What do recitals of contractual obligation actually do? Pennsylvania, uniquely, permits parties to contract into obligations under the Uniform Written Obligations Act. But many other states permit mere recitals of consideration to conclusively establish the enforceability of a contract, even gratuitous promises otherwise unsupported by bargained-for-exchange. In contract theory, the enforceability of such naked recitals
Franchising is a growing business model in the U.S. As franchising grows, however, franchisors can compete with their franchisees over the right to goodwill generated by the franchisee. I have recently completed a dissertation in Temple’s doctoral program that examines legal mechanisms to address expropriation of goodwill generated by franchisees, and proposes an alternative solution.
Building a business from one person to twenty people was hard. Selling that business while in law school was even harder. Running the business after it was sold to a publicly-held company has been fun, even if it is a challenge as I work toward my degree in Temple Law’s evening division. I started Fame