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· 12/3/2013

Andrew Ortony v. Northwestern University

Citations

  • 736 F.3d 1102
  • 2013 WL 6234101
  • 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 24151
  • 97 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 44,964

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  • “[TJhe construction of a contract is an objective exercise; private beliefs and meanings do not matter. Even a Professor of English who agrees with Jacques Derrida about the uncertain meaning of most language is bound by his contracts.” (internal citation omitted)

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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Easterbrook

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