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Determining Child Support
This lesson is a review of the duty to support children and the growing federal role in determining child support.
This lesson is a review of the duty to support children and the growing federal role in determining child support.
This is the first of two podcasts that describe the process by which a creditor identifies collateral subject to a security interest under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. This podcast focuses on descriptions of tangible personal property.
This is the second of two podcasts that describe the process by which a creditor identifies collateral subject to a security interest under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. This podcast focuses on descriptions of intangible personal property.
This podcast provides an overview of the process by which a creditor attaches a security interest to collateral under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, thereby making it enforceable by the creditor in the event there are unmet obligations to the creditor (in most cases by non-payment of a loan by the debtor). The podcast reviews the requirements of security agreements and uses a series of examples to demonstrate when a security interest attaches.
The topic of this podcast is to identify when a purchase money security interest (“PMSI” or PIM-zee) has been created and to identify fact patterns that frequently appear on law school and bar examinations where it is significant that a security interest is a PMSI. Remember, a PMSI is simply a specific type of security interest.
The topic of this podcast is when a security agreement is sufficient to enable it to attach a security interest to collateral under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, thereby making it enforceable by the creditor in the event that there is a default by the debtor (in most cases non-payment of a debt). This podcast focuses on the elements required for enforceability of a security interest under UCC Section § 9-203(b) and the alternatives that satisfy the security agreement requirement under § 9-203(b)(3).
The topic of this podcast is Tortious Interference - when one of the parties to a contract claims that a third party wrongfully interfered with the contract by inducing the other party to breach. The rule for when tortious interference arises after a contract can be found in Restatement (Second) of Torts § 766. Tortious interference can also arise before the contract is formed, when the third party is claimed to have interfered with the formation of a contract. The podcast includes a discussion of defenses to a claim of tortious interference, and examines the fine line between unlawful and permissible interference per Restatement (Second) of Torts § 767. The cases Texaco, Inc. v. Pennzoil Co. and Phillips v. MEA are covered, as is the movie The Insider which was based on a real tortious interference case.
This lesson provides an analysis of the levels of distinctiveness and the requirements for the determination of whether a term chosen as a mark is inherently distinctive, must yet acquire distinctiveness, or is incapable of trademark protection regardless of distinctiveness. The lesson is intended as a review of material that is covered early in a Trademark Law course.
This lesson focuses on distribution of property that has already been identified and valued. Before beginning the lesson students should have a general understanding of the differences between common law and community property systems. They should also be aware of the basic distinction between marital and separate property. This lesson may be used either as an introduction to the distribution of property at divorce or as a refresher that tests a student's understanding of this subject.
This lesson provides an introduction to one of the Copyright Act's section 106 exclusive rights, the distribution right.
This lesson introduces the doctrine of equivalents, which permits a finding of patent infringement where the accused structure or process does not literally infringe, but differs only insubstantially from the claimed structure or process.
In this lesson, you will learn about the application of the Double Jeopardy Clause to criminal prosecutions. You will consider such topics as the attachment of jeopardy, the definition of "same offense," and the dual sovereignty doctrine.