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Federal Reserve Board Statistics — includes statistical releases and historical data.
15 U.S. Code, Chapter 41 - The Consumer Credit Protection ActABA Forum on Air and Space Law — Discussion group on commercial and regulatory aspects of the aviation and space industries.
ABI World — Articles, statistics, searchable cases/opinions, legislative and consumer news, and related links.
AdLaw — Legal developments in advertising, marketing and media. Includes legal forms, handbook, newsletter and more.
American Law and Economics Review — American Law and Economics Association. Full Text.
Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. — 547 U. S. 451 (2006) (A judgment reversing dismissal of respondent's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) claims against a competing company is reversed in part where a 18 U.S.C. section 1962(c) claim did not satisfy the requirement of proximate causation with regards to a claim that respondent lost sales due to petitioners' decreased prices, which allegedly resulted from their tax fraud.)
APTA Federal Legislation PageAutomobile Disputes — By Philip Greenspun. What he learned from going to court.
Better Business Bureau — Consumer and business guidance and news and alerts; links to company information, dispute resolution, and online complaint filing.
Biz Law Journal — UC Davis. Full Text
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Publications — includes alphabetical list of publications, manuals and reports to Congress.
Business, Finance, Economic, and Consumer Protection Law Sources — From the 'Lectric Law Library.
California Lemon Law/ Auto Fraud FAQ — By Robert Brennan, esq.
CENTRAL Transnational Law Digest & Bibliography — Provides international practitioners with online knowledge & codification platform for transnational commercial law, the New Lex Mercatoria.
Commercial Law League of America — News releases and materials and publications for collections, creditors' rights, and bankruptcy professionals.
Consumer Law Page — Legal information on injuries or loss from misconduct, toxic chemicals, defective products, or fraud.
Contracts Law — By Mark Radcliffe of Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP and Diane Brinson
Convention on the International Sale of Goods — From Pace University School of Law. CISG resources and articles on international commercial law.
DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno — 547 U. S. 332 (2006) (In a suit brought by taxpayers alleging that their local and state tax burdens were increased by certain taxbreaks for a car manufacturer, a judgment finding that a state tax credit violated the Commerce Clause is vacated where plaintiffs had no standing to challenge the state franchise tax credit.)
DePaul University-Professor Grzebielski-Corporate FinanceDePaul University-Professor Livingston-Secured TransactionsDrake University Journal of Agriculture LawFalling Through the Net — July 1995 report on telephone and computer accessibility in the U.S.
FDIC Board of Directors — includes names and titles of FDIC Board of Directors & Senior Executives.
FDIC Call Reports/Thrift Financial Reports — includes Reports of Condition & Income and Thrift Financial Reports
FDIC Institution Directory Finder — locate a single FDIC-insured institution anywhere in the U.S.
Federal Commercial Law and Contracts Cases (FCML-CS) — Contains cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, courts of appeals, district courts, bankruptcy courts, Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Tax Court, military courts, and related federal and territorial courts.
Federal Commercial Law and Contracts-Code of Federal Regulations (FCML-CFR)Federal Commercial Law and Contracts-Courts of Appeals Cases (FCML-CTA) — Contains commercial law and contracts-related decisions from federal appellate courts, including the U.S. Courts of Appeals (1891-quick opinions), U.S. Judicial Conference (1993-) and select former appellate courts (see scope for details, coverage dates).
Federal Commercial Law and Contracts-District Courts Cases (FCML-DCT) — Contains commercial law and contracts-related decisions from primary federal courts of original jurisdiction, including U.S. District Courts (1789-) and select other current and former federal courts (see database scope for details and coverage dates).
Federal Commercial Law and Contracts-Supreme Court Cases (FCML-SCT) — Contains commercial law and contracts-related decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, from 1754 to date.
Federal Commercial Law and Contracts-U.S. Code Annotated (FCML-USCA)Federal Electronic Commerce Program — Index of links and information on EC including electronic data interchange, benefits transfer, and other techniques.
