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Payment Systems: Negotiable Instruments Vocabulary
September 11, 2017 21:55 - 9.39 MBIn this podcast Professor Jennifer Martin introduces you to 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. It is always important to correctly identify the transaction and its parties when considering […]
Payment Systems: Fraudulent Signatures, Alterations and Negligence
September 11, 2017 21:46 - 9.41 MBIn this podcast Professor Jennifer Martin addresses the liability that arises when there is a fraudulent signature on an instrument, as well as the effect of alterations and negligence. These rules are covered in Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which is tested in a number of states on the bar exam. At the […]
Payment Systems: Employer Responsibility
September 11, 2017 21:37 - 12.7 MBIn this podcast, Professor Jennifer Martin 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 instruments by the employer; and (3) […]
Payment Systems: Imposters and Fictitious Payees
September 11, 2017 21:29 - 9.29 MBThe topic of this podcast, by Professor Jennifer Martin, is who has responsibility for losses involving imposters and fictitious payees. This topic deals with instruments, typically paper checks and promissory notes. Most individuals don’t use paper checks very often, but checks and promissory notes are still used in many transactions, particularly larger ones. Moreover, financial […]
Payment Systems: Holders
September 11, 2017 21:23 - 7.03 MBIn this podcast, Professor Jennifer Martin explains 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. While we might not use instruments frequently, checks and promissory notes are still used in many transactions, particularly larger ones. Moreover, financial fraud remains […]
Payment Systems: Indorsements
September 07, 2017 21:33 - 9.72 MBThis podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin 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. At the conclusion of this podcast, you should be able to […]
Payment Systems: Indorsement Liability and Transfer and Presentment Warranties
September 07, 2017 21:26 - 7.71 MBThe topic of this podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin 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. This is important because oftentimes an examination question will simply ask who is liable, which often […]
Payment Systems: Introduction
September 07, 2017 21:19 - 10.2 MBThe topic of this podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin is the basic concepts related to payment systems. In particular, this podcast will introduce some of the payment systems, many of which you probably use regularly. At the conclusion of this podcast, you should be able to (1) identify some of the primary payment systems in the […]
Payment Systems: Who Can Bring a Claim on a Negotiable Instrument
September 07, 2017 20:29 - 10.8 MBThe topic of this podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin 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. But in practice and sometimes on an examination you will have to answer as to the […]
Payment Systems: Credit Cards
September 07, 2017 20:18 - 14.4 MBThe topic of this podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin is to introduce the basic attributes of credit cards and how the payment system handles error and fraud. At the conclusion of this podcast, you should be able to (1) identify the primary parties associated with credit card transactions; and (2) identify the applicable legal rules and the […]
Payment Systems: Debit Cards
September 07, 2017 19:59 - 14.1 MBThis podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin introduces students to 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. This podcast discusses Regulation E, including issuance of debit cards, disclosures, liability for unauthorized […]
Secured Transactions: Priority: Buyers v. Secured Parties
September 06, 2017 20:23 - 11.3 MBThe topic of this podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin is which party will prevail in a competition for collateral as between buyers of the collateral and secured parties. While secured parties might expect to prevail with respect to their collateral most of the time, buyers of goods also have expectations that are protected with respect […]
Secured Transactions: Priority: Sellers v. Secured Parties
September 06, 2017 20:16 - 9.62 MBThe topic of this podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin is which party will prevail in a competition for collateral as between sellers and the creditor with a security interest in the debtor’s assets. While secured parties might expect to prevail with respect to their collateral most of the time, sellers of goods to a debtor […]
Secured Transactions: Priority: Purchase Money Security Interests (PMSI)
September 06, 2017 20:03 - 13.7 MBThe topic of this podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin is which party will prevail in a competition for collateral as between sellers or lenders having a purchase money security interest (“PMSI”) and other creditors with a security interest in the debtor’s assets. While secured parties might expect to prevail with respect to their collateral most […]
Secured Transactions: Lapse, Continuation, and Termination of Security Interests
September 06, 2017 19:56 - 11.8 MBThe topic of this podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin is how a secured creditor goes about maintaining a perfected security interest in order to prevail against others who might claim the same collateral. This topic primarily requires a careful reading of UCC §§ 9-513 and 9-515 and a basic understanding of how a secured party […]
Secured Transactions: True and Disguised Leases
