Uniform Commercial Code: The National Law Review

The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), which was initially introduced in 1952, is one of the uniform acts which have been put into law, to govern the purchase/sale agreements in the United States and internationally, dealing with commercial transactions and other business dealings. All 50 states have adopted the UCC, the District of Columbia, and U.S Territories have also adopted the acts, in an attempt to better manage commercial transactions in the country.

The National Law Review features news, stories, and legal information dealing with commercial transactions and contracts which are entered into, by parties agreeing to terms laid out in the UCC. News coverage on the site includes topics for both individuals and business entities, who are doing business outside of their home state. The UCC is effective when individuals and businesses, from different states, intend to do business or contract to do business, across state borders. The National Law Review covers the latest stories and transactions, and litigation, which deals with terms of sale, contract terms, and parties who don’t comply with contract terms, as they are laid out by the Uniform Code.

Breach of confidentiality, breach of contract terms, implied warranty of merchantability, materiality provisions, indemnification terms, insurance, products liability, requirements contracts, clickwrap agreements, deposit account control agreements, and other news, stories, and litigation, related to the UCC, are covered by the National Law Review. Visitors can also read about topics such as duty of care owed by contracting parties, contractual limitations imposed on parties, lessee's rights and duties, buyer’s remedies and obligations, and other terms which are specific to commercial transactions, by parties that are bound by the Uniform Commercial Code based upon the type of goods/services, and the amount in question.

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Date	Title	Organization
5 Jul	Hotel Revenues Are "Rents" Under New Michigan Law	Miller Canfield
21 Apr	The Double Meaning Of "Designated Office"	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
18 Apr	Why This CLA Sponsored Bill Obfuscates Rather Than Clarifies LLC Filings	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
8 Apr	The Italian Reform of Transport and Freight Forwarding Contracts	K&L Gates
26 Jan	Product Piracy? Zero Tolerance!	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
9 Jun	LIBOR Transition [PODCAST]	Nelson Mullins
13 Jan	COVID-19 Update: Can’t Lose What You Never Had: New York State Court Rejects Argument that a Pledge of the Equity Interests in an Entity that Owns Real Property Requires Foreclosure under RPAPL Article 13	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
30 Oct	Practice Pointer: Review Your Loan File Now to Avoid Problems Later	Miller Canfield
17 Aug	Secretary Of State: "Lien On Me"	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
1 Jul	The Mark Hotel Borrower Granted Injunction Delaying Mezzanine Lender’s Foreclosure Sale	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
27 May	G S Cleantech Petitions Fed. Cir. for Rehearing En Banc	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
8 May	Why Your Stock Certificate Is Not A Security	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
3 Apr	COVID-19’s Impact on Construction: Is There a Remedy? — Time Extension, Force Majeure, or More?	Jones Walker LLP
27 Mar	COVID-19 Insecurity: Using a Demand for Adequate Assurance Under the UCC	Jones Walker LLP
9 Mar	Advocacy vs. Candor Paves the Road to Inequitable Conduct	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
30 Oct	Uniform Commercial Code Protections Affecting Vendor Claims: Purchase Money Security Interests and Reclamation	Foley & Lardner LLP
7 Oct	No Right, No Power, No Claim: Anti-Assignment Provision Voids Claim Trader’s Proof of Claim	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
5 Sep	Automotive MarketTrends \| September 2019, Issue 3	Foley & Lardner LLP
29 Apr	Pennsylvania Bureau Notifies Filers of the Loss of Attachments Submitted with UCC Records	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
24 Apr	Marketplace Lending Update #5: The Very Long Arm of Colorado Law	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
27 Feb	Wyoming Cements Position as Leading U.S. Jurisdiction for Blockchain with Sweeping New Legislation	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
14 Feb	First Circuit Rules That “Incorporation by Reference” of Collateral Description in UCC Financing Statements May Not Perfect Lien	Mintz
10 Jan	Colorado AG issues administrator’s opinion on what constitutes collateral with respect to alternate charge consumer installment loans	Ballard Spahr LLP
