1.   Adoption is different from Novation and also appears to be distinguishable from merely acting as though the contract were binding on the company.

2.   The contract is legally binding.

3.   Bloomberg Business News Wednesday cited a source inside Lotus as saying that Ozzie is bound by contract to stay on with the company for perhaps two more years.

4.   All of those sources are legally bound by contracts with ACOG not to resell their ticket allotments.

5.   Even if the waiver was invalid, it argued, the contract was binding because Ms. Oubre kept the money.

6.   Holowitz said most wireless customers are bound by contracts of at least a year, which gives them little leverage in battling poor service.

7.   MCA contends that the contract binds all affiliates and successors of the partners in USA Network to the exclusivity provisions of the agreement.

8.   No contract binds A.S. to hand over the funds to athletics, Hatemi said.

9.   Tagliabue also could rule that the contract is not binding and that Belichick is free to seek employment elsewhere, but that seems unlikely.

10.   Tagliabue may agree with the Jets and rule the contract is binding, but he would recommend compensation to release Belichick from the contract.