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Annotated Contents | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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Getting In: Contract Formation | |
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Gifts, Bargains, Reliance: MLK and BU | |
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A Charitable Pledge | |
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Estopping Aretha Franklin | |
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Ads or Offers: Pepsi and Harrier Jets | |
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"First Come, First Served" | |
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Orders at the U.S. Mint | |
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Jesting | |
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Frolic or Acceptance: Boasts on "Dateline NBC" | |
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The Curious Carbolic Smoke Ball | |
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The Hole in One | |
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Mutual Assent: Spyware and Secret Clauses | |
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Two Ships Peerless | |
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Policies or Pacts: The Cleveland.com Blogger | |
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Mobil Coal's Employee Handbook | |
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Breaching Promises of Secrecy | |
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Facing Limits: Unenforceable Bargains | |
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Unconscionability: Gail Waters's Annuity Swap | |
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Chasing Alaska Gold | |
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Escaping Nazi Greece | |
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The Christmas Dollar Joke | |
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Blackmail: Michael Jordan's Paternity | |
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The Blackmail of David Letterman | |
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Child Support | |
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Palimony: The Rapper 50 Cent | |
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Lee Marvin's Lover | |
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Gambling: Octogenarian Powerball Sisters | |
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Making Babies: Baby M, Baby Calvert | |
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Getting Out: Excuses and Termination | |
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Mistake and Warranty: Madoff's Ponzi Scheme | |
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The Forged Dime | |
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The Fertile Cow | |
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The Fake Stradivarius | |
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Impossibility and Force Majeure: Donald Trump | |
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The Uninsurable Roller Rink | |
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Infancy: Craig Traylor of "Malcolm in the Middle" | |
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Outrage: AIG's Employee Bonuses | |
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Embarrassment: The New York Mets and Citi Field | |
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Paying Up: Remedies | |
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Interests and Limits: Paris Hilton and "Pledge This!" | |
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"Clever Endeavor" | |
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Vanessa Redgrave's Losses | |
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Jack Dempsey's Breached Bout | |
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Robert Reed's English Misadventure | |
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Compensation: Paris Hilton and Hairtech | |
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The Hairy Hand | |
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The Beatles' Recordings | |
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Markets and Mitigation: Redskins Season Tickets | |
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The Bridge to Nowhere | |
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Lost Volume Sellers | |
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Shirley MacLaine's "Bloomer Girl" | |
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Stated Remedies: Sprint's Early Termination Fees | |
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The Delayed Mausoleum | |
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Vanderbilt's Traitorous Football Coach | |
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Specific Performance: Tyson Chickens and IBP Pork | |
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A Unique Manhattan Billboard | |
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Contents | |
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Rewinding: Restitution and Unjust Enrichment | |
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Gratuity or Exchange: Caring for Aunt Frances | |
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Bascom's Folly | |
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Emergency Surgery | |
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Mere Volunteers: Battling Alaskan Beetles | |
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The Plagiarism Informant | |
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Trailing Promises: Lena Saves Lee's Life | |
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The Heroic Lumberman | |
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An Escaped Bull | |
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Novel Ideas: The Making of "The Sopranos" | |
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Off-Contract Remedies: Rod Stewart at the Rio | |
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Writing It Down: Interpretation, Parol, Frauds | |
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Plain Meaning I: Eminem's Digital Records | |
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Plain Meaning II: Dan Rather's Last Broadcast | |
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Parol Evidence: The Golden Globes | |
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Scrivener's Error: Who Owns the L.A. Dodgers? | |
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The Fraudulent Architect | |
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The Erroneous Deed | |
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Statute of Frauds: Cliff Dumas's Phantom Radio Deal | |
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Jane Fonda's Luckless Agent | |
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Elizabeth Arden's Fortunate Hire | |
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Performing: Duties, Modification, Good Faith | |
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Implied Terms: Butch Lewis and Maya Angelou | |
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Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon | |
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Express Terms: Clive Cussler's Movie "Sahara" | |
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TSM's Tom Waits Recordings | |
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Lucy, Again | |
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Unanticipated Circumstances: Deutsche Building | |
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Unexpected Industrial Detritus | |
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Unexpected Landfill Needs | |
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The Salmon Fishermen's Threat | |
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Accord and Satisfaction: Lady Gaga | |
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The Disputed Home Improvements | |
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Adjustment: Conan and "The Tonight Show" | |
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Hedging: Conditions | |
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Interpretation and Effect: Kevin Costner's Bison | |
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An Aborted Vineyard Sale | |
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A Crop Insurance Caper | |
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Order of Performance: Charlie Sheen and Warner | |
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The Country Hotel Sale Bust | |
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The Four-Stage Construction | |
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Partial or Total Breach: Sheen and Warner II | |
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An Accidental Bulldozing | |
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Waiver: Sheen and Warner III | |
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The Imbibing Professor | |
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Substantial Performance: Sandra Bullock's Lake House | |
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The Wrong Plumbing Pipes | |
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A Misplaced Living Room Mill | |
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The Unrestored Peevyhouse Property | |
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The Ungraded Gravel Lot | |
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Considering Others: Third Parties and Society | |
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Beneficiaries: Supply Chain Abuse at Wal-Mart | |
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A Sweatshop in Brooklyn | |
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Assignment: TP Morgan's Cablevision Loan | |
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Sally Beauty | |
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Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream | |
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Interference: New England Patriots and StubHub | |
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Torts: Katie Janeway's Tragic Accident | |
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Amnesty for Ordinary Negligence | |
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A Misleading Authorization | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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Table of Cases | |
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Index | |