2 Jan	Marketplace Lending Update #4: Litigation Mounts to New Highs in Colorado – Securitizations under Attack	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
10 Aug	Force Majeure in a Tight Labor Market	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
7 May	Understanding The Warranty Of Fitness For Particular Purpose In The Automotive Supply Chain	Foley & Lardner LLP
2 May	Fit for What Purpose? Understanding the Warranty of Fitness for Particular Purpose	Foley & Lardner LLP
5 Apr	Court of Appeal Decides That the Electronic Supply of Software Does Not Amount to a “Sale of Goods”	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
29 Mar	Marketplace Lending Update #2: Another Rocky Mountain Remand	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
14 Mar	Marketplace Lending Update: Who’s My Lender?	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
6 Nov	FOB: You Keep Using That Word. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
27 Apr	Contracts: Was UK High Court’s Approach to This Exclusion Clause Reasonable?	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
18 Apr	Mitigation of Construction Defect Litigation- Top 10 Construction Contract Issues	Holland & Hart LLP
18 Apr	Consumer Review Fairness Act’s Point of “No Return”	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
23 Feb	Don’t Be Inconspicuous: Disclaiming Implied Warranty of Merchantability	Foley & Lardner LLP
10 Nov	Common Contractual Battlegrounds: Four Significant, But Often Overlooked, Provisions in Domestic Commercial Contracts	K&L Gates
28 Oct	Just Between Us: Buyer of Rothko Painting Sued for Breach of Confidentiality	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
18 Oct	U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to New Hampshire’s “Auto Dealer’s Bill of Rights”	Foley & Lardner LLP
28 Sep	Summary Judgment Horror Story For Stephen King’s Literary Agent	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
31 Aug	After the Storm—Key Force Majeure Issues	Jones Walker LLP
8 Aug	Insurance, Indemnification, and Limitation of Liability Provisions in Business Contracts	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
20 Jul	Materiality Provisions in Purchase Agreements	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
5 Jul	Breach of Warranty Claims in UK – Teoco UK v. Aircom Jersey 4 and Aircom Global Operations	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
16 Jun	Recent Arbitration Cases Set Limits on Arbitrability of Claims	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
1 Jun	Contract Drafting in Complex Sourcing Deals: Reading What You Write	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
27 Apr	Deposit Account Control Agreements. Who Needs Em?	Murtha Cullina
26 Apr	Contracts 101: Knowing What You Know/Don't Know Can Make All the Difference	Van Ness Feldman LLP
26 Apr	Ohio Supreme Court Declines to Clarify Boundaries of Implied Warranty in Tort Claims	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
25 Feb	Force Majeure Clause Can’t Save a Company from its Own Bad Deal	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
19 Jan	When Product Liability Meets the Uniform Commercial Code	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
19 Jan	Choosing Delaware, Instead Of California Law, May Prove Very Costly Indeed!	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
7 Jan	Contract Agreements: Transaction in Hand is Worth Two in Bush	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
21 Dec	Duty to Negotiate in Good Faith: Much Ado About Nothing?	Poyner Spruill LLP
17 Dec	The Wonderful World of Waivers	Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
7 Dec	Seventh Circuit Provides Guidance on Creation of “Requirements Contracts” Under UCC	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
1 Dec	Starkey v. G. Adventures—Enforcing Contract Terms	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
3 Sep	Triggering the Protections of the Consumer Fraud Act with Breach of Contract	Stark & Stark
21 Aug	Contract Corner: Key Considerations in Understanding and Negotiating IT Agreements	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
12 Aug	Delaware Secretary of State’s Office Closing for Four Days During US Labor Day Holiday	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
6 Aug	Did It Need To Be In Writing? re: Oral Agreements in Surratt v. Brown	Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
23 Jul	Clickwrap Agreement Available Only Through Hyperlink Enforceable Under New York Law	Proskauer Rose LLP
23 Jun	Amendment to the New Jersey Uniform Commercial Code	Stark & Stark
17 Jun	To Be or Not to Be – an Insured Contract: Coverage for Breach of Warranty Claims	Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
9 Jun	Meeting of the Minds at the Inbox: Some Pitfalls of Contracting via Email	Proskauer Rose LLP
5 Jun	Court of Justice of the EU Upholds Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses in B2B ‘Click-wrap’ Contracts	Covington & Burling LLP
