Electronic signatures on contracts are now commonplace. Wet ink signatures may be transitioning to the status of a “legacy technology.” Legislation has been enacted to confirm the validity of electronic signatures. See, e.g., Civ. Code, § 1633.7(a) (Uniform Electronic...
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Haste Makes Waste—Corporate Directors’ Fiduciary Duties—Failure To Make Demand On Board Before Filing Derivative Action
Tola v. Bryant, 76 Cal.App.5th 746 (March 24, 2022 Ca. Ct. App., First District, Division Five) Certain species of legal birds (either vultures—if one favors corporate defense; or eagles, if one favors stockholders) seem to circle the air above public corporations,...
Enforceable Security Agreement Implied From Bill of Sale—UCC § 9-203
Tough Company, Inc. v. Wurlitzer 2014 WL 298699 (January 28, 2014) California Court of Appeal, Third District (Not Officially Published) In a legal battle between a “Tough Company” and a “Wurlitzer,” you might expect the tough company to prevail. You’d be wrong. In...
Statutory Conversion of Check Under UCC 3-420: Delivery Required
LDI Growth Partners LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 2013 WL 5918414 (California Court of Appeal, First Dist., Div. 5; November 5, 2013; unpublished) In this unpublished decision by the First District, Division 5, of the California Court of Appeal, a factoring...
Stretching The Fabric: Overcoming Late Delivery of Goods Using UCC Sections 1-103(b) and 2-202
Horizon Textiles, Inc. v. Pandelco, Inc. (2012 WL 6622123,Unpublished) December 20, 2012; California Court of Appeal, 2nd District, Division 1 When is delivery after the contract-specified date not "late" for purposes of termination due to breach of contract? That...
Court Refuses to Enforce Bank’s Instructions Requiring Two Signatures for Withdrawals — UCC Section 11-202(b)
Dark Hall Productions, LLC v. Bank of America, N.A., (Dec. 13, 2012) 2012 WL 6202186 (Unpublished, California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 2) Oh, the agony of dealing with banks. One business owner thought he was protecting himself from unauthorized...
Usage of Trade–Between “Friends”–UCC Section 1-303
Howard Entertainment, Inc. v. Kudrow (Aug. 22, 2012) 208 Cal.App.4th 1102 You have to love it when big stars produce big court rulings--which periodically occurs in California, where entertainment is a major industry. Years ago, Lee Marvin gave us "palimony" in the...
Promissory Note Lacking Consideration Is Not Enforceable
Terry v. Myers (October 29, 2012) 2012 WL 5307912 (Unpublished) California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 3 Relying on the UCC, the Court of Appeal upheld the trial court's decision that a promissory note was unenforceable because it lacked consideration....
When Silence Is Your Signature: Cotton Seed Sprouts Trouble for Merchant Who Didn’t Object To Contract Terms
Apex LLC v. Sharing World, Inc. (May 31, 2012) 206 Cal.App.4th 999, 142 Cal.Rptr. 3d 201 The Court of Appeal, Orange County, California, (Fourth District, Division Two), issued a detailed opinion explaining how the UCC fills the gaps in commercial contract forms...
UCC Litigation Blog Nominated for the Top 25 Business Law Blogs of 2011
For the second year in a row, UCC Litigation has been nominated by LexisNexis for its Top 25 Business Law Blogs! We are pleased that our blog has been noticed by one of the prominent legal publishers in the country. You can support out blog by commenting on...