As a matter of contract law and basic fairness, the plea agreement between Noor and the government should be enforced".
But many economists, and legal professionals, say it's not and is simply a matter of contract law.
Alan Vickery, a lawyer at Boies, Schiller & Flexner in Manhattan, said, "As a matter of contract law, Tampa Bay abandoned that contract by signing someone else".
"Gristede's has taken extraordinary and responsible steps of insisting as a matter of contract that this delivery service meet its legal obligations to its workers," Mr. Mastro said.
But when Mr. Abrams summarized Mr. Malone's legal position in a last question, asking "How is it appropriate for you, as a matter of contract, as a matter of fiduciary duty, or fundamental fairness, to use your proxy to terminate" Mr. Malone's voting rights, Mr. Diller said he had answered the question "to the best of my ability".
Pointing to the guarantees of the ninth and tenth amendments, as well as the second, the Kansas law insists on defending the right to bear arms "as that right was understood at the time that Kansas was admitted to statehood in 1861, and the guaranty of that right is a matter of contract between the state and people of Kansas and the United States..."....
Pursuant to the terms of those engagements, EY Dubai was required, both as a matter of contract... and as a matter of compliance with the regulatory regime under which it operated, to apply the DMCC guidelines as in force from time to time.
However such legal determinations are simply not a matter of contract terms.
As explained by Stephen Kenny to the ABC, "the United States government is saying 'although he's innocent he signed this agreement not to appeal and therefore the court has no jurisdiction to consider it and secondly, as a matter of contract law, the court should hold David to his bargain".
Buzuvis doesn't necessarily see these court dismissals as vindication for the colleges -- it's still possible schools mistreated accused students, and "when that's the case, universities should be held liable as a matter of contract law, or due process," she said.
