Catholic Church missed a chance to teach forgiveness Feb 26, 2008
Troller wrote on Feb 25, 2008 9:01 AM:" Actually justenough you may be on to something there. The original contract might be considered as sexually discriminatory, a violation of her civil rights (to reproduce) and unenforceable as an unconscionable contract of adhesion. ( There may be ambiguity with regard what constitutes bad behavior, because bad behavior is in the eye of the beholder and varies from person to person) The Supreme Beings have ruled a woman has the right over her reproductive... (Winona Daily News, MN)
Can going organic rescue the Philippine's farmers? Jan 22, 2008
"It is a contract of adhesion," says Kupi. "They make the rules, take it or leave it." He has already lost five hectares -- half his land -- to the traders; his neighbor Abdul has lost 10. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Courts Are Overloaded With Payday Loan Lawsuits Mar 30, 2007
"I believe that I determined that it was a contract of adhesion, which means that it was a bad contract.". When a client doesn't repay the loan, the companies sue for two to three times the amount borrowed. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Audit Of Shelter Ruled Constitutional Nov 9, 2006
The four justices ruled that the audit performed by the comptroller s office was not unconstitutional and the agreement between the shelter and the county was not a contract of adhesion, which was defined by the court as a contract that contains terms that are unfair and non-negotiable and arises from a disparity of bargaining power or oppressive tactics. According to Sawicki, he audited Love M Sheltering in 2000 and found the shelter overcharged the county by $612,752. (Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY)
So. Cal. District Court Refuses to Enforce Cell Phone Companys' Arbitration Clauses Jan 21, 2006
The court noted that a class action waiver is substantively unconscionable when: (1) the class action waiver is contained in a consumer contract of adhesion, in which small amounts of damages are at issue; and (2) it is alleged that the party with the superior bargaining power has carried out a scheme to deliberately cheat large numbers of consumers out of individually small sums of money. The court held that plaintiffs established these factors. (Blawg -- Business Law)