September 06, 2017 19:48 - 14.9 MBThis podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin evaluates when a transaction described as a “lease” will be considered a sale with a retention of a security interest and covered by Article 9. In particular, it will describe the situations that suggest that a lease is a true lease and those in which the lease is actually […]
Secured Transactions: Bankruptcy and the Automatic Stay
September 06, 2017 19:19 - 14 MBThe topic of this podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin is some of the basic concepts of bankruptcy, as well as the automatic stay, and some ways you might find to get around it. While most courses on secured transactions focus on U.C.C. Article 9, which is state law, sometimes you will find that a debtor […]
Secured Transactions: Basics
September 06, 2017 19:14 - 15 MBThis podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin discusses the nature of security interests, as well as some of the basic vocabulary that you will need to understand the concepts, using the rules set forth in the Uniform Commercial Code Article 9. The rules of Article 9 are state statutory law. The primary terms of art associated with […]
Secured Transactions: Perfection of Security Interests
September 06, 2017 19:04 - 14.1 MBThis podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin discusses how a secured creditor goes about perfecting its security interest in order to prevail against others who might claim the same collateral. This topic primarily requires a careful reading of UCC § 9-310 and a basic understanding of how a secured party attaches its security interest in the first […]
Secured Transactions: After-Acquired Property and Future Advances
September 06, 2017 18:50 - 10.6 MBThis podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin explains the use of after-acquired property clauses and future advances given by secured creditors. This topic primarily requires a careful reading of UCC § 9-204 and a basic understanding of how a secured party attaches its security interest in the first place. By the podcast’s conclusion, you should be able to […]
Secured Transactions: Possession, Control, and Automatic Perfection
September 06, 2017 18:42 - 13.4 MBThis podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin explains how a secured creditor that does not file a financing statement goes about perfecting its security interest in order to prevail against others who might claim the same collateral, and includes tips about the type of questions that might appear in the bar exam. This topic primarily requires a […]
Secured Transactions: Debtors’ Names
September 06, 2017 18:34 - 15.2 MBThis podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin explains how a secured creditor decides what debtor name it should use on a financing statement when perfecting its security interest. This topic primarily requires a careful reading of UCC § 9-503, § 9-506, and a basic understanding of how a secured party attaches its security interest in the […]
Secured Transactions: Repossession of Collateral
September 06, 2017 18:22 - 13.8 MBThe topic of this podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin is the nature of foreclosure of a security interest and, in particular, the right of a secured creditor to obtain possession of collateral after default. Like in many areas of the law a thorough understanding of secured transactions requires you to use the correct vocabulary relevant […]
Secured Transactions: Proceeds and Related Concepts Podcast
September 06, 2017 18:11 - 13.4 MBThis podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin discusses the transformation of collateral subject to a security interest, in particular whether a security interest exists in proceeds, products, offspring, accessions, and the like. This topic primarily requires a careful reading of UCC § 9-315 and a basic understanding of how a secured party attaches its security interest […]
Secured Transactions: Scope of Article 9
September 06, 2017 18:04 - 13.2 MBThe topic of this podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin is to summarize and evaluate the nature of security interests covered by Article 9. It will also cover transactions that are within the scope of UCC Article 9 even though the parties may not have intended to create a security interest. The primary code section associated […]
Secured Transactions: Fixtures
September 05, 2017 20:38 - 12.3 MBThis podcast by Professor Jennifer Martin discusses how a secured creditor can perfect a security interest in goods that are or might become fixtures in order to prevail against UCC or real estate claimants of the same collateral. This topic primarily requires a careful reading of UCC § 9-334 and an understanding of what is […]
Palsgraf v. Long Island RR Co. PodCast
April 04, 2017 13:27 - 10.9 MBProf. Lawrence Wilkins discusses Palsgraf v. Long Island RR Co.
The Relationship Between Law School and Jobs
August 21, 2013 21:05 - 8.04 MBProfessor Glesner Fines discusses the relationship between law school and jobs. This is the fifth and final podcast from Professor Glesner Fines that accompanies her book “Materials for Law School Success,” available for free from CALI’s eLangdell® Press. Professor Glesner Fines has written numerous CALI lessons on a variety of legal topics. Her lessons are listed […]
Improving Exam Taking Skills by Reviewing Last Semester’s Exams
August 21, 2013 20:48 - 11 MBProfessor Glesner Fines explains why you should re-visit last semester’s law school exams to improve your performance this semester and to ensure that you know the subject for use in law practice. Her suggestions include how best to review your own exam and how to prepare for a meeting with your former professor to discuss […]
Outlining for Law School Exams
August 21, 2013 20:27 - 10.6 MBProfessor Glesner Fines explains how create an outline for your law school class that reflects what you have learned and prepares you for your exam. This podcast is the third in a series of Lawdibles from Professor Glesner Fines. The series of podcasts accompanies her book “Materials for Law School Success,” available for free from […]
