Commercial Law
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

When does "all" mean all? Parol Evidence and UCC 2-202

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Courts sometimes struggle to properly apply the parol evidence rule, particularly when it comes to 2 -202 . In Qwinstar Corporation v. Antho...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Commercial Law Podcasts Now Available Through CALI

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Need to brush up on Secured Transactions and Payment Systems basics? Great news.  CALI (Computer Assisted Legal Instruction) is now offerin...
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Friday, January 22, 2016

CFPB Proposal to remove Arbitration clause

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Why don't consumers more regularly bring suit against their "bad" bank or debt collector? Standard arbitration clauses buried ...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

New Student Loan Servicing Guidelines Mandated by CFPB

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As of 2015, one in seven student loan borrowers — or about 14 percent — defaulted on their student loans within three years of starting the...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Debit Card Overdraft Problems Not Solved?

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When the 2010 Amendments to Regulation E to the Electronic Funds Transfer Act mandated an opt-in  regime for bank overdraft programs for deb...
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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Sales - Survey of 2014 Cases

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My annual survey of noteworthy sales cases arising under Article 2 during 2014 is now available on SSRN , 71 Bus. Law. (forthcoming Aug. 20...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

National Association of Women Lawyers 2015 Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition

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NAWL has just finalized the announcement for the 2015 Selma Moidel student writing contest. I would like to encourage submission of pape...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

10th Annual Contracts Conference Soon - Get Your Paper Proposals In

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Call for Participation and Proposals 10th International Conference on Contracts (KCON 10) William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV L...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Prepaid Card Fees and Fraud

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With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) tackling a variety of issues, from confronting student loan abuses ( See , CFPB Sues ...
Thursday, September 25, 2014

CFPB Sues Corinthian College On Predatory Student Loan Practices

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In case there were any doubts, the federal government is still in the business of Truth-In-Lending.  Corinthian College is the target of an ...

Can a Seller Collect More than Expectation Damages? Yes, Says the Oregon Supreme Court

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Law students learn early in their study of Contracts that an aggrieved party is entitled to collect its expectation interest.  But, is ...
Friday, September 12, 2014

Nebraska Court Reminds that 9-625 Applies to Grant Remedies Against Secured Parties

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I am at the ABA Business Law Section's first stand-alone meetings in Chicago, Illinois and attended the filing office task force this m...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Save the Date International Conference on Contracts 2015

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The Tenth International Conference on Contracts will be held February 27-28th, 2015 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  The Chair is ...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies: Regulatory and Commercial Law Concerns

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Interest in cryptocurrencies is growing, even after Mt. Gox , formerly the largest international Bitcoin exchange, filed for bankruptcy in J...
Friday, April 25, 2014

Valuable Reading for Commercial Law

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Now that most states have adopted the 2010 Amendments to Article 9, a new copy of the ABA's Portable UCC (5th edition) might be helpful...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

And the Survey Says . . .

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The dumbest personal finance decision people make is  . . . getting into debt. See, CNN, Money . Many won't admit to any mistakes at a...
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

What About Amending UCC Article 2?

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What?  Amend UCC Article 2?  You might think I am joking, as it is April Fool's Day.  But, indeed, I am not.  We've successfully ame...

Video from International Conference on Contracts KCON9 Available

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I am pleased to report that all of the video from KCON9 held at St. Thomas University School of Law February 2014 is now available at yo...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Skeptical about Bitcoin: No Old White Man Here

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Warren Buffet advised investors to stay away from Bitcoin, dubbing it a "mirage." Yet, he took some hits from ca...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Determining Predominate Purpose in Multiple Transaction Dealings

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Its the time of the year for the ABA's Sales Survey that will come out by August.  Each year, there are noteworthy cases involving the s...
Monday, March 24, 2014

CFPB takes on Predatory Student Loan Practices

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) recently filed a lawsuit against ITT Educational Services (“ITT”) for predatory student...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Auto-Bill Pay Can Pay Your Bills Even After You are Dead

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In a news story that looks like it should be reported in a law school casebook, a Detroit woman died in her home, yet her bank continued to ...

International Conference on Contracts Proceedings

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Video from the proceedings the of the International Conference on Contracts are now available in case you miss the conference this year. On...
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