Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Updated on 5/10: With summer recess around the corner, here is a partial list of what we will be reading this month (we say “partial” because we’re always reading a mix of new and old things): 1. Randy Kozel’s new … Continue reading →

#18. Bayes Theorem:

In this post, we conclude our review of Part I of “Framing Contract Law” with Victor Goldberg’s expert analysis of Wood v. Lucy, one of the most famous “consideration” cases ever decided. The facts of this great case are as … Continue reading →

To prepare for our next blog post on Monday, 30 April, here are some background materials on Lady Duff-Gordon, the defendant in Wood v. Lucy: her obituary and a short video describing the facts of the case:

In our previous post, we revisited the case of Mattei v. Hopper. Today, let’s talk about dispute between Peter Cooper’s Glue Factory (manufacturer/seller) and the Oscar Schlegel Manufacturing Company (distributor/buyer), a leading case involving the validity of so-called requirements contracts. (In a … Continue reading →

Last week, we posted a list of our mid-April readings. Now it’s time for us to review the first few chapters of “Framing Contract Law” by Victor Goldberg. Part I of Goldberg’s excellent book (pictured below) consists of three chapters … Continue reading →

Remember Blockbuster Video? At its height, Blockbuster operated more than 9000 video rental stores across the world, but that very success drew new competitors into the video rental market. Brent Lang (@BrentALang) explains Blockbuster’s demise thus in this excellent essay: … Continue reading →

The editors of GQ recently published this list of 20 overrated books (as well as a corresponding list of 20 underrated books). We went through their list and are by and large in complete agreement with their selections. Here’s just … Continue reading →