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Fraud Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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Key Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statement (UCC-1) Requirements

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The UCC‑1 form is a staple of any secured lending practice. In the wake of the 2022 proposed Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) amendments, which have been adopted in 24 jurisdictions, many jurisdictions have updated their UCC‑1...more

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Business Email Compromise Fraud: Should the Party Best Positioned to Avoid the Fraud Bear the Loss?

Business email compromise (“BEC”) occurs when a payee’s business email account is compromised or impersonated. The threat actor, posing as the payee or its representative (e.g., the head of the accounting department), sends...more

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Decoding the Statute of Frauds and Its Impact in North Carolina

This article provides a brief overview of the statute of frauds, what types of contracts it applies to, the requirements for compliance with the statute, exceptions to the statute, and the consequences for non-compliance....more

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Summary Judgment Ruling in Complex Contract Dispute Addresses Issues from A (Admiralty) to W (Warranty) and Many in Between

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In a case involving a fact pattern that could be on a law school exam, EDVA Judge Mark Davis provides a detailed analysis of a series of issues in a complex dispute between a yacht owner and a marine engine manufacturer. What...more

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Drawing the Line: In Tennessee, the Economic Loss Doctrine Does Not Apply to Contracts for Services

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In Commercial Painting Co. v. Weitz Co. LLC, No. W2019-02089-SC-R11-CV, 2023 Tenn. LEXIS 39 (Weitz), the Supreme Court of Tennessee (Supreme Court) considered whether the economic loss doctrine barred the plaintiff’s claims...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court grants summary judgement for bank in “spoofing” case

On September 29, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted summary judgement on all claims in favor of the defendant bank, while denying summary judgement for the New Jersey-based plaintiff. The...more

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Elder Financial Abuse and the UCC

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia recently affirmed a basic principle of deposit banking, which is that in the absence of an express agreement, a depository bank owes no duty to...more

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Bank Liability for Business Email Compromises and Fraudulent Payments

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While at your place of business, you receive an email from a trusted source with an established vendor, notifying you that the vendor’s bank account information has changed. Do you note the change in your business records and...more

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Fitness Companies Flex with Dismissal in NY UCC Elastic Band Case

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New York’s Appellate Division, First Department recently issued favorable dismissals to a sporting goods retailer and manufacturer in a case alleging issues with an elastic exercise band that injured a person’s right eye in a...more

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State Attorneys General Poised to Elevate Regulatory Scrutiny of Digital Asset Businesses

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The Attorney General Alliance (“AGA”) recently issued a collaborative White Paper that signals heightened scrutiny of digital asset businesses by state Attorneys General in coming years. Recognizing that it is “no longer...more

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Another Win for Banks: Illinois Federal Court Tosses Wire Fraud Claims

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A recent decision out of the Northern District of Illinois should help banks defend against increasingly common claims involving fraudulent wire transfers. In Trivedi v. Bank of America, et al., the district court granted the...more

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Nutter Bank Report: June 2021

Fed Issues Proposed Rule for New Instant Electronic Payment Service - FedNow The Federal Reserve has issued a proposed rule that would govern funds transfers over the Federal Reserve’s new 24x7x365 service that will...more

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Lenders and Borrowers Beware: EIDL Fraud Alert

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Holland & Knight has learned through customary deal due diligence that some borrowers – especially those who received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) – may have...more

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WTF?! - Wire Transfer Fraud Litigation

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Threat actors have recently and significantly increased efforts to defraud organizations and individuals through business email compromise (BEC). In BEC and related scams, the threat actors trick unsuspecting targets into...more

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Scammers Obtain Fraudulent SBA Loans by Posing as Legitimate Companies

When tragedy hits, there are always nefarious people who will try to profit. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. There have been recent instances in which scammers have successfully used publicly available...more

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Texas Supreme Court Held Bank Was Not Liable For Fraudulent Withdrawals From An Account Due To UCC 4.406

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In Compass Bank v. Calleja-Ahedo, an identity thief drained the plaintiff’s bank account through a series of fraudulent transactions in 2012 and 2013, and the plaintiff sued his bank to recover the stolen funds. No. 17-0065,...more

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The Same Old Wrongdoer Blues: Creative Fraud Leaves Employer Holding the Bag for Fraud on its Account

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Articles 3 and 4 of the UCC provide a roadmap for addressing how to allocate liability for the various mistakes, embezzlements and forgeries that have followed the payments system since its invention several centuries ago....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The SemCrude Bankruptcy: Commodity Traders Prevail Against Related Fraud and U.C.C. Claims

In 2008, SemCrude, L.P. and related entities (collectively, SemCrude or the Debtors) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In connection with the SemCrude bankruptcy, a dispute...more

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Courts Address the Level of Security Banks Must Provide to Business Accounts

Big or small, all bank accounts are susceptible to hijacking and fraudulent wire transfers. Banks ordinarily bear the risk of loss for unauthorized wire transfers. Two independent frameworks exist to govern these transfers:...more

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Mobile Check Deposits: With Soaring Use, Increasing Risks

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Consider the following hypothetical scenario (and a typical scam involving mobile check deposits) in which an employer (the “Company”) issues a paper check to one of its employees (the “Employee”). The Employee remotely...more

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Court Finds Uniform Commercial Code Applies to Commoditized Software

We’ve all seen the ads on the Internet—computer-optimization software designed to make your old PC operate like it’s brand new. Many consumers see these advertisements and, frustrated with the performance of their computers,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Comment Deadline on Ban of Remotely Created Checks and Payment Orders under FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule Extended to August 8

In May, we highlighted the FTC’s notice of proposed rulemaking that proposed changes to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) (16 CFR 310). The NPRM included a proposed ban on the use of certain “novel” payment methods in all...more

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