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The Olympics Return to Greece


  Indemnities and Fault in the International Arena
    A Primer based on Classical Greek Myths



Thomas Fox
Halliburton Law Department
Energy Services Group
Legislative
Action-
From
Beauty to a
Spider




              Athena
Texas Choice
of Law-Did
you just get
Burned or
Freeze?




               Helias
Immortality
is Tough or
Watch out
for Too
Much Help




              Death of Pelius
Indemnities
in Russia-
Bring a
Noisy Rattle




               Hercules & The Stymphalian Birds
Even on Your
Wedding Day
You Might
Have a Battle
on Your
Hands




                Lapiths & the Centaurs
The
Riddle
Can Be
Solved




         Oedipus & the Sphinx
Can You
Really
Turn
Them
into
Stone?




          Perseus & Medusa
Concerns-
Extraordinary
Relief and
Confidentiality




                  Ares & Aphrodite
The
Warranty
Has
Expired-
Can you
Still Get
Burned?




            Daedalus & Icarus
Damages
Effective
Damages v.
Loss of Profit


Direct v.
Indirect




                 Hercules & The Nemean Lion
Can You
Limit the
Pain?
1. Not to
Indemnify
2. Liquidated
Damages
3. Limitation
Clause in
Indemnity




                Hermes & Apollo
Exculpatory
Clauses
Don’t Look
Too Closely-
They Might
Slay




               Narcissus
Once a God,
Always a God




               Paleus & Thetis
Brazilian
Arbitration-Be
Sure and Take
Your Ball of
String




                 Theseus & The Minotaur
Mighty Aphrodite

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