Federal Reserve Board — a general index of information on the FRB website.
Federal Reserve Board: Research Staff and Resources — includes directory of economists, research resources, and career opportunities.
Fight Back! — By David Horowitz. Consumer complaint issues and alerts.
FindLaw Resources: FindLaw Library - Commercial Law Documents, Briefs, Articles and BooksGeneral Accounting Office (GAO) — Investigative arm of Congress that examines receipt and disbursement of public funds. Reports, legal products and publications.
General Principles of Advertising Review — By Lewis Rose of Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, PLLC
Granholm v. Heald — 544 U. S. 460 (2005) (Michigan and New York state laws, which regulate the sale of wine from out-of-state wineries to in-state consumers, discriminate against interstate commerce in violation of the Commerce Clause, and that discrimination is neither authorized nor permitted by the Twenty-first Amendment.)
Higley & Szabo, P.A. — An Altamonte Springs, Florida (Orlando area) business & commercial law firm.
HILLSIDE DAIRY INC. v. LYONS — 539 U. S. 59 (2003) (California's milk pricing and pooling regulations are not exempted from Commerce Clause scrutiny by the Federal Agriculture and Reform Act of 1996. Absence of an express statement identifying out-of-state residency or citizenship as a basis for disparate treatment is not a sufficient basis for rejecting Privileges and Immunities Clause claims.)
Hofstra University Journal of International Business and Law — Published by Hofstra University School of Law.
House Committee on Financial Services — includes all members of the nation's housing and financial services sectors including banking, insurance, real estate, public and assisted housing, and securities.
ICSC Shopping Center Law Case Database — Cases and information concerning the shopping center industry.
Institute of Air and Space Law — From McGill University. Includes links to aviation and space sites.
Institute of International Commercial Law — From Pace University School of Law. CISG resources and articles on international commercial law.
Insurance & Finance Research Station — Links to accounting, taxation and legal resources.
International Business Law Journal — Forum Europeen de la Communication.
International Chamber of Commerce — News, archived news on various business topics, and an overview of the organization.
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law — includes information on Carriage of Goods by Air, Rail, Road, Sea, Cultural Property, Secured Transactions and Special Contracts
International Review of Law and Economics — Elsevier Science. Abstracts.
Internet Bankruptcy Library — Articles, laws, and news on U.S. and world bankruptcy issues.
Invention Promotions Firms — From the Federal Trade Commission. Tips on hiring a patent or invention promotion firm.
Journal of Law and Business — Pacific Southwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Inc.
Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce — Admiralty and maritime law.
Journal of Small and Emerging Business Law — Lewis and Clark College/Northwestern School of Law. Full Text.
Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School — Links to law sites by source or jurisdiction, Supreme Court, New York Court of Appeals and Federal decisions, Federal law, international law, legal organizations, journals.
Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School: BankingLegal Information Institute at Cornell Law School: BankruptcyLegal Information Institute at Cornell Law School: Commercial LawLegal Information Institute at Cornell Law School: Consumer CreditLegal Information Institute at Cornell Law School: ContractsLegal Information Institute at Cornell Law School: Debtor and CreditorLegal Information Institute at Cornell Law School: Landlord-TenantLegal Information Institute at Cornell Law School: MortgagesLegal Information Institute at Cornell Law School: Negotiable InstrumentsLegal Information Institute at Cornell Law School: Real Estate TransactionsLegal Information Institute at Cornell Law School: SalesLegal Information Institute at Cornell Law School: Secured TransactionsLender Liability Primer — By Gerald Blanchard, Assistant General Counsel for NationsBank Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia.
Loyola Consumer Law Reporter — Loyola University, Chicago.
MLMLaw — Federal and state cases, statutes and regulations effecting the direct selling industry, SalesWatch newsletter and articles.
Multistate Commercial Law and Contracts Cases (MCML-CS) — Contains commercial law and contracts-related documents selected for relevance from the state courts of all 50 states and the District of Columbia; also includes opinions not scheduled to be reported by West Group.