Exam Writing and Briefing Cases
August 20, 2013 16:33 - 9.47 MBProfessor Glesner Fines speaks with a 1L student about how to brief a case and the relationship between briefing a case and writing an exam. This podcast is the second in a series from the author that accompanies her book “Materials for Law School Success,” available for free from CALI’s eLangdell® Press. Professor Glesner Fines […]
Factors That Influence Law School Success – Barbara Glesner Fines
July 06, 2012 21:42 - 10.1 MBProfessor Glesner Fines speaks with an entering law student about the factors that influence law school success, including resources, attitude, cooperation and challenge. This is the first in a series of podcasts from Professor Glesner Fines that accmpanies her eBook, “Materials for Law School Success,” available for free from CALI’s eLangdell® Press. Professor Barbara Glesner Fines’ numerous CALI […]
Comparative Negligence vs. Assumption of Risk – Brigham Fordham
February 08, 2012 22:12 - 20.7 MBWhat is the difference between comparative negligence and assumption of the risk? This Lawdible helps students learn to recognize the differences between the two most important affirmative defenses to a negligence claim — assumption of the risk and comparative negligence. Professor Fordham works through a hypothetical that highlights the differences between assumption of the risk and comparative negligence. He then explains […]
Impeaching a Hearsay Declarant Who Does Not Appear in Court – Arthur Best
May 04, 2010 16:02 - 9.17 MBHow can an opponent impeach a hearsay declarant, when the declarant does not appear in court? Find out in this Lawdible. When hearsay is introduced against a party, that party may impeach the Declarant using any techniques that could be used against a witness who testifies live in court. For example, evidence of past convictions […]
Ethics issues involving attorney retainers and advances – Barbara Glesner Fines
April 29, 2010 15:00 - 1 ByteAs an attorney, you will often receive funds from a client before you even perform any services for a client. Many attorneys require payment of a retainer or an advance for future services. What’s the difference between the two? What legal ethics issues do retainers and advances create? Professor Barbara Glesner Fines of the University […]
Character Evidence for Impeachment of a Witness – Arthur Best
April 27, 2010 14:01 - 1 ByteEvidence about a person’s character for impeachment purposes gets treated differently from evidence about a person’s character to show how he or she acted out of court. What are these differences and why does the law have them? When a party wants to show how someone acted out of court, using character evidence for that […]
Causation: Criminal Law vs. Torts – Leslie Yalof Garfield
April 22, 2010 16:00 - 5 MBIn this Lawdible, Prof. Leslie Yalof Garfield of Pace Law School discusses the principles of causation, a concept addressed in several first year courses. Professor Garfield points out the difference and similarities between proving causation in Tort and proving causation in Criminal Law. The discussion clearly highlights how the two concepts should be treated in […]
Character Evidence: Evidence law’s anti-propensity inference rule and its exceptions. – Arthur Best
April 20, 2010 15:00 - 5 MBWhy does so much evidence about a defendant’s character get admitted, even though the law supposedly rejects the propensity inference? This question highlights a fundamental problem in evidence law – the shaky rationale for the anti-propensity rule, and the complications surrounding the many exceptions to the rule. Professor Arthur Best will address these issues and […]
How to select case law when writing a legal memo on a state law issue – Karin Mika
April 12, 2010 22:37 - 1 ByteWriting a memo on a state law issue involves understanding the nature of jurisdiction and judicial hierarchy. In case selection, the researcher is confronted with selecting the best cases that explain the law as well as selecting supplemental cases that provide for the best factual analogies. In this Lawdible, Professor Karin Mika of Cleveland-Marshall College […]
Suspect’s Right to Counsel – Edwin Butterfoss
March 10, 2010 18:45Both the fifth and the sixth amendments’ rights to legal counsel may apply when authorities are seeking information from a suspect. But how are these rights different? And in what situations do either of these rights apply? In this Lawdible, Suspect’s Right To Counsel, Professor Edwin Butterfoss of Hamline University gives you a very straightforward […]
Legal Issues in Cohabitation of Unmarried Couples – Len Biernat
March 02, 2010 17:10 - 5 MBHow can unmarried adults protect their interests when living together outside of marriage? In this Lawdible, Professor Len Biernat answers this question and other legal issues involved in the cohabitation of unmarried couples. Along the way, he covers issues of family law and contract law that go along with this situation. Audio: Legal Issues involving […]
Hearsay: Truth of the Matter Asserted Questions – Arthur Best
February 23, 2010 20:13 - 1 ByteThe standard, broad definition of hearsay is “an out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of whatever it asserts.” The last part of the hearsay definition (“the truth of the matter of whatever it asserts”) is essential to understanding hearsay, but that part can be tricky for law students who first learn the hearsay rule. […]
Can Simple Attorney Negligence Equal Incompetence? – Barbara Glesner Fines
February 22, 2010 19:28 - 5 MBIn this Lawdible, Prof. Glesner Fines discusses a common question students have in her Professional Responsibility course: can a simple mistake, amounting to nothing more than negligence on the part of the attorney, equal incompetence and leave an attorney open to disciplinary action? We know that simple negligence (for example, a missed filing deadline) can […]