San Diego law professor slated to speak at national conference
By DOUG SHERWIN, The Daily Transcript
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Thomas Jefferson School of Law professor Kevin Greene will be the luncheon speaker at the San Diego Chapter of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) conference Dec. 6.
His presentation is entitled "Contract Making, Contract Breaking and Damages Hollywood Style: From Courtney Love to Dave Chappelle and Howard Stern."
Greene is a well-known expert in entertainment and contract law. His clients have included film director Spike Lee and the rap group Public Enemy.
The luncheon will be held at the Hanalei Hotel in Mission Valley from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Greene will discuss several questions including, what can the high-stakes, high-profile world of entertainment contract litigation teach about general contract principles and perhaps, contract law reform?
He'll also question if the unconscionability doctrine has any appropriate application outside the context of big business versus consumers. This issue arose in rock star Courtney Love's battle to escape a record contract.
Another issue is, does the duty of good faith and fair dealing substitute for good contract drafting? This surfaced in CBS Radio's contractual fight against shock jock Howard Stern.
Additionally he'll ask what damages should courts award where the underlying contract involves highly speculative or uncertain ventures? This was at issue in a breach of contract suit against comic Dave Chappelle by his purported former manager.
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