In Jerry and George's sitcom pilot for NBC, Jerry gets into a car accident but the other driver, Charles, is unable to pay for the repairs because he has no insurance. So the judge sentences him to be Jerry's butler. Could a judge actually hand down such a verdict? Could a judge force Charles to … Continue reading “The Pilot” – 13th Amendment (Slavery)

After George shows Kramer an interoffice envelope signed by the entire Yankee organization, Kramer thinks George’s wink and sarcastic comment indicate an approval from George for Kramer to sell both the envelope and the birthday card for George Steinbrenner found inside. By winking at him, did George make Kramer his legal agent? If not, can … Continue reading “The Wink” – Agency Law

To honor Elaine for becoming like a daughter to him, Mr. Pitt amends his will to include Elaine as a beneficiary. Later in the episode though though, Mr. Pitt fires Elaine, and implies that he is taking her out of the will. Did Mr. Pitt properly amend his will to include Elaine? Did Mr. Pitt … Continue reading “The Diplomat’s Club” – Wills

After Elaine mentions to her ex-boss, Mr. Lippman, that she only eats the tops of the muffins, Mr. Lippman decides to start a bakery which only sells muffin tops called “Top of the Muffin to You!” But after business starts to go south, Mr. Lippman offers Elaine 30% of the profits if she will help … Continue reading “The Muffin Tops” – Partnerships

After Jerry and Kramer notice that Barry Prophet, their accountant, was sniffing uncontrollably at Monk’s, they begin to suspect that he is a drug addict. Their fear of him being "hip to the whole bathroom scene" only increases when they subsequently discover that he has travelled to South America. Elaine, though, thinks that they have … Continue reading “The Sniffing Accountant” – Hearsay

After Kramer hears that the bank on the corner is offering $100 to anyone that isn’t greeted with a “hello” when they enter the building, he goes down to the bank to check out the deal. When Jim the teller greets him with a “hey,” Kramer argues that the bank now owes him $100. Is … Continue reading “The Invitations” – Contracts and Advertising

After Dean Jones of NYU tells Kramer that NYU student Darren will no longer be allowed to be an intern for Kramerica, Kramer argues that this decision is “capricious and arbitrary.” What does it mean, legally, for an administrative decision to be “capricious and arbitrary”? Is Dean Jones’ decision actually capricious and arbitrary? And, if … Continue reading “The Voice” – Standards of Review/Capricious and Arbitrary

In order to help him take down messages from his mother, George decides to hire a secretary. But fearing that he’ll never get any work done if he goes "down the tomato route", George decides to do a complete 360 and rejects secretarial candidates for being too attractive. He only considers candidates based on their … Continue reading “The Secretary” – Appearance Discrimination