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Piercing The Shield Of U.C.C. Article 4a: Estate Of Levin V. Wells Fargo Bank’S, Implications For Terrorism Victims’ Attachment Of Blocked Electronic Wire Transfers Originating From State Sponsors Of Terrorism, Olivia Lu
University of Miami Business Law Review
This Piece examines how ambiguity in the property interests that would be subject to attachment under section 201 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (“TRIA”) and section 1610(g) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”) has affected efforts by victims of terrorism to fulfill their monetary judgments, especially in light of courts’ use of Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code to fill the definitional gap. This Piece focuses on a recent D.C. Circuit decision, Estate of Levin v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., analyzing its implications for terrorism victims holding monetary judgments to attach blocked electronic funds transfers (“EFTs”) originating …
Coordination Of The Uniform Commercial Code And Common Law, Kenneth C. Kettering
Coordination Of The Uniform Commercial Code And Common Law, Kenneth C. Kettering
University of Cincinnati Law Review
Deciding whether an issue that is in the ambit of a statute should be resolved by reference to the statute alone, or whether other sources of law should be applied, is a common interpretative task. The Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC") contains rules of interpretation that address the subject, and those rules have not been altered since the UCC was first generally enacted. Nevertheless, questions often arise on the subject under the UCC. This paper examines the UCC rules on point. The analysis is germane to the interpretation and drafting of other statutes that codify rules of private law.
Floating Liens Over Crypto-In-Commerce, Christopher K. Odinet, Andrea Tosato
Floating Liens Over Crypto-In-Commerce, Christopher K. Odinet, Andrea Tosato
Indiana Law Journal
Commercial law and crypto are colliding. Against the backdrop of explosive growth (and discord) in the digital asset market, there has been a series of recent revisions to American commercial law aimed at addressing new and emerging technologies. These changes to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) are designed to facilitate the buying and selling of digital assets as well as their use as collateral. However, to date, the literature exploring these changes has mainly focused on understanding the basics of the new regime. This Essay moves beyond that baseline by showing how the UCC amendments can be used to structure …
Untangling Attorney Retainers From Creditor Claims, Cassandra Burke Robertson, Jesse T. Wynn
Untangling Attorney Retainers From Creditor Claims, Cassandra Burke Robertson, Jesse T. Wynn
St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics
Clients will often use a retainer to secure an attorney’s representation. But clients in economic distress may have creditors that are eager to access the client’s funds in the attorney’s hands. Attorneys, clients, courts, and regulators have struggled to understand who has the best claim to such retainer funds. In this Article, we attempt to untangle the most common areas of confusion. We conclude that Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) offers strong protection for an attorney’s interest in client retainers through security interests, even though some courts have misapplied the UCC in this context. Further, we recommend …
Creating Cryptolaw For The Uniform Commercial Code, Carla L. Reyes
Creating Cryptolaw For The Uniform Commercial Code, Carla L. Reyes
Washington and Lee Law Review
A contract generally only binds its parties. Security agreements, which create a security interest in specific personal property, stand out as a glaring exception to this rule. Under certain conditions, security interests not only bind the creditor and debtor, but also third-party creditors seeking to lend against the same collateral. To receive this extraordinary benefit, creditors must put the world on notice, usually by filing a financing statement with the state in which the debtor is located. Unfortunately, the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) Article 9 filing system fails to provide actual notice to interested parties and introduces risk of heavy …
Pervasive Infancy: Reassessing The Contract Capacity Of Adults In Modern America, Michael S. Lewis
Pervasive Infancy: Reassessing The Contract Capacity Of Adults In Modern America, Michael S. Lewis
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
This article argues that the law of consumer contracts should permit adults to access the same protections available to children where data about adult performance indicates that the two categories of people are similarly situated within the domain of consumer contracts. In making this claim, this article relies upon a description of capacity articulated by Professor Martha Nussbaum in her important work on the subject. Professor Nussbaum explains that capacity is a function, not only of a person’s innate capabilities, but of a person’s opportunity or ability to deploy those capabilities within environmental limitations. Capacity to contract in a free …
Social Justice And Deposit Return Calculations: A Study Of Success And Failure In Commercial Law Reform, William H. Widen
Social Justice And Deposit Return Calculations: A Study Of Success And Failure In Commercial Law Reform, William H. Widen
St. John's Law Review
(Excerpt)
This Article proceeds as follows: Part I describes case law which uses a “penalty” interpretation for § 2-718(2) and (3). Part II describes case law in which courts do not apply a penalty. Part III offers a penalty-free interpretation for § 2-718(2) and (3) that remains true to the statutory language. These three parts make extensive use of numerical examples and explanations. Although the presentation may seem dense in parts, an appreciation of the numbers is essential to understanding both the problem and the solution.
Part IV describes the drafting history of § 2-718(2) and (3) to support the …
Touching, Tapping, And Talking: The Formation Of Contracts In Cyberspace, Mark E. Budnitz
Touching, Tapping, And Talking: The Formation Of Contracts In Cyberspace, Mark E. Budnitz
Nova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Remedies In The Ucc: Some Critical Thoughts, Victor Goldberg
Remedies In The Ucc: Some Critical Thoughts, Victor Goldberg
Barry Law Review
No abstract provided.