Multistate Commercial Law and Contracts Cases (MCML-CS) — Contains commercial law and contracts-related documents selected for relevance from the state courts of all 50 states and the District of Columbia; also includes opinions not scheduled to be reported by West Group.
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) — includes information about the Uniform Law Commission.
National Contact Center of the Federal Consumer Information Center — Resource to answer questions about Federal programs, benefits, or services.
National Fraud Information Center — How to report fraud, fraud-related articles and related links.
NCCUSL Drafts and Final Acts — From the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, in association with the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Drafts of Uniform and Model Acts, including the UCC.
Nolo — Self-Help Law Center for Consumers and Small Businesses. Order law forms, books and software.
Nolo Press Publications: Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia - Consumer Rights — Know your rights as a consumer: travel, insurance, legal malpractice & more.
Nolo Press Publications: Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia - Debt and Credit — Take charge of your finances: credit, debt, student loans, bankruptcy & more.
Office of Technology Policy — Develops and advocates national policies that use technology to build America's economic strength.
Pace University Law School CISG and Institute of International Commercial Law — includes database on International Commercial Law and CISG, the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
Public Utility Law Project (PULP) — Non-profit organization dedicated to providing legal service to residential, low-income utility customers.
RAND Journal of Economics — Abstracts.
Rapanos v. US — 547 U. S. 715 (2006) (In cases involving certain state wetlands lying near ditches or man-made drains that eventually empty into traditional navigable waters, judgments against petitioners-landowners are vacated and remanded for further proceedings as to whether the specific wetlands at issue possessed a significant nexus with navigable waters for purposes of regulation under the Clean Water Act (CWA).)
Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transp. Ass'n — ___ U. S. ___ (2008) (A federal statute that prohibits states from enacting any law "related to" a motor carrier "price, route, or service" preempts two provisions of a Maine tobacco law, which regulate the delivery of tobacco to customers within the state.)
Rutgers University School of Law Business Law JournalShidler Journal of Law, Commerce & Technology — University of Washington
Sinochem Int'l Co. Ltd. v. Malaysia Int'l Shipping Corp. — ___ U. S. ___ (2007) (A district court has discretion to respond at once to a defendant's forum non conveniens plea, and need not take up first any other threshold objection. In particular, a court need not resolve whether it has authority to adjudicate the cause (subject-matter jurisdiction) or personal jurisdiction over the defendant if it determines that, in any event, a foreign tribunal is the more suitable arbiter of the merits of the case.)
SoftwareSports Legal Forms — Legal forms for sports and activity professionals.
Stanford University Journal of Law, Business & FinanceState Law on Corporations — From the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School.
Statutes: 12 U.S.C. §§3401-3422 — Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978. Access to banking and investment records.
Statutes: 15 U.S.C. §1693 et. seq — Electronic Fund Transfers.
Statutes: 18 U.S.C. § 1084 — Transmission of wagering information; penalties.
Tennessee Journal of Business Law — Covers business and transactional law. Full text.
Texas Bank Lawyer — Texas Tech University.
Texas Journal of Business Law — University of Texas. Full Text.
The Advertising Law Resource Center — Advertising law news and links to government agencies and organizations.
The Bizop News — A blog dedicated to misleading advertising law, including due diligence for franchisees, distributors, business opportunities, and income earning opportunities.
The Business Lawyer — ABA Section of Business Law.
The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law — Widener University School of Law.
The Give Fans a Chance Act of 1997 — Full text of bill to amend the Act of September 30, 1961, limiting the antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues.
The Lemon Law and You — Information and resources on car buying and U.S. Lemon Law.
The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) - Still Not Ready for Prime Time. — From the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology.
Transactions - Tennessee Journal of Business Law — University of Tennessee. Full Text.
Transportation Law Journal — University of Denver College of Law.
