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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 | |