Scott Burnham

Scott J. Burnham spent most of his long career at The University of Montana and Gonzaga School of Law, where he was the Curley Professor of Commercial Law. He taught in the areas of contracts, commercial law, and intellectual property. Professor Burnham received his J.D. and LL.M. degrees from New York University School of Law in 1974 and 1981. Between degrees, he practiced in New York City with a distinguished firm and after its dissolution continued as a sole practitioner. He has been a visiting professor at Santa Clara, Tennessee, Western New England, Memphis, UNLV, Hawaii, Ohio State, Cardozo, Vytautas Magnus (Lithuania) and SWUPL (Chongqing, China). Under the auspices of Fulbright, he taught at Montevideo (Uruguay) and Can Tho (Vietnam). He is the author of numerous law review articles in the fields of contracts, consumer law and legal education. Among his books are Contract Law for Dummies (Wiley) and Drafting and Analyzing Contracts: A Guide to the Practical Application of the Principles of Contract Law (4th ed. Carolina Academic Press). He is a past President of CALI and a member of the ALI. You can reach him at scottjburnham at gmail.com

CALI Lessons

This table shows Lessons and podcasts by this author. It includes Lesson title, CALI Topics for the Lesson, the date the Lesson was published on the CALI website, the date the Lesson was last updated, and run/usage totals for the past 30 and 120 days.

Note: usage information for podcasts is not available here and is marked as N/A.

Lesson Title CALI Topic(s) Latest update Runs Past 30 Days Runs Past 120 Days
Cost of Completion August 4, 2016
24
68
Reliance Damages July 19, 2018
175
364
Substantial Performance July 19, 2018
101
209
Liquidated Damages February 20, 2019
27
85
Specific Performance January 4, 2023
41
144
Expectation Damages July 19, 2018
174
460
An Introduction to Contract Remedies May 8, 2023
65
254
Certainty August 4, 2016
23
78
Restitution February 20, 2019
40
106
Foreseeability December 13, 2018
39
113
UCC Remedies: Seller's Remedies When Buyer is in Breach February 20, 2019
91
227
Mitigation February 20, 2019
22
77
Implied Terms December 12, 2018
49
261
Warranties February 13, 2019
109
323
Conditions March 14, 2019
131
402
Defenses May 5, 2023
88
250
Illegal Promises August 3, 2016
35
191
Misunderstanding and Mistake February 20, 2019
67
294
Fraud and Misrepresentation August 3, 2016
73
225
The Statute of Frauds April 10, 2023
108
557