Problems and Materials on Commercial Law, Twelfth Edition
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1600 pages
Publication Date
2021-02-08
Edition
Twelfth Edition
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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 Edition:
New/expanded Problems throughout
Updates on the fundamental areas of commercial law
Sales:
New cases in most chapters examining hot topics
Expanded discussion of boilerplate clauses
Updated discussion of Restatement 3d changes to strict product liability standards
Examines whether Amazon is a seller of products or merely a distributor
Payment:
Updated rules on check imaging and collection are covered in some detail
New 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 Bank
Discussion of problems with accepting cashiers checks as payment
Expanded coverage of electronic payment issues, such as duplicate deposit by phone and errors in wire transfers
Secured Transactions:
New cases, including Clark v. Missouri Lottery; BMW Financial Services, N.A. v. Felice; In re: Motors Liquidation Co.; Dr. Sena Yaddehige v. Xpert Technologies; and Hutzenbiler v. RJC Investment
New 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 practices
Professors and student will benefit from:
Effective format that makes black letter law accessible and helps students understand statutory language
Sensible organization that is adaptable to many teaching styles
Thorough 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 cases
Popular problems-based approach
Distinguished authorship—draws on experience in both teaching and writing
Manageable length
Concise and lucid text
The most important cases related to commercial law
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Douglas Whaley is a Professor of Law Emeritus at The Ohio State University. He is the author of seven casebooks, all published by Aspen, three Gilbert#39;s Summaries of the Law, numerous law review articles, and one novel. He has received nine awards from three law schools for outstanding teaching. The columns he writes for this website are mostly adapted from his popular blog: http:douglaswhaley.blogspot.com.
Stephen M. McJohn
Professor of Law
Suffolk University Law School
Stephen M. McJohn is a Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School.&