Category: Contract Law

Taylor Frankie Paul, Public Backlash, and The Bachelorette: Contract Law in the Age of Social Media

Kennedy Aikey examines the legal implications of ABC’s abrupt cancellation of a fully filmed season of The Bachelorette following the resurfacing of a domestic violence incident involving its lead, Taylor Frankie Paul. The piece analyzes whether ABC and Disney acted within their contractual rights, focusing on the likely presence and scope of a morality clause and how reputational harm provisions function in an era where social media can rapidly amplify public outrage

From Bragging Rights to Bargaining Rights: The Case for Recognizing College Athletes as Employees

In this article, Emmy Blane analyzes whether college athletes are employees in response to In Re: College Athlete NIL Litigation which allows universities to directly share athletic revenue with college athletes. Ultimately, arguing that college athletes should be recognized as employees, this article further examines the implications of college athletes unionizing and collectively bargaining

(At-)Will Remote Workers Prevail?

In this article, Ellen Whitehair examines breach of contract claims brought by workers that were hired to work remotely terminated after refusing to return to office. Specifically, this article examines areas of employment and contract law that impact the efficacy of such claims. The article concludes by advising both employees and employers of their options when considering a productive path forward post-pandemic.

Swinging Your Sword Against Sovereign Immunity and High-Sea Thievery: How Texas Tech Invoked Sovereign Immunity to Avoid Paying Mike Leach Millions of Dollars

In this article, Grant Williams discusses sovereign immunity in the state of Texas and Texas Tech’s use of sovereignty immunity to avoid being sued by their former head coach, Mike Leach. Williams postulates that Texas must reconfigure their sovereign immunity laws in regard to breach of contract suits and calls on Texas Tech to make good on their contractual agreement with Mike Leach.

Autoerotic Asphyxiation and Accidental Death Insurance

Photo by Helloquence on Unsplash Zachery Hullinger, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction Life insurance policies provide some measure of solace and stability to grieving families, but the collection on these policies is not always assured. Accidental death insurance sometimes contains an exception for “intentionally self-inflicted injuries.”[1] Federal circuit courts have recently split on the applicability of... Continue Reading →

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