Tulane University Maritime Law JournalU.S. Code: 25 U.S.C., Chapter 29 — Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
U.S. Consumer Gateway — Assorted consumer topics, including health care, consumer fraud, identity theft, recalls, and more.
U.S. Department of Commerce — Provides information about the Department of Commerce as well as links to related news and resources.
U.S. Department of Commerce: Office of General Counsel — Office divisions and related publications.
U.S. Department of Commerce: Office of Inspector General — Links to office news, information, testimony and reports
U.S. Teasury Bureaus — includes links to all Treasury Bureaus that are responsible for carrying out specific operations assigned to the Department.
U.S. Treasury Offices — includes links to divisions that are responsible for policy formulation and management of the Department.
U.S. Treasury Online Services — includes list of all U.S. Department of Treasury online services.
Uniform Commercial Code — Text of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Uniform Commercial Code Cases (UCC-CS) — Contains decisions released for publications by U.S. federal, state and local courts, including the District of Columbia, Guam and the Virgin Islands, relating to the Uniform Commercial Code; coverage dates vary by reporter.
Uniform Commercial Code Cases Plus (UCC-CS+) — Contains decisions of federal, state and local courts, including District of Columbia, Guam and Virgin Islands, and select administrative decisions relating to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) published by West or in Callaghan's UCC Reporting Service.
Uniform Commercial Code Locator — includes links to state statutes that correspond to Articles of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 2 (Sales) — Overview of article 2 Sales; links to parts 1-7 and subsections; links to states that have adopted article 2.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 2A (Leases) — Overview to article 2A Leases; links to parts 1-5 and subsections; links to states that have adopted article 2A.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 3 (Negotiable Instruments) — Overview to article 3 Negotiable Instruments; links to parts 1-6 and subsections; links to states that have adopted article 3.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 4 (Bank Deposits) — Overview to article 4 Bank Deposits and Collections; links to parts 1-5 and subsections; links to states that have adopted article 4.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 4A (Funds Transfers) — Overview to article 4A Fund Transfers; links to parts 1-5 and subsections; link to states that have adopted article 4A.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 5 (Letters of Credit) — Overview to article 5 Letters of Credit; links to subsections 5-101 to 5-117; link to states that have adopted article 5.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 6 (Bulk Sales) — Alternative A, alternative B and subsections, and prefatory note; link to states that have adopted article 6.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 7 (Warehouse Receipts) — Parts 1-6 and subsections; link to states that have adopted article 7.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 8 (Investment Securities) — Parts 1-4 and subsections; 1977 Revision; links to 1994 revision; link to states that have adopted article 8.
Uniform Commercial Code: Article 9 (Secured Transactions) — Parts 1-5 and subsections; link to states that have adopted article 9.
United Haulers Ass'n, Inc. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Mgmt. Auth. — ___ U. S. ___ (2007) (In a suit brought by a trade association and individual haulers under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that certain counties' flow control ordinances involving solid waste disposal violated the Commerce Clause, the ordinances are upheld as, while the ordinances benefit a clearly public facility, they treat in-state private business interests exactly the same as out-of-state ones, and thus do not "discriminate against interstate commerce" for purposes of the dormant Commerce Clause.)
University of Chicago Journal of Law and EconomicsUniversity of Chicago Journal of Legal StudiesUniversity of Connecticut Insurance Law JournalUniversity of Iowa Journal of Corporation Law — University of Iowa.
University of Miami Business Law Review — University of Miami.
University of Mississippi Journal of National Security LawUniversity of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic LawVillanova University -Professors Sargent and Vargo-Law of Investment ManagementWine Law — Regulatory and Statutory compliance reference information for the wine trade.
Yahoo! Consumer LawYELLOW TRANSP., INC. v. MICHIGAN — 537 U. S. 36 (2002) (The Interstate Commerce Commission's interpretation of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act's fee-cap provision is consistent with the language of that statute and reasonably resolves ambiguity therein, thus that interpretation must receive deference under Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837.)