31 Mar	More Legal Implications From The West Coast Ports Labor Dispute	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
13 Mar	No More Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Tracking Customer Compliance, What’s the Catch?	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
12 Mar	Contract Corner: Limitations of Liability—Damages	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
12 Mar	The Fourth Circuit Denies Triple Canopy’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc	McDermott Will & Emery
12 Mar	Anti-Corruption Provisions and Upstream Joint Ventures--Boilerplate or Bespoke?	Hunton Andrews Kurth
9 Mar	Contract Corner: Limitations of Liability—Structure and Enforceability	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
9 Mar	Executory Contracts – The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
6 Mar	GAO Issues Report on Agency Response to Migration of Unaccompanied Children from Central America	Covington & Burling LLP
6 Mar	Efforts to Define Recruitment Fees Move Forward as Newly-Revised Human Trafficking Rule Goes into Effect	Covington & Burling LLP
3 Mar	Third Circuit Affirms MillerCoors Victory in Wholesaler Contract Dispute	McDermott Will & Emery
3 Mar	Medical Staff By-laws are Contracts? Minnesota Supreme Court Says “Yes”	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
24 Feb	The Psychology of E-Signatures: Implications for Jury Trials and Client Counseling	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
21 Feb	COFC: Agency Not Obligated to Apply an Inflation Adjustment to Value of Bidder’s Previously Completed Project	Covington & Burling LLP
20 Feb	New York Amends its UCC, but Problems Remain	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
19 Feb	‘Trigger Happy’: Considering the Requirements of Your Price Review Clause	Covington & Burling LLP
12 Feb	The Consequences of Walking Away: Breach of Contract in Commercial Real Estate	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
6 Feb	Increasing U.S. Sales of Defense Articles and Services to Jordan	Covington & Burling LLP
6 Feb	Economic Justification in the Assessment of Abusive Terminations of Longstanding Commercial Relationships	McDermott Will & Emery
4 Feb	Hire More Heroes Act of 2015: An Apple a Day (From the VA) Keeps the Tax Man Away	Covington & Burling LLP
29 Jan	The GM Engine that Couldn’t: $1.5B Nail in JPMorgan’s Coffin	Bilzin Sumberg
23 Jan	Implied Waiver of Privilege in Internal Investigations: Barko Court Compels Production of Internal Investigation Documents, Again	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
23 Jan	CIO Magazine Highlights Cost and Speed as 2015’s Outsourcing Trends to Watch	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
22 Jan	Department of Defense Updates Its Instruction for Acquisitions of Software and Weapons Systems	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
22 Jan	The Changing Landscape for Services Contractors	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
15 Jan	The Defense Department Releases Updated Acquisition Guidance	Covington & Burling LLP
9 Jan	Contracts: No Change Of Position, No Estoppel	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
7 Jan	OFCCP Disability Final Rule Upheld by Federal Appeals Court	Jackson Lewis P.C.
7 Jan	California Bans Nondisparagement Clauses in Consumer Contracts: The “Yelp” Bill	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
6 Jan	2014 Changes to the New York Uniform Commercial Code	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
4 Jan	Botticelli’s ‘Madonna and Child’: The Risks of Art Consignment	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
31 Dec	Review Twice, File Once, Review Again; UCC-3 Termination Intent Irrelevant	Bilzin Sumberg
29 Dec	Corporate Executives Sentenced to Prison for $3.4M Kickback Scheme	Jackson Lewis P.C.
22 Dec	Planning Ahead to Arbitration – Important Considerations for Investors	Covington & Burling LLP
16 Dec	Fraudulent Concealment Will Toll Statute of Limitations on Payment Bonds Against Innocent Surety	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
16 Dec	New Illinois Ruling Enforces Cause of Action Accrual Provisions and Holds that Express Indemnity Claims In A Construction Contract Are Subject to a 10 Year Statute of Limitations	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
15 Dec	Architect’s Markings on Drawings Did Not Trump Terms of Construction Contract	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
15 Dec	New Disability Regulations Withstand Continued Challenge	Jackson Lewis P.C.
14 Dec	Article 29 Working Party Publishes Working Document Setting Out Cooperation Procedure for Issuing Common Opinions on Contractual Clauses	Covington & Burling LLP
11 Dec	Mistaken Termination of Financing Statement Proves Costly to Lender	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
