Commercial Law

Steven D. Walt;

Scholarship

Commercial Law

Steven D. Walt

Co-author(s)

Warren, William D.

PUBLISHER

Foundation Press

DATE

2019

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Steven D. Walt

John W. Glynn, Jr. Law & Business Program

Abstract

Treats in detail the provisions of Article 9 (Secured Transactions) and updates the material on Articles 3 (Negotiable Instruments), 4 (Bank Deposits and Collections), 4A (Funds Transfers), 5 (Letters of Credit), and 8 (Investment Securities). The book also takes into account developing case law applying the 2010 Amendments to Article 9.

Citation

Steven D. Walt & William D. Warren, Commercial Law, Foundation Press (10 ed. 2019).

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