2L-3L Upper Level Lesson Topics

This podcast will introduce you to the protection afforded a holder in due course from defenses to payment arising from personal defenses.

This podcast discusses the real defenses that can be asserted by an obligor against a holder in due course seeking payment on an instrument.

The topic of this podcast is to introduce the basic attributes of credit cards and how the payment system handles error and fraud.

The topic of this podcast is to introduce the basic attributes of debit cards and how the payment system handles error and fraud. Debit cards are governed by the rules of the federal government’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) contained in Regulation E.

The topic of this podcast is the relationship between the liability that parties have on an underlying contractual obligation and an instrument that is taken as payment for the same obligation, including using an instrument to achieve an accord and satisfaction as to a contractual dispute.

This podcast addresses three situations where employers have responsibility for employee fraud related to instruments: (1) where there is a fraudulent indorsement on an instrument either sent to the employer or issued by the employer; (2) where the employee has fraudulently caused the issuance of

The topic of this podcast is: (1) when a person that takes an instrument from a fiduciary has notice of the breach of fiduciary duty; and (2) when a representative is bound individually on an instrument. This podcast covers the rules of §§ 3-307 and 3-402.

The topic of this podcast is to address the liability that arises when there is a fraudulent signature on an instrument, as well as the effect of alterations and negligence.

The topic of this podcast is who a holder is, how someone becomes a holder, and why it is important. This topic deals with instruments, typically paper checks and promissory notes.

The topic of this podcast is who has responsibility for losses involving imposters and fictitious payees. This topic deals with instruments, typically paper checks and promissory notes.

The topic of this podcast is when a party that has suffered a loss can shift the loss to another party who indorsed the instrument or who either transferred or presented an instrument for payment.

The topic of this podcast explains what an indorsement is, the different types of indorsements and why they can be important. Indorsements are covered in Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which is tested by a number of states on the bar examination.

The topic of this podcast is the obligations and rights of accommodation parties and accommodated parties under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.), including issues that arise with respect to the settlement of the obligation of the primary obligor.

This podcast discusses the basics of who is liable on a negotiable instrument and to whom. Why is this important?  Oftentimes an examination question will simply ask who’s liable.

The topic of this podcast is the different basic vocabulary and parties you may see when considering a negotiable instrument under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Article 3 is tested on a number of bar examinations.

The topic of this podcast is the basics of who can bring which claims on a negotiable instrument and against whom. This is important because oftentimes an examination question will simply ask who is liable.

This podcast asks who has the right to enforce a negotiable instrument. The podcast will also discuss enforcement of lost, destroyed, or stolen instruments.

The topic of this podcast is who is a holder in due course, how someone becomes a holder in due course, and why it’s important.

This lesson provides both a theoretical and practical overview of the piercing the corporate veil doctrine and related theories for imposing the obligations of corporations on other legal actors such as shareholders or related corporate entities.

In this lesson, you will review both the theory and the application of the plain view doctrine.

This lesson examines the so-called "plain view" exception to the warrant requirement. Even though the Fourth Amendment contains a warrant requirement, the United States Supreme Court has recognized numerous exceptions to that requirement, including the plain view exception. This lesson is intended for students who have studied this issue in class and wish to refine their knowledge.

These two exercises are offered to familiarize students with what prosecuting and defense attorneys do from the time an investigation begins until trial preparation and why they do it. Special attention is given to correspondence, pleadings, and the guilty plea.

This lesson examines the public policy objectives driving and defining United States patent law. The first section explores the nature and logic of the regime's generally accepted core purpose - providing optimum incentives to invest in useful arts innovation. The next section discusses how that goal generates the basic doctrinal requirements for patentability (novelty, nonobviousness, utility, enablement/disclosure - patentable subject matter is covered separately in lessons on Patentable Subject Matter and Non-Obviousness). The lesson's final section concludes with a brief look at how other normative views of property entitlements affect patent public policy debate as well as client expectations.

This lesson is a companion tutorial to "Recovery of Attorney's Fees."  This lesson reviews the policy debate over the American Rule vs. the English Rule. In this lesson, you can judge a debate regarding which approach to attorney's fees rules is better policy.