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Banks' Duty of Utmost Diligence: Liability for Forged Manager's Checks
When a bank clears a counterfeit manager's check bearing its own officers' forged signatures, it bears the loss—not the depositor.
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Compromise Agreements: The Binding Force of Reduced Debt vs Contractual Conditions
A Supreme Court ruling explains when a compromise agreement binds a creditor, the limits of fraud claims, and the legal nature of stale manager's checks.