11 Dec	OFCCP Provides New FAQs on Scheduling Letter And Compensation Data	Proskauer Rose LLP
10 Dec	Applying Delaware’s Direct vs. Derivative Analysis to Contract Claims	Proskauer Rose LLP
10 Dec	Today’s Contracts Enforceability Issues, Part II: Those Pesky Forum Selection Clauses	Much Shelist, P.C.
6 Dec	Noticewrap? Is that even a thing?	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
2 Dec	Liability for Stolen Goods: A Four Thousand Year Old and Still Unsolved Problem	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
2 Dec	China Arbitration Update: New CIETAC Rules Effective January 1, 2015 (China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission)	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
28 Nov	A Drafting Reminder: Remember the Recitals - Commercial Contracts	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
28 Nov	Regulatory Documents Can Be Contracts: The Wetlands Mitigation Bank Example	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
24 Nov	Asset Purchase: Initial Considerations	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
24 Nov	Unions Winning More Elections, but Facing Diminishing Returns	Jackson Lewis P.C.
21 Nov	Do Some California Companies Already Have Fee-Shifting Provisions (And Not Know It)?	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
12 Nov	UCC Four-Year Limitation Barred Claim Seeking Payment For Sale Of Goods	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
11 Nov	Exculpatory Release Protected Illinois Fitness Center and Its Instructor	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
6 Nov	UK Parliamentarians Seek FOIA Changes To Force Private Sector Suppliers To Disclose NHS Contract Details	Covington & Burling LLP
6 Nov	Whose Burden Is it to Check for Mistakes in UCC Filings? Delaware Supreme Court Flips Bankruptcy Court’s Ruling in GM Bankruptcy Case	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
5 Nov	Divestitures and Managing Software Licensing Exposure	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
3 Nov	Information Services Group (ISG) Forecasts Busy Fourth Quarter for a Strong 2014 Finish	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
30 Oct	Understanding Local Content Policies in Africa’s Petroleum Sector	Hunton Andrews Kurth
30 Oct	East African Joint Operating Agreement: What Price Default?	Hunton Andrews Kurth
30 Oct	Contract Corner: Cybersecurity (Part 3)	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
28 Oct	FinCEN Releases Two Rulings Classifying a Bitcoin Payment System and Virtual Currency Trading Platform as Money Services Businesses (MSBs)	Proskauer Rose LLP
24 Oct	Another One Bites the Dust – Court Strikes Down Non-Solicitation Agreement as Overbroad under New York Law	Mintz
23 Oct	Bankruptcy Courts Fail to Enlighten on Electricity as Goods or Services	McDermott Will & Emery
23 Oct	If Bylaws Are Contracts, Where’s The Boilerplate?	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
22 Oct	Contract Corner: Cybersecurity (Part 2)	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
17 Oct	The Legality of “Kye” Loans in Korean Immigrant Communities	Faegre Drinker
17 Oct	Breaking (Good!) News: Contractors May Be Able To Keep Only Disability Self-ID Data, Not Forms	Jackson Lewis P.C.
17 Oct	New, Strict “Reverse” Revolving Door Restrictions in Pennsylvania?	Covington & Burling LLP
16 Oct	Bitcoin: Currency, Commodity or None of the Above?	Bilzin Sumberg
14 Oct	UAW (United Automobile Workers) Charged with Coercion In Refusing To Allow Member To Resign	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
13 Oct	Buy-sell Agreements re: Business Succession	Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
12 Oct	Bilateral Security Agreement Could Mean Afghan Tax Relief for U.S. Contractors	Covington & Burling LLP
10 Oct	Hugs All Round: Have You Been Sufficiently Friendly to the Other Side in English Law?	Hunton Andrews Kurth
9 Oct	Government Accountability Office (GAO) Rules Agency Best Value Decision Fails “Tests Of Rationality And Consistency”	Covington & Burling LLP
8 Oct	New Jersey Court Casts Doubt on Enforceability of Consumer Arbitration Agreements That Lack “Magic Words”	Faegre Drinker
8 Oct	More Transparency on Horizon for Federal Contractors	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
2 Oct	You Have the Right to Defend Your Government Contract Win	Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
1 Oct	Update: New OFCCP Scheduling Letter Released	Jackson Lewis P.C.
1 Oct	Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) Revised Scheduling Letter Approved	Jackson Lewis P.C.
1 Oct	Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program's (OFCCP) New Deputy Director	Jackson Lewis P.C.
1 Oct	Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Approves Changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letter	Proskauer Rose LLP
30 Sep	DC Circuit Ruling Confirms Reasonableness Of Resellers Relying On Trade Agreements Act (TAA) Certifications From Suppliers	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
29 Sep	Recent Remarks By Officials Reinforce DOJ’s Focus On Criminal Fraud Investigations And Prosecutions Of Culpable Individuals	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
29 Sep	What’s New? Highlights from the Federal Register September 2014	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
29 Sep	Fines For Less-Than-Flattering Reviews?	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
29 Sep	Texas Court Enforces Noncompete Even Though Employee Did Not Physically Sign the Agreement	Barnes & Thornburg LLP