SteelCorp immediately sued to void the contract, claiming . They argued that no reasonable person (or bot) could believe $1.20 was a serious offer. Elias’s firm countered with the principle of Commercial Certainty : if companies can’t rely on automated confirmations, the digital economy collapses. The Modern Resolution
Modern law tries to balance the rigid rules of the past with the need for fairness in a high-speed, tech-heavy economy. The Modern Law of Contract
Most modern contracts are formed via "terms and conditions" we never read, yet the law generally holds us to them unless they are "unconscionable." SteelCorp immediately sued to void the contract, claiming