Consumer contracts touch nearly every aspect of daily life. Yet, unlike traditional contract law, the law of consumer contracts presents a fundamental challenge to practitioners, because of the asymmetry in information, sophistication, and stakes between the parties to these contracts: the business and the consumers.
Pauline Toboulidis Posts
Reimagining Access to Justice: Legal Innovations in Small Claims Disputes
by Pauline Toboulidis | Dec 15, 2024 | Inside The ALI
Small claimants often face significant hurdles in pursuing justice for civil disputes. Traditional resources like pro bono services, legal aid, and family loans remain crucial, but they are often insufficient for claimants with limited resources or claims too small to attract funding.
Rezonings—Spot Zoning
by Pauline Toboulidis | Aug 19, 2024 | Property
The following black letter is excerpted from Tentative Draft No. 5, which contains § 6.2. Rezonings—Spot Zoning.
Constructive Notice
by Pauline Toboulidis | Jun 27, 2024 | Property
The following black letter is excerpted from Tentative Draft No. 5, which contains § 3.2. Constructive Notice
Lease for Residential Use: Implied Warranty of Habitability
by Pauline Toboulidis | Jun 24, 2024 | Property
The following black letter is excerpted from Tentative Draft No. 5, which contains § 6.1. Lease for Residential Use—Implied Warranty of Habitability.
UCLA Law Review Issue on the Restatement of the Law, Charitable Nonprofit Organizations
by Pauline Toboulidis | Dec 20, 2023 | Charitable Nonprofit Organizations
Last fall, UCLA Law hosted a symposium on the Restatement of the Law, Charitable Nonprofit Organizations.
New UCC Article 12: Applying the Rules to Practice
by Pauline Toboulidis | Nov 21, 2023 | Uniform Commercial Code
This ALI CLE course discusses the new UCC Article 12, which outlines definitions and rules for transferees who obtain control of certain digital assets as the article is being increasingly accepted by state legislatures.
ACCC 2023 Insurance Law Symposium
by Pauline Toboulidis | Oct 19, 2023 | Liability Insurance
The American College of Coverage Counsel will host its 2023 Insurance Law Symposium, covering topics such as the influence of Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance on courts and state legislatures and the intersection of bankruptcy and insurance.
‘Secrets & Suspicionless Policing: A Fundamentally Anti-Democratic Mix’
by Pauline Toboulidis | May 12, 2023 | Policing
In “Secrets & Suspicionless Policing: A Fundamentally Anti-Democratic Mix”, Catherine M. Grosso cites Chapter 5 of ALI’s Principles of the Law, Policing, when exploring the scope of police investigations without individualized suspicion or particularized evidence.
January 2023 Council Meeting Updates
by Pauline Toboulidis | Jan 25, 2023 | Conflict of Laws, Copyright, Inside The ALI, Property, Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions, Torts: Remedies
At its meeting on January 19 and 20, 2023, the Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts of five projects and approved drafts and portions of drafts as listed.