such by including provisions giving a lessor...
Dec 1, 2013 | Article, Author, Contracts, David Crump
By David Crump Abstract Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution provides that no state shall make any law “impairing the obligation of contracts.”‘ After a flurry of applications following ratification of the Constitution, which generally upheld...
Jun 1, 2013 | Article, Contracts, Gregory Crespi
By Gregory Scott Crespi Abstract An introductory law school course in contract law should at the outset provide students with some general orientation to the rationale for and social consequences of that body of law. The instructor should first present a broad...
Jun 1, 2013 | Article, Contracts, Gregory Crespi
By Gregory Scott Crespi Abstract The new law school at the University of California, Irvine, is attempting to implement an innovative vision of top-tier legal education that emphasizes skills-based and experiential training. As part of that effort, the school has...
Mar 1, 2012 | Article, Contracts, Gregory Crespi
By Gregory Scott Crespi Abstract Section 38.001 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code is a broad attorney’s fees statute that allows a person to recover reasonable attorney’s fees from an “individual or corporation” if “the...
Mar 1, 2012 | Article, Contracts, Daniel P. O'gorman
By Daniel P. O’gorman Abstract For centuries scholars have debated why the legal system enforces contracts, with no consensus having been reached. This failure of consensus suggests that judges likewise disagree as to why contracts are (or should be) legally...
Jun 1, 2011 | Amanda Harmon Cooley, Article, Contracts, Copyright
By Amanda Harmon Cooley Abstract As technology evolves, society is confronted by a broad spectrum of new problematic conduct with which legislatures and courts often struggle to keep pace. Internet activity has presented novel legal dilemmas, especially when such...
