Uniform Commercial Code/Article 9

Does Identifying the Security Agreement “Indicate” the Collateral Under Article 9?

Jan 2020

Bankruptcy Oddities

Feb 2020

‘Holder Rule’ Protects Debtors from Claims by Subsequent Holders of Consumer Paper

Holder in due course of consumer paper remains subject to the debtor’s claims against the originator of the paper.

Sometimes, a Claim Purchaser Can’t File a Claim, Delaware Judges Say

Judges Stark and Carey from Delaware distinguish between prohibiting the power and the right to assign a claim.

Banking and Bankruptcy

Consignments and Secured Lenders: What You Know Can Hurt You

Sept 2019

Pre-Petition Pitfalls: How to Plan, Questions to Ask & Things to Avoid

Surety Beats Out the Bank in a Tussle over Retainage in a Construction Contract

Mississippi’s Judge Samson writes a treatise on the priorities between a secured lender and the provider of a payment and performance bond.

Preparing for the Next Recession

All Bark and No Bite? Pets as Collateral for Secured Loans

July 2019