Uniform Commercial Code Article Two Revisions: The View Of The Trenches, Henry Gabriel
Uniform Commercial Code Article Two Revisions: The View Of The Trenches, Henry Gabriel
Barry Law Review
No abstract provided.
Foreword, Leticia Diaz
The Revision Of Article 2: Commercial Sellers Vs. Consumer Buyers Appendix, James J. White
The Revision Of Article 2: Commercial Sellers Vs. Consumer Buyers Appendix, James J. White
Barry Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Myth Of Trade Usages: A Talk, Lisa Bernstein
The Myth Of Trade Usages: A Talk, Lisa Bernstein
Barry Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Revision Of Article 2: Commercial Sellers Vs. Consumer Buyers, James J. White
The Revision Of Article 2: Commercial Sellers Vs. Consumer Buyers, James J. White
Barry Law Review
No abstract provided.
Article 2 Of The Ucc: Some Thoughts On Success Or Failure In The Twenty-First Century, Robert A. Hillman
Article 2 Of The Ucc: Some Thoughts On Success Or Failure In The Twenty-First Century, Robert A. Hillman
Barry Law Review
No abstract provided.
Domestic Asset Tracing And Recovery Of Hidden Assets And The Spoils Of Financial Crime, Nathan Wadlinger, Carl Pacini, Nicole Stowell, William Hopwood, Debra Sinclair
Domestic Asset Tracing And Recovery Of Hidden Assets And The Spoils Of Financial Crime, Nathan Wadlinger, Carl Pacini, Nicole Stowell, William Hopwood, Debra Sinclair
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract forthcoming
Not So Good: The Classification Of “Smart Goods” Under Ucc Article 2, Chadwick L. Williams
Not So Good: The Classification Of “Smart Goods” Under Ucc Article 2, Chadwick L. Williams
Georgia State University Law Review
Refrigerators can now tweet. Today, almost sixty years after the states widely adopted the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), the line between goods and services is more blurred than ever. When the UCC was drafted, a good was the simple opposite of a service. A good was something “movable” and tangible, and a service was not. Article 2 of the UCC, which governs sales, limits its scope to goods.
However, because Article 2 was drafted long before the proliferation of so-called “smart goods,” courts continuously struggle to determine when a smart good falls within Article 2’s scope. Courts have developed different …
Do We Need A Global Commercial Code?, Michael Joachim Bonell
Do We Need A Global Commercial Code?, Michael Joachim Bonell
Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)
The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) first launched the idea of preparing a code of inter- national trade law. In 1970, the Secretariat of UNIDROIT submitted a note to the newly established United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in justification of such an initiative and indicated some of the salient features of the project. What was proposed was a veritable code in the continental sense. The proposed code included two parts: part one dealing with the law of obligations generally, and part two relating to specific kinds of commercial transactions. However, the “Progressive codification …
Hybrid Transactions And The Internet Of Things: Goods, Services, Or Software?, Stacy-Ann Elvy
Hybrid Transactions And The Internet Of Things: Goods, Services, Or Software?, Stacy-Ann Elvy
Washington and Lee Law Review
The Internet of Things (IOT) has been described by the American Bar Association as “one of the fastest emerging,” potentially most “transformative and disruptive technological developments” in recent years. The security risks posed by the IOT are immense and Article 2 of the UCC should play a central role in determinations regarding liability for vulnerable IOT products. However, the lack of explicit clarity in the UCC on how to evaluate Article 2’s applicability to hybrid transactions that involve the provision of goods, services, and software has led to conflicting case law on this issue, which contradicts the UCC’s stated goals …
The Convention On The Uniform Law Of International Bills Of Exchange And International Promissory Notes: A Comparison To The Uniform Commercial Code, Harold S. White
The Convention On The Uniform Law Of International Bills Of Exchange And International Promissory Notes: A Comparison To The Uniform Commercial Code, Harold S. White
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Soviet Accession To The Universal Copyright Convention: Possible Implications For Future Foreign Publication Of Dissidents’ Works, Lee J. Ross Jr.
Soviet Accession To The Universal Copyright Convention: Possible Implications For Future Foreign Publication Of Dissidents’ Works, Lee J. Ross Jr.
