After Elaine hears that her preferred form of birth control, The Today Sponge, is going off the market, Elaine conducts a hard target search of the city, within a 25 block radius, to find as many sponges as she can. When she finally does find a store that has some left, she decides to buy … Continue reading “The Sponge” – Contraceptives
“The Pie” – Right of Privacy
While walking in New York, Kramer notices that a mannequin in Rinitze, a department store, looks exactly like Elaine. Later in the episode, Elaine is infuriated by how the store dresses the mannequin and she threatens to press charges, with Jerry pretending to be her lawyer and citing case-law precedent as support. Does Elaine have … Continue reading “The Pie” – Right of Privacy
“The Millennium” – Flood v Kuhn
After George is told by Minkler and Mooney, front office guys of The New York Mets, that the team is looking to hire a new head of scouting, they follow up by saying that league rules prevent them from actually making an offer to George while he is still under contract with The New York … Continue reading “The Millennium” – Flood v Kuhn
“The Shower Head” – Strict Product Liability
After Jerry's apartment building installs new "low-flow showerheads," Kramer and Newman purchase the Commando 450 showerhead for maximum "power." In the final scene of the episode, Kramer appears to be injured when he uses the Commando 450 for the first time. Does Kramer have a claim against the manufacturer for the injuries? https://youtu.be/lyZ41rgC07o If Kramer … Continue reading “The Shower Head” – Strict Product Liability
“The Letter” – Sports Tickets/Licenses
After Elaine refuses to take off her Baltimore Orioles baseball cap while sitting in George Steinbrenner's box, Nina's dad Leonard West has security evict Elaine from Yankee stadium. Can Elaine really be kicked out of the ballpark for refusing to take off her baseball cap? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE8ljMY5qn4 While they may not seem like it, tickets to … Continue reading “The Letter” – Sports Tickets/Licenses
“The Soup” – Gifts
After Bania gives Jerry a brand new Armani suit, he tells Jerry that he can pay him back by taking him out to dinner sometime. Is Jerry actually under any legal obligation to take Bania out dinner? When Jerry took the Armani suit, did he create a legally binding contract that obligated him to take … Continue reading “The Soup” – Gifts
“The Dealership” – Police Line-Ups
In order to prove that The Mechanic got George's "dangling" Twix as a freebie, George creates a Candy Lineup - hoping to show that The Mechanic did in fact eat George's Twix and not a 5th Avenue Bar. Did George's Candy Lineup satisfy the Constitutional requirements for a permissible lineup, or would a court deem … Continue reading “The Dealership” – Police Line-Ups
“The Label Maker’ – DeGifting
After Jerry finds out that The Drake's wedding is off, and Jerry really can go to the Super Bowl, he calls up Tim Whatley to see if he can get the tickets back that he had given to the dentist as a gift. Does Jerry have any legal entitlement to the tickets once he's given … Continue reading “The Label Maker’ – DeGifting
“The Betrayal” – Easement
In the flashback scene at the end of "The Betrayal," which shows when Kramer and Jerry first met, Jerry invites Kramer to share in some pizza by saying to Kramer "we're neighbors. What's mine is yours." By telling Kramer this, did Jerry create a legally binding easement for Kramer to enter Jerry's apartment whenever he … Continue reading “The Betrayal” – Easement
“The Dinner Party” – Segregation
While waiting in line at the bakery to pick up a chocolate bobka for a dinner party, Jerry pontificates about how "if people would only look to the cookie all our [race] problems would be solved." Is he correct though? Is the black and white cookie truly a representation of how Constitutional law should treat … Continue reading “The Dinner Party” – Segregation