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First take: I think Justice Gorsuch reached the right outcome on the scope of § 1 of the FAA in Brock as the case was argued, but it might be the wrong outcome if we focus on Brock's status as a distributor/franchisee. For Justice Gorsuch, it's all about text; for me it's about the purpose of the § 1 exemption for workers engaged in interstate commerce. #law #contracts #FAA #arbitration #litigation #SCOTUShttps://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/09/scotus-once-again-reads-the-faas-transportation-worker-exception-broadly/

NHL contract rankings: Which of this summer's biggest deals offer the most value? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7598675/2026/09/18/nhl-contracts-ranking-team-value/ #Sports #NHL #Contracts

MLB contract projections: What Neto, Chisholm, Moreno and others could get https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7522602/2026/08/19/mlb-mailbag-contracts-arbitration-free-agency/ #Sports #MLB #Contracts

The Twelfth Biennial Conference on the Law of Obligations will be held at King’s College London from 13–16 July 2027. The deadline for proposals is September 1st! #law #contracts #obligations #conferences #academia #scholarshiphttps://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/08/deadline-for-proposals-for-obligations-xii-is-approaching/

Tuesday Tips provides links to some of the top contracts scholarship now available for download on SSRN. Lots of co-authored pieces this time, so too many authors to list individually. #law #contracts #scholarship #academiahttps://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/08/tuesday-tips-new-and-notable-contracts-scholarship-on-ssrn/

Today’s Friday Frivolity is an update on the fate of a piano that once belonged to Liberace. After a second trip to the First Circuit, the piano and its 10,000 rhinestones belongs to the Gibson Foundation. #law #contracts #musichttps://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/08/friday-frivolity-update-on-the-liberace-piano/

New today: @drhaward.bsky.social (below) has written a new book about consequential damages from a comparative (anglophone) perspective. He shares an overview on the blog today, and check out the image of the Mill Where It Happened on his book cover! #law #contracts #scholarship #bookshttps://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/08/what-is-consequential-loss/

NHL contract grades: Macklin Celebrini gets paid but still gives Sharks a discount https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7477485/2026/07/29/nhl-contract-grades-macklin-celebrini-sharks/ #Hockey #Sports #Contracts

The NFL's 10 most interesting contract situations as teams begin training camp https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7473910/2026/07/28/nfl-contracts-training-camp-cj-stroud-puka-nacua/ #NFL #Football #Contracts

NHL's 10 worst contracts, 2026 edition: Jonathan Huberdeau (again), Leo Carlsson and more https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7453131/2026/07/23/nhl-worst-contracts-2026-jonathan-huberdeau-leo-carlsson/ #Sports #NHL #Contracts

NHL's 10 best contracts, 2026 edition: Lane Hutson, Jake Sanderson and more https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7453024/2026/07/22/nhl-best-contracts-2026-lane-hutson-jake-sanderson/ #Sports #Hockey #Contracts

NBA 'continuing to look into' Bucks' Gary Trent Jr. contract for possible cap circumvention https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7450112/2026/07/16/gary-trent-jr-bucks-contract-cap-nba/ #NBA #Sports #Contracts

Regarding https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer/116860407627060773 : #AI #code #contracts «Laissez faire à Georges.» Or perhaps «à Claude». Cc: @jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net Even in the earliest days of e-contracting, crafters of model statutes seemed more tolerant of forgiveness and imprecision about responsibility or liability for an act performed by e-agents, than traditionally apply to a human agent acting on behalf of a principal (the Respondeat Superior doctrine).

The players at the World Cup who are out of contract: From Stones and Salah to Modric https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7405623/2026/06/30/world-cup-2026-salah-stones-modric-out-of-contract/ #Soccer #WorldCup #Contracts

Authors and Authors’ Estates Sue The Topps Company for Unpaid Royalties This is yet another Writer Beware post about allegations of royalties long left unpaid. But it’s also about the challenges of work-for-hire arrangements, and what can potentially go wrong when intellectual property repeatedly changes hands. The Complicated Background The BattleTech and Shadowrun franchises–which included both games and novels–were originally developed and published in the 1980s Read More The post Authors and Authors’ Estates Sue The Topps Company for Unpaid Royalties appeared first on Writer Beware. https://writerbeware.blog/2026/02/20/authors-and-authors-estates-sue-the-topps-company-for-unpaid-royalties #Contracts #Copyright #Lawsuits #Royalties