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Bitcoin And The Uniform Commercial Code, Jeanne L. Schroeder
Bitcoin And The Uniform Commercial Code, Jeanne L. Schroeder
University of Miami Business Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Non-Uniform Commercial Code: The Creeping, Problematic Application Of Article 9 To Determine Outcomes In Foreclosure Cases, Morgan L. Weinstein
The Non-Uniform Commercial Code: The Creeping, Problematic Application Of Article 9 To Determine Outcomes In Foreclosure Cases, Morgan L. Weinstein
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] “This article will discuss the operation of two portions of the Uniform Commercial Code (“U.C.C.”) on mortgage foreclosure law. Article 3 of the U.C.C. governs negotiable instruments, whereas Article 9 governs secured transactions. For decades, courts have utilized Article 3 to determine the rights of lenders and their assigns to enforce mortgage promissory notes and to foreclose mortgages thereon. However, certain jurisdictions do not utilize the U.C.C. in foreclosure cases, whereas other jurisdictions have recently begun to look to Article 9 instead. This article argues that the Uniform Commercial Code should receive more uniform application, with Article 3 as …
The Hierarchy Of Priority, Paul Wangerin
The Hierarchy Of Priority, Paul Wangerin
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
The analysis in this article suggests that there is a hierarchy of priorities in Article 9 of the UCC and that this hierarchy is relatively simple to describe. The analysis here describes this hierarchy by engaging in a two-part analysis. Part I suggests that the rules for priorities in Article 9 come out of the interaction of a number of variables, variables that are well-known to everybody who is familiar with Article 9. Part II suggests that the variables described in Part I allow us to put all of the important rules about priorities into a simple chart that shows …
Can You Ever Disclaim An Express Warranty?, Kurt M. Saunders
Can You Ever Disclaim An Express Warranty?, Kurt M. Saunders
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) recognizes both express warranties and implied warranties of quality in the sale of goods. Within specific limits, the UCC permits sellers to exclude or modify implied warranties. When it comes to disclaiming express warranties, however, the UCC is not so explicit. However, sellers of goods sometimes inquire about the possibility of doing so and whether such disclaimers are enforceable. This essay attempts to answer these questions.
Bringing Continuity To Cryptocurrency: Commercial Law As A Guide To The Asset Categorization Of Bitcoin, Evan Hewitt
Bringing Continuity To Cryptocurrency: Commercial Law As A Guide To The Asset Categorization Of Bitcoin, Evan Hewitt
Seattle University Law Review
This Note will undertake to analyze bitcoin under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)—two important sources of commercial law—to see whether any existing asset categories adequately protect bitcoin’s commercial viability. This Note will demonstrate that although commercial law dictates that bitcoin should—nay must—be regulated as a currency in order to sustain its existence, the very definition of currency seems to preclude that from happening. Therefore, this Note will recommend that we experiment with a new type of asset that receives currency-like treatment, specifically designed for cryptocurrencies, under which bitcoin can be categorized in order to …
The Regression Of "Good Faith" In Maryland Commercial Law, Lisa D. Sparks
The Regression Of "Good Faith" In Maryland Commercial Law, Lisa D. Sparks
University of Baltimore Law Forum
“Good faith,” in the affirmative or as the absence of bad faith, has always been a challenge to define and judge as a matter of conduct, motive, or both. Different tests apply a subjective standard, an objective standard, or even a combination of the two. Some parties may be held to different expectations than others. This determination of good faith has always been fact-driven and somewhat transcendental. Until recently, however, the question invoked a construct of fairness, resting on a two-pronged metric, at least insofar as several key titles of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code were concerned. Since June 1, …
Check Payment: Finality Under The Uniform Commercial Code, John P. Finan
Check Payment: Finality Under The Uniform Commercial Code, John P. Finan
Akron Law Review
May a Bank which pays a check by mistake recover the payment? The answer has traditionally depended upon the law of restitution as modified to fit the peculiar necessities of the law of bills and notes.' Such law determines whether payment may be recovered by balancing the equities between the parties. The leading case in this field is Price v. Neal, which holds that if the payor and the person paid are equally innocent, the law will not shift the loss from one innocent person to another. In Price the signature of the drawer was forged. Unlike the Negotiable Instruments …
Constitutional Law And Secured Transactions: State Action V. Private Action - Uniform Commercial Code Self-Help; Repossession Provisions - Do Not Violate Due Process Requirements; Adams V. Southern California First National Bank, David M. Hunter
Akron Law Review
Several years ago, the United States Supreme Court, in Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp.,' signaled what has been eventually interpreted in subsequent decisions as the strict measurement of creditors' rights against the requirements of due process set forth in the fourteenth amendment. What has since transpired has been an onslaught of litigation in this area of such magnitude that the due process requirements of prior notice and hearing found in Sniadach have been extended to virtually all forms of prejudgment remedies available to the aggrieved creditor. Despite all of this, the rationale of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth …
Negotiable Instruments - Forged Indorsements - Liability Of Payor And Collecting Banks - Uniform Commercial Code §3-419; Cooper V. Union Bank, James A. Wagner
Negotiable Instruments - Forged Indorsements - Liability Of Payor And Collecting Banks - Uniform Commercial Code §3-419; Cooper V. Union Bank, James A. Wagner
Akron Law Review
The holding in Cooper v. Union Bank' is based on the court's interpretation of Uniform Commercial Code (hereinafter Code) section 3-4192 and the application of this section to collecting and payor banks.
Joseph Stell brought an action in conversion s as payee and true owner to recover funds paid by defendant banks on checks cashed by Stell's secretary. The secretary forged plaintiff's indorsement on twenty-nine checks over a sixteen-month period, cashing the checks at both payor and collcting banks. In an opinion affirmed by the appellate court the trial court held that the defendant banks qualified as representatives, acted in …