Problems and Materials on Commercial Law

by Douglas J. Whaley, Stephen M. McJohn

Clear, lucid, and extremely accessible, Problems and Materials on Commercial Law helps students understand black letter law and the statutory language in the Uniform Commercial Code. Concise yet comprehensive coverage includes the most recent case and statutory developments in all fundamental areas of Commercial Law, including sales, payment systems, and secured transactions. A sensible, flexible organization follows the order of UCC Articles 2, 3, 4, and 9, and is adaptable to many teaching styles. Drawing on experience in both teaching and writing, the authors provide thorough and practical coverage using a popular problems approach. The text’s effective format, manageable length, and inclusion of the most important cases make Problems and Materials on Commercial Law concise and efficient.

New to the Twelfth

New/expanded Problems throughoutUpdates on the fundamental areas of commercial lawNew cases in most chapters examining hot topicsExpanded discussion of boilerplate clausesUpdated discussion of Restatement 3d changes to strict product liability standardsExamines whether Amazon is a seller of products or merely a distributorUpdated rules on check imaging and collection are covered in some detailNew cases, including DZ Bank AG Deutche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank v. McCranie; Majestic Building Maintenance, Inc. v. Huntington Bancshares Inc.; Wesseling v. Brackmann; Auto Sision, Inc. v. Wells Fargo; Peter E. Shapiro P.A. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Knop v. Knop; and Cheatham I.R.A. v. Huntington National BankDiscussion of problems with accepting cashiers checks as paymentExpanded coverage of electronic payment issues, such as duplicate deposit by phone and errors in wire transfersSecured New cases, including Clark v. Missouri Lottery; BMW Financial Services, N.A. v. Felice; In Motors Liquidation Co.; Dr. Sena Yaddehige v. Xpert Technologies; and Hutzenbiler v. RJC InvestmentNew materials on such issues as consignments of artworks; leases distinguished from secured sales; Bitcoin as collateral; credit card receivables as accounts; name errors in financing statements; effectiveness of collateral descriptions; online filing of financing statements; bogus UCC filings; whether manufacturing robots are fixtures; certificate of title goods; and predatory auto lending practicesProfessors and student will benefit

Effective format that makes black letter law accessible and helps students understand statutory language Sensible organization that is adaptable to many teaching stylesThorough and up-to-date—covers the latest changes in (and cases relating to) U.C.C. Articles 2, 3, 4, and 9, as well as other relevant laws and casesPopular problems-based approachDistinguished authorship—draws on experience in both teaching and writingManageable lengthConcise and lucid textThe most important cases related to commercial law

Genres: Law

2538 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Lilly Wils · Rating 4 out of 5]

The practice problems are somewhat helpful. The practice problems cite a lot of cases so you can’t really study with just this book and the commercial statutes books for studying.