Fault in Contract Law

Stipulated Damages, Super-Strict Liability, and Mitigation in Contract Law

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 38:52

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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A Comparative Fault Defense in Contract Law

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 50:46

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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When is Willful Breach 'Willful'?: A Puzzle and Two Different Economic Solutions

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 38:30

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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Fault in Contract Law - Roy Kreitner

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 42:07

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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Fault in Contract Law - Eric Posner

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 48:47

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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Opening Remarks

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 9:04

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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Willfulness versus Expectation: A Promisor-Based Defense of Willful Breach Doctrine

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 37:09

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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The Many Different Faces of Fault in Contract Law: Or How to Do Economics Right, without Really Trying

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 45:07

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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An Information-Based Theory of Willful breach

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 42:16

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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The Fault Principle as the Chameleon of Contract Law: A Market Function Approach

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2009 41:25

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul Levmore, Eric Posner, Richard Epstein and Judge Richard Posner, along with experts in contract law from around the world.While only 10 of the video files can be downloaded here, audio and video of the entire conference is now available on the conference website

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Fault in Contract Law

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