Hans Schulte-Nölke | October 15, 2019 | Consumer Contracts
This article was originally published in Volume 15, Issue 2 (Jun 2019) of European Review of Contract Law, Special Issue on the ALI Restatement on Consumer Contract Law from a European Perspective.ABSTRACTThe draft of the American Law Institute’s Restatement of...
David McGowan | September 24, 2019 | Consumer Contracts
ABSTRACTA recent controversy over the American Law Institute’s draft Restatement of the Law of Consumer Contracts (the “Draft”) raises four questions: (i) What is the state of basic contract principles such as formation or unconscionability with respect to consumer...
Lauren Klosinski | May 24, 2019 | Consumer Contracts
In a recent episode from Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast, a Ballard Spahr podcast, host Alan Kaplinsky interviews ALI Council member Steven O. Weise of Proskuer Rose about the criticism of the Restatement from businesses and consumer advocates.From the episode...
Omri Ben-Shahar and Florencia Marotta-Wurgler | April 16, 2019 | Consumer Contracts
Consumer contracts are everywhere. The number of contracts you enter into today may surprise you. Most of the contracts you enter into no longer involve a pen and paper. Purchasing a morning coffee, visiting a website, or scheduling a delivery are